5th IVS Training School on VLBI for Geodesy and Astrometry

Europe/Stockholm
Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory (Chalmers University of Technology)

Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

Chalmers University of Technology

Rüdiger Haas (chalmers.se)
Description

The 5th IVS Training School on VLBI for Geodesy and Astrometry will be held from October 26 to 28, 2025 at Chalmers University of Technology, directly after the 10th International VLBI Technology Workshop (IVTW2025, https://indico.chalmers.se/event/295/ ).

The aim of this training school is to prepare for the next generation of VLBI, both in terms of the technical development and knowledge transfer between generations of researchers. The new VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS) is being installed worldwide and continues to develop.  VGOS promises significant improvement in the accuracy of VLBI results.  Thus, VGOS will be of great importance for geosciences and global change research as part of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS).

The successful development of VLBI technology in the future requires training and educating the young generation of scientists and their familiarization with all aspects of VLBI technology, starting with VLBI station instrumentation receiving and converting the radio signal, data processing and analysis and obtaining the final results, such as Terrestrial and Celestial Reference Frames and Earth Orientation Parameters.

The IVS Training School will be organized by the IVS Committee on Education and Training (IVS CTE, more information at IVS CTE webpage ) and teaching team consisting of excellent experts in the field.

The school will be held at Chalmers University of Technology and the Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden.

Dates and deadlines:

March 31st - 1st announcement of the school

June 1st - 2nd announcement of the school

August, 15th - School enrollment starts

September, 15th - School enrollment ends

 

    • 08:30 09:00
      Registration
    • 09:00 09:10
      Welcome 10m
      Speakers: Nataliya Zubko, Rüdiger Haas (chalmers.se)
    • 09:10 09:50
      L01 Why do we do it? – A motivation for VLBI for Geodesy and Geosciences 40m
      Speaker: Rüdiger Haas (chalmers.se)
    • 09:50 10:10
      Interactivity: Who we are? 20m
      Speaker: Nataliya Zubko
    • 10:10 10:40
      Coffee-break 30m
    • 10:40 11:20
      L02 What do we observe? – Radio sources 40m
      Speaker: Patrick Charlot
    • 11:20 11:30
      Stretch your legs 10m
    • 11:30 12:00
      Why do we do it? - A motivation for VLBI for Geodesy and astrometry 30m
      Speaker: Hana Krásná
    • 12:00 13:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:00 13:45
      Ex-1 VLBI by numbers 45m
      Speaker: Lucia McCallum
    • 13:45 13:55
      Stretch your legs 10m Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

    • 13:55 14:40
      L04 How do we plan observations? – Scheduling 45m
      Speaker: Matthias Schartner
    • 14:40 15:10
      Coffee break 30m Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

    • 15:10 17:00
      EX-2 Scheduling with VieSched++ 1h 50m
      Speaker: Matthias Schartner
    • 09:00 09:45
      L05 Franz Kirsten What do we use to observe? – VLBI stations, radio telescopes, receivers, backends 45m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

      Speaker: Franz Kirsten (OSO, Chalmers University of Technology)
    • 09:45 10:15
      Coffee-break 30m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

    • 10:15 11:00
      L06 Signal and Instrument Calibration 45m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

      Speaker: Rüdiger Haas (chalmers.se)
    • 11:00 11:45
      OSO Tour 45m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

      Speaker: Rüdiger Haas (chalmers.se)
    • 11:45 12:15
      L07 How do we store and transport the data? 30m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

      Speaker: Marjolein Verkouter
    • 12:15 12:30
      Interactivity: IVS-live 15m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

      Speaker: Nataliya Zubko
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

    • 13:30 13:45
      Demo-1 Bonn correlator and VGOS-INT transfer to Bonn. 15m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

      Speaker: Simone Bernhart
    • 13:45 14:30
      Ex-3 Station preparation, pointing and SEFD measurements etc. 45m Onsala Space Observatory

      Onsala Space Observatory

      Speaker: Lim Chin Chuan (Onsala Space Observatory)
    • 14:30 15:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 15:00 15:45
      Demo-2 Flux monitoring, CASA 45m Onsala Space observatory

      Onsala Space observatory

      Speaker: Alva Kinman (chalmers.se)
    • 09:00 09:30
      L08 How do we estimate delays? 30m
      Speaker: Simone Bernhart
    • 09:30 10:00
      Demo-3 Fringe-fitting of VGOS-INT 30m
      Speaker: Simone Bernhart
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee-break 30m
    • 10:30 11:00
      L09 How do we model observations? – Geophysical modelling 30m
      Speaker: Lucia McCallum
    • 11:00 11:30
      How do we model observations? – Signal Propagation 30m Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

      Speaker: Nataliya Zubko
    • 11:30 11:40
      Stretch your legs 10m Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

    • 11:40 12:10
      Demo-5 IVS-hacks 30m Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

      Speaker: Lucia McCallum
    • 12:10 13:10
      Lunch 1h Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

    • 13:10 13:40
      L11 How do we analyze the data? – Data analysis for geodesy 30m Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

      Speaker: Hana Krásná
    • 13:40 14:10
      Ex-4 –Part 1 Let’s analyse the data with VieVS 30m
      Speaker: Tobias Nilsson
    • 14:10 14:40
      Coffee-break 30m Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology

    • 14:40 16:00
      Ex-4- Part 2 Let’s analyse the data with VieVS 1h 20m
      Speaker: Tobias Nilsson
    • 16:00 16:15
      Closing remarks Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Analysen & Onsala Space Observatory

      Chalmers University of Technology