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Technical tours will be conducted in conjunction with the WW program and are open to delegates and accompanying persons for the price of US$ 20 per person. Each tour will be held twice, providing there is a minimum of 20 persons, as follows:
| Tour |
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
| Seismological Research Tunnel |
5 May, afternoon |
6 May, morning |
| Timna Copper Mines |
6 May, afternoon |
7 May, morning |
| International Boundaries |
6 May, afternoon |
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| City of Eilat |
6 May, morning |
7 May, morning |
International Boundaries
Tour the Egyptian and Jordanian boundaries and learn about the historical background, the boundaries settlements as part of the peace agreements and boundaries setting techniques on-site. Visit the southern boundary site, located between Jordan and Israel, and the Taba Terminal, located between Egypt and Israel. The tour will be guided by the Conference Director & DG Survey of Israel, Dr. Haim Srebro, who was a senior member of the Israeli delegation responsible for boundary settlement and demarcation during the peace talks.
The Seismological Research Tunnel
Visit this unique tunnel, 200 meters long, and learn about the seismological and magnetometry research activities. Take this unique opportunity to watch the special instruments utilized on site, especially the “Supergradiometer” used to measure the high precision changes of the earth magnetic field. Learn about the linkage between Radon flow and earth cracks.
The City of Eilat
Discover the city’s history, the development of Eilat as a major tourism center, the planning and development of the desalination plant and hear of the future planned for Eilat.
The tour include a demonstration of measuring horizontal control points, cadastral boundaries and vertical control points in real time , using a single GNSS receiver equipped with the transformation software as well as the official geoid undulations model of Israel.
The Timna Copper Mines
Visit this historical site that has been active since King Solomon times and learn of the geodesy of Timna copper mines, the measurements procedures used nowadays, and the mining techniques used then and now.
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