BIG Geodesy Expert and Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) explain how easy to prove the earth round is the use of information technology that provides Geospatial information (IG) such as Google MAPS, Earth, Waze, and GPS.
Geosesi and Geomatika ITB expert Dr. Heri Andreas said, he made it clear, the MAP is using location position calculation based on the rounded earth generated from satellite technology, this fact.
He explained the results of discussions with other experts from the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) Antonius Bambang Wijanarto and ITB Astronomy experts. Moedji Raharto, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in Bogor, has presented the basic calculation of the actual shape of the earth round but slightly flat or called Geoid.
It is said Heri, the discussion aims to discuss the issue of flat earth is increasingly widely embraced some of the world community community, including Indonesia, which reached 187,000 people.
So in the discussion forums experts also show the earth's surface of the image of satellite imagery depicted has a plateau and lowlands so as not to form geoid.
From the mathematical calculations made by researchers to form a rounded flat earth image is also, he said information technology products such as google 'earth', MAP and GPS can guide every person's current journey.
Then another example is the calculation of flying a plane from point A to B can be precisely landed using GPS technology, which the world community today is calculating the distance based on the shape of the earth round.
So if someone says the GPS uses a BTS instead of satellite technology, even before the base stations exist, the GPS already exists, so satellite technology is indisputable and that the image of the earth is there. Source:
Meanwhile, Head of Geodesy Control and Geodesy BIG Anthony Bambang Wijanarto explains the definition of flat earth as it is widely circulated is not a definition of earth form but field.
While in scientific science, the so-called form is like round, oval and box.
From the calculations of BIG researchers about gravity (gravity) through alloys of science and technology declared flat round earth.
However, Antonius explains that BIG is trying to socialize the flat-bottomed earth map into digital and print media in two dimensions (flat), and three special digital dimensions can be seen from all directions for accurate location determination by geospatial information systems (GIS) such as MAPS and more.
As information BIG conveys from as many as 187,000 people in the world, there are 63,800 people in Indonesia who embrace a flat earth and do not believe in the rounded earth shape and the effectiveness of the technology used to measure the shape of the earth such as satellites.