Monitoring of dynamic movements of Hans Glacier control points using SmartStation

The paper presents the results of investigations on the Hans glacier on Svalbard. The Artic conditions reąuired the application of a very specific surveying technology to make surveys of displacenients of an extensive and fast changing object. The technology that was implemented should combine observations made on extended areas (GPS) with classical observations of high precision. The SmartStation equipment which has been used to conduct the experiment of monitoring dynamie movements of a group of points situated on the Hans glacier fulfills this requirement. The surveys (quasi-continuous) were conducted in a period of three days. The paper contains the results of surveys as well.