英国的新型卫星大地测量装置——格林威治天文台的卫星激光测距仪——在完成后不久,就有被废除的可能,它唯一的希望似乎是国家环境委员会的援救。在经费削减表格上,此测距仪居于前列,随着当前英镑贬值以及在外国承担义务的增加,迫使科学与工程研究委员会进行资金削减。测距仪由赫尔大学应用物理和电子系的拉姆斯登(S.Ramsden)教授和其同事们研制。它能以 The new satellite geodetic device in the United Kingdom, the satellite laser rangefinder at the Greenwich Observatory, was abolished shortly after its completion, and its only hope seemed to be the National Environmental Council rescue. On a funding reduction schedule, the range finder is at the forefront, with the current devaluation of the pound and increased commitments to foreign countries, forcing the Commission for Scientific and Engineering Research to reduce funding. Range finders were developed by Professor S. Ramsden from the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics at the University of Hull and colleagues. It can