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sorztoday at 1:02 PM2 repliesview on HN

So gound stations need keep measuring their own positions due to continental drift! Never thought that before. Thanks.


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lxgrtoday at 3:24 PM

And this precision data can then in turn be used to map localized terrain movements due to volcanic activity, mining etc. using high precision GPS. I think some of these can detect (in the long term) movements of as little as a few millimeters!