Procurement of two VLBI-telescopes for delivery to the Norwegian Mapping Authority, Ny-Ålesund Geodetic Earth Observatory

The Norwegian government decided that The Norwegian Mapping Authority is going to build a New Geodetic Earth Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, (info fjernet) goal for the new observatory is to contribute to the goal of the iag project ggos: to establish a reference frame that is good enough to meet the needs for more precise measurements of small changes as in sea-level. Regarding vlbi at the new observatory, nma will include a radio telescope system consisting of two identical radio telescopes – Twin Telescopes Ny-Ålesund (ttnÅ). Both radio telescopes will be dedicated to the observation programs of the ivs, and will replace the existing 20m radio telescope in Ny-Ålesund.