International Global Network of Fiducial Stations: Scientific and Implementation Issues -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Overview -- INTRODUCTION -- SCIENTIFIC PRIORITIES -- GLOBAL NETWORKS -- STATE OF THE ART -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- POSSIBLE NETWORK CONFIGURATION -- 2 Scientific Rationale for Global Networks -- INTRODUCTION -- SCIENTIFIC GOALS -- OBJECTIVES -- Geophysical and Geological Objectives -- Eustatic Sea-Level Change -- Postglacial Rebound -- Tectonic Motions and Deformation -- Geodetic Objectives and Applications -- Determination of Precise GPS Orbits -- Precise Earth Rotation and Orientation Parameters -- Realization of a Precise Global Terrestrial Reference Frame -- SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC ORBITAL MISSIONS -- Satellite Altimeters -- Aristoteles, Gravity Probe-B, and Other Gravity Field Missions -- High-Resolution Imaging Systems -- SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL STUDIES -- SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SAMPLING -- 3 Operational Considerations -- TECHNOLOGY -- Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) -- Laser Ranging (SLR, LLR, and GLRS) -- Global Positioning System (GPS) -- Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite -- Precise Range and Range-rate Equipment -- Future Systems: GeoBeacon, Geoscience Laser Ranging Systems -- IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES -- Organizational Implementation -- Physical Implementation -- Station Coordinates -- Station Reliability -- Data Flow, Processing, and Archive Issues -- 4 A Proposed Plan -- INTRODUCTION -- STRATEGY -- A NETWORK DESIGN PROPOSAL -- Core Network -- Sea-Level Change and Postglacial Rebound -- Tectonic Motions and Deformation -- Possible Network Configuration -- Integration with Other Geophysical Networks -- References -- Acronyms -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Review of Recent Studies -- Mission to Planet Earth -- Erice and Coolfont Workshops -- Woods Hole Workshop.

Appendix B IERS Charge/Mission -- General Information -- Terms of Reference -- Appendix C IGS Call for Participation -- Appendix D Economics of Campaign vs. Observatory Mode.