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Between 1996 and 1999, he discovered a total of 21 asteroids at the private [[observatory]] Meyer/Obermair in Davidschlag (municipality [[Kirchschlag bei Linz ]], Austria). Seven of these asteroids were discovered together with his colleague [[Erwin Obermair]] and one together with [[Herbert Raab]]<ref>[http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html Minor Planet Discoverers]. Retrieved 2015-01-10.</ref>. Furthermore, he was involved in six other discoveries of asteroids between 1996 and 2005, which were assigned as site discoveries to the observatory Davidschlag by the [[International Astronomical Union]]<ref> [http://www.astrometrica.at/pomod/lnzmp.html Minor Planet Discoveries - Webseite der Sternwarte Davidschlag]. Retrieved 2015-01-10.</ref>.
Meyer's most important observations include precisie [[astrometry]] of the [[comet Shoemaker–Levy 9]], which he observerd together with Erwin Obermair and Herbert Raab in 1993. These observations have significantly contributed to the subsequent prediction of the [[impact
On 4 April 1997, Meyer was presented the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria|Decoration of Honour in Silver]] of the republic of Austria. The asteroid [[7940 Erichmeyer]] was named in his honor on June 10, 1998<ref>[[Lutz D. Schmadel]]: ''Dictionary of Minor Planet Names'' (5th Edition), p. 624. Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3</ref>.
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