International Laser Ranging Service

ILRS Organization Chart

The ILRS organization consists of the of components required to achieve the goals of the service: Observing Stations, Operations Centers, Data Centers, Analysis Centers, a Central Bureau, and a Governing Board. Organizations participating in these components collaborate at all levels within the service to ensure efficient operations and consistent and timely delivery of data and derived products to a global user community.

The ILRS cooperates extensively with other international organizations:

• International Association of Geodesy (IAG)
  • IAG Service Representative on IAG Executive Committee: Toshi Otsubo (Chair, ILRS Governing Board)
  • Representative, IAG Commission 1 to ILRS Governing Board: Urs Hugentobler
• International Earth Rotation and Reference Frame Service (IERS):
  • ILRS Technique Center Representatives on IERS Directing Board: Mathis Bloßfeld (ILRS ASC Co-chair and AC Representative on ILRS Governing Board), Clément Courde (Lunar Representative on ILRS Governing Board)
  • IERS Representative to ILRS Governing Board: Daniela Thaller
• Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS)
  • ILRS Representatives to GGOS Bureau of Network and Observations: Toshi Otsubo (Chair, ILRS Governing Board), Jean-Marie Torre (Lunar Representative, ILRS Governing Board)
  • GGOS Consortium Member: Toshi Otsubo (Chair, ILRS Governing Board), Erricos Pavlis (ILRS ASC chair and AC Representative on ILRS Governing Board)
  • GGOS Working Group on DOIs for Geodetic Data: Christian Schwatke (Data Center Representative to ILRS Governing Board), Claudia Carabajal (Member, ILRS Governing Board)