Historical review of astro-geodetic observations in Serbia

Abstract

Astro-geodetic determinations of vertical deflections in Serbia began during the first years of 20th century. The first field works were led by S. Boskovic. After the 2nd World War, Military Geographic Institute, Department of Geodesy from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, and Federal Geodetic Directorate continued the determinations, needed for reductions of terrestrial geodetic measurements and the astro-geodetic geoid determination. Last years improvements of the astro-geodetic methods are carried out in the area of implementing modern measurement equipment and technologies.