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Naval Observatory
The U.S. Naval Observatory is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the country. Established in 1830 as the Depot of Charts and Instruments, its primary mission was to care for the U.S. Navy's chronometers, charts and other navigational equipment. Today, the U.S. Naval Observatory is the preeminent authority in the areas of Precise Time (Maintains the Master Clock of the United States) and Astrometry, and distributes Earth Orientation parameters and other Astronomical Data required for accurate navigation and fundamental astronomy.
Technology Areas
- Asteroid Ephemeredes and Masses
- Astronomical Applications
- Celestial Navigation
- Digital Sky Survey
- Earth Orientation Parameters
- Earth Rotation Modeling
- Gauge Freedom in Celestial Mechanics
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Infrared Astronomy
- Optical Interferometer
- Precision Measuring Machine
- Solar System Ephemeris Program Development
- Very Long Baseline Interferometry(VLBI)
- Wide-Angle Astronomy
Provenance
- Original
- https://dodtechmatch.com/dod/lab/viewlab.aspx?id=20150
- Archived copy
- Wayback Machine snapshot
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