Engineer's Guide to GPS
Published on 31. December 2002
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-58053-183-2 (ISBN)
Description
This resource offers professionals, students and recreational users of GPS a clear non-mathematical explanation of how GPS works and its wide range of applications. It addresses all aspects of the GPS, examines the GPS signal structure and covers the key types of measurement being utilized in the field today. Readers get an in-depth discussion on the errors and biases that affect GPS measurements, along with advice on how to overcome them. Moreover, the book shows how the GPS can be used for a number of different accuracy levels. Datums, coordinate systems and map projections are discussed in a simple manner, offering a clear understanding of this widely misunderstood area. This reference also examines the integration of the GPS with ther systems, and looks at future GPS modernization.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Norwood
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-58053-183-2 (9781580531832)
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E-Book
01/2006
1st Edition
Artech House
€52.99
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Person
Ahmed El-Rabbany is an assistant professor at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, Ontario. He holds an M.Sc.Eng. degree in satellite geodesy from Alexandria University, Egypt and a Ph.D. in GPS surveying from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Content
Introduction - Overview of GPS. GPS Segments. GPS Satellite Generations. Current GPS Constellation Status. Control Sites. GPS: the Basic Idea. GPS Positioning Service. GPS Details - GPS Signal Structure. GPS Modernization. GPS Receiver Types. Time Systems. Pseudorange Measurements. Carrier Phase Measurements. Cycle Slips. Linear Combinations of GPS Observables. GPS Errors and Biases - Classifications of GPS Errors and Biases. GPS Ephemeris Errors. Selective Availability. Satellite and Receiver Clock Errors. Multipath Error. Antenna Phase Center Variations. Receiver Measurements Noise. Ionospheric Delay. Tropospheric Delay. Satellite Geometry Measures. GPS Mission Planning. Datums, Coordinate Systems and Map Projections - What is a Datum? Geodetic Coordinate System. Conventional Terrestrial Reference System (CTRS). The World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84) System. What Coordinates are Obtained with GPS? Datum Transformations. Map Projections. Transverse Mercator Projection. Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). Modified Transverse Mercator (MTM). Lambert Conical Projection. Stereographic Double Projection. Marine Nautical Charts: ECDIS. Local Arbitrary Mapping Systems. Height Systems. GPS Positioning Modes - GPS Point Positioning. GPS Relative Positioning. Static GPS Surveying. Fast (Rapid) Static GPS Surveying. Stop & Go GPS Surveying. Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS. Real-Time Differential GPS (DGPS). Real-Time vs. Postprocessing. Communication (Radio) Link. Ambiguity Resolution Techniques - Ambiguity Resolution Techniques. Antenna Swap Method. On-the-Fly (OTF) Ambiguity Resolution. GPS DATA and Correction Services - IGS Service. DGPS/Radiobeacon Systems. Wide Area DGPS Service. FM Sub-Carrier DGPS Service. GPS Standard Formats - RINEX Format. RTCM SC-104 Standards for DGPS Services. NMEA 0183 Format. GPS Integration - GPS/GIS Integration. GPS/LRF Integration. GPS/INS Integration. GPS/Dead Reckoning Integration. GPS/Pseudolite Integration. GPS/Cellular Integration. GPS Applications - GPS for Utility Industry. GPS for Forestry and Natural Resources. GPS for Precision Farming. GPS for Civil Engineering Applications. GPS for Monitoring Structural Deformations. GPS for Mining Surveying. GPS for Land Seismic Surveying. GPS for Marine Seismic Surveying. Airborne GPS for Topographic Mapping. GPS for Cadastral Surveying. GPS for Vehicle Navigation. GPS for Transit Systems. GPS for Retail Industry. GPS Waypoint Navigation "GPS Stake Out". Other Satellite Navigation Systems - GLONASS System. European Satellite Navigation System (GALILEO). Chinese Satellite Navigation System. Integration of Satellite Systems. Regional and Local Augmentations. Appendix: GPS Accuracy Measures.