Günter Seeber
Günter Seeber (born February 10, 1941 in Rastenburg , East Prussia) is a geodesist at the University of Hanover and one of the world's best-known experts in satellite geodesy .
Life
Seeber studied mathematics , astronomy and geodesy at the Universities of Münster and Bonn from 1960 . After graduating in 1965, studying at the Institut geographique national in Paris and completing his legal traineeship with the 2nd state examination in surveying, he became a research assistant at the Geodetic Institute of the University of Bonn in 1969 , where he set up the Todenfeld satellite observation station, developed a lecture concept on satellite geodesy and helped in 1972 PhD on a topic on cosmic geodesy with Professors Hofmann and Wolf.
In 1973 Seeber was appointed to the professorship for Geodetic Astronomy and Satellite Geodesy at the Institute for Theoretical Geodesy of the TU Hannover (now Institute for Earth Measurement (IFE) of the Leibniz University Hannover ) and entrusted with the management of the astronomical station of the university. There he devoted himself increasingly to the use of artificial earth satellites for the purposes of position determination and navigation and was one of the first in Germany to deal with the Global Positioning System (GPS) since 1978 . In 1983 he attracted attention in the world press by announcing a miniaturized navigation system (today's "Navi") until around 1990 (e.g. FAZ, Boston Globe, O Globo (Brazil), August 19, 1983). In the field of geodetic astronomy, around 2000 he took up the classic concept of portable zenith cameras with modern CCD technology.
Seeber became widely known for his textbook Satellite Geodesy, in which the basics of GPS were first presented in detail under books of the same name and which was published by de Gruyter in 1989 and has become a standard work in later editions. The second edition of the English edition was published in 2004, and a translation into Chinese was published in 1998.
Seeber regularly gives guest lectures and lecture series on topics of satellite geodesy abroad, mainly in South America. In 2003, the Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba awarded him the title of Honorary Professor for his services to the development of geodetic science in Brazil.
It was given a rare honor by naming an asteroid: at the suggestion of the discoverer Lutz D. Schmadel , the International Astronomical Union (IAU) christened a minor planet , which until now had the provisional designation "1992 TK10", with the name "19993 Günterseeber" ".
Seeber lives in Garbsen .
Fonts
- Satellite geodesy: fundamentals, methods and applications. De Gruyter, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-11-010082-7 .
- Satellite Geodesy: Foundation, Methods, and Application. De Gruyter, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-11-012753-9 ; 2nd edition 2003, ISBN 3-11-017549-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Günter Seeber in the catalog of the German National Library
- Günter Seeber at the Institute for Earth Measurement (IfE) and most important publications
- Festschrift for the 65th birthday (with laudation)
- Accuracy of digital zenith camera measurements
- Minor planet 19993 Günterseeber
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b zfv - Journal for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management , 136th year, No. 1/2011, ISSN 1618-8950 , p. N-19
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seeber, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geodesist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rastenburg , East Prussia |