The gravimetric quasi-geoid model for the State of Minas Gerais covers the longitude range of -38º to -53º and the latitude range of -12º to -25º, with a resolution of 5 arc minutes. A total of 49,067 terrestrial gravity values were utilized to compute Molodenski's gravity anomalies. The quasi-geoid model was computed by the Least Squares Collocation method. The XGM2019 geopotential model up to degree and order 300 was employed to represent the long-wavelengths of the gravity field. The digital terrain model SRTM15+ was selected for the RTM computation, while the DTU17 gravity field model was used in oceanic areas. The quasi-geoid model was validated against 136 GNSS/leveling stations, yielding a bias of 23 cm and a standard deviation of 11 cm.

The geoid model is provided in ISG format 2.0 (ISG Format Specifications), while the file in its original data format is available at the model ISG webpage.

The International Service for the Geoid (ISG) was founded in 1992 (as International Geoid Service - IGeS) and it is now an official service of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), under the umbrella of the International Gravity Field Service (IGFS). The main activities of ISG consist in collecting, analysing and redistributing local and regional geoid models, as well as organizing international schools on the geoid determination (Reguzzoni et al., 2021).