Ing. Jan Douša, Ph.D.

Contact:

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Qualification:

• 1999 - Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Advanced Geodesy, Czech Technical University in Prague
• 1995 - Master of Science, 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
• 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 60 scientific papers (>35 peer-reviewed)
• author/co-author of more than 150 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: associated member of the International GNSS Service (IGS)
• 2008-2016: member of EUREF Technical Working Group (TWG)
• 2004-2017: member of expert team on data processing of the EUMETNET EIG GNSS Water Vapour Programme I-III (E-GVAP)
• 2012-2017: chair of COST Action ES1206 WG1 (Advanced GNSS processing techniques)
• 2012-2014: co-chair of EPOS-IP - European Plate Observing System - Preparatory Phase (GNSS and other geodetic data)
• 2016-2018: vice-chair of IAG JWG 1.1.7 - Tropospheric ties
• 2016-2018: vice-chair of IAG WG 4.4.1 - Biases in Multi-GNSS data processing
• 2016-2019: chair of IAG SG 4.3.7 - GNSS real-time tropospheric products
• 2013-2016: member of IAG WG 4.3.3 - Integration of GNSS atmosphere models with NWP models
• 2016-2018: member of IAG JWG 4.3.3 - GNSS tropospheric products for Climate
• 2011-2016: member of the Scientific Board of the New Technologies for the Information Society (NTIS)
• 2011-2015: member of the Institutional Board - Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography (RIGTC)

Languages:

• english(active), french(passive)