The International Centre for Global Earth Models (ICGEM)
Christoph Förste, E. Sinem Ince, Sven Reissland, Kirsten Elger, Frank Flechtner, Franz Barthelmes
Abstract
<p>The more than 15-year-old ICGEM is one of the five services coordinated by the International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). It is hosted by GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany. The aim of the ICGEM service is to provide the scientific community with a state-of-the-art archive of static and time variable global gravity field models of the Earth in a standardized format with a possibility to assign DOI number. Furthermore, ICGEM contains an interactive calculation and visualization service of gravity field functionals. Development and maintenance of such a unique platform is crucial for the scientific community in geodesy, geophysics, oceanography and climatology and has a positive impact in governmental institutions and industrial practice. This poster covers the maintenance, recently established new features and future plans of the ICGEM Service. New features include the calculation of gravity field functionals at a list of user-defined distributed points and new topographic gravity field models, whereas the future plans aim to meet the needs of the scientific community. As an add-on, ICGEM provides also access to the gravity field models of some other celestial bodies (Mars, Venus, and Earth’s moon).</p>