Predecessor | European Arc Measurement (German: Europäische Gradmessung) |
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Formation | 1886 |
Type | scholarly society |
Purpose | advancement of geodesy |
Headquarters | Masala, Kirkkonummi, Finland |
Region | worldwide |
Parent organization | International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
Website | www |
Formerly called | International Geodetic Association |
The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) is a constituent association of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics focusing on the science which measures and describes the Earth's shape, its rotation and gravity field.