Ing. Jan Douša, Ph.D.

Contact:

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Qualification:

  • 1999 - Ph.D., Dept. of Advanced Geodesy, Czech Technical University in Prague
  • 1995 - MS.C., Dept. of Advanced Geodesy, Czech Technical University in Prague

Professional Experience:

  • 1997-present: Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography - Geodetic observatory Pecný (GOP)
    Precise GNSS analyses, troposphere modelling, software development, project managment
    • 1997-2004 - analysis centre of the EUREF Permanent Network
    • 2001-present - analysis center of the COST-716 Action, TOUGH and E-GVAP projects (GPS-meteorology)
    • 2002-present - data centre of the EUREF Permanent Network
    • 2004-present - analysis centre of the International GNSS Service (ultra-rapid orbits)
    • 2010-present – core developer and coordination of G-Nut software, Trop
    • 2013-present – troposphere modelling and intra-/inter-technique comparisons
  • 2009-2010: Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)
    Contribution to GNSS real-time analysis development
    • G-SEIS - GPS - Surface Deformation Within Second (GEOTECHNOLOGIEN)
    • HAPS - Galileo High Accuracy Positioning Service Definition (ESA)
  • 2010-2011: Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)
    Development of operational GFZ real-time solution contributing to IGS RTPP
    • IGS RTPP - IGS real-time pilot project

Short-term Scientific Visits, Research Felow:

  • 2016 - Icelandic Meteorological Office
  • 2016 - US Naval Observatory
  • 2015 - US Naval Observatory
  • 2014 - US Naval Observatory
  • 2014 - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 2014 - Karadeniz Technical University in Trabzon
  • 2001 - Astronomical Institute, University of Berne
  • 1997 - Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut abt.I, München
  • 1996 - Bayerisches Kommission für die Internationale Erdmessung, München

Publication, presentations, projects:

  • author/co-author of more than 100 scientific papers (>50 peer-reviewed)
  • author/co-author of more than 200 oral and poster presentations (>25 invited/solicited)
  • leader of the ESA funded project, leader of 6 national projects, contribution to more than 20 national/international projects

Memberships:

  • 2004-present: IGS - associated member of the International GNSS Service
  • 2008-2016: EUREF TWG - member of the Technical Working Group of the IAG Sub-commision for Regional reference frames
  • 2004-2017: E-GVAP - member of expert team on data processing of the EUMETNET EIG GNSS Water Vapour Programme I-III
  • 2012-2017: COST ES1206 - chair of GNSS4SWEC WG1 - Advanced GNSS processing techniques
  • 2012-2014: EPOS-IP - representative in the Implementation Phase Council
  • 2012-2014: EPOS-PP - co-chair of WG1 (GNSS and other geodetic data)
  • 2016-2019: IAG SG4.3.7 - chair (GNSS real-time tropospheric products)
  • 2016-2019: IAG JWG1.1.7 - vice-chair (Tropospheric ties)
  • 2016-2019: IAG WG4.4.1 - vice-chair (Biases in Multi-GNSS data processing)
  • 2016-2019: IAG JWG4.3.3 - member (GNSS tropospheric products for climate)
  • 2013-2016: IAG WG4.3.3 - member (Integration of GNSS atmosphere models with NWP models)
  • 2011-2016: NTIS - member of the Scientific Board of the New Technologies for the Information Society
  • 2011-2015: RIGTC - member of the Institutional Board

Languages:

  • english(active), french(passive)