Global Positioning System
Theory and Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 6. December 2012
XXI, 326 pages
978-3-7091-3293-7 (ISBN)
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This book is dedicated to Dr. Benjamin William Remondi for many reasons. The project of writing a Global Positioning System (GPS) book was con ceived in April 1988 at a GPS meeting in Darmstadt. Dr. Remondi discussed with me the need for an additional GPS textbook and suggested a possible joint effort. In 1989, I was willing to commit myself to such a project. Un fortunately, the timing was less than ideal for Dr. Remondi. Therefore, I decided to start the project with other coauthors. Dr. Remondi agreed and indicated his willingness to be a reviewer. I selected Dr. Herbert Lichtenegger, my colleague from the University of Technology at Graz, Austria, and Dr. James Collins from the United States. In my opinion, the knowledge of the three authors should cover the wide spectrum of GPS. Dr. Lichtenegger is a geodesist with broad experience in both theory and practice. He has specialized his research to geodetic astron omy including orbital theory and geodynamical phenomena. Since 1986, Dr. Lichtenegger's main interest is dedicated to GPS. Dr. Collins retired from the U.S. National Geodetic Survey in 1980, where he was the Deputy Director. For the past ten years, he has been deeply involved in using GPS technology with an emphasis on surveying. Dr. Collins was the founder and president of Geo/Hydro Inc. My own background is theoretically oriented. My first chief, Prof. Dr. Peter Meissl, was an excellent theoretician; and my former chief, Prof. DDDr. Helmut Moritz, fortunately, still is.
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Content
1. Introduction.- 1.1 The origins of surveying.- 1.2 Development of global surveying techniques.- 1.3 History of the Global Positioning System.- 2. Overview of GPS.- 2.1 Basic concept.- 2.2 Space segment.- 2.3 Control segment.- 2.4 User segment.- 3. Reference systems.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Coordinate systems.- 3.3 Time systems.- 4. Satellite orbits.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Orbit description.- 4.3 Orbit determination.- 4.4 Orbit dissemination.- 5. Satellite signal.- 5.1 Signal structure.- 5.2 Signal processing.- 6. Observables.- 6.1 Data acquisition.- 6.2 Data combinations.- 6.3 Atmospheric effects.- 6.4 Relativistic effects.- 6.5 Multipath.- 6.6 Antenna phase center offset and variation.- 7. Surveying with GPS.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Planning a GPS survey.- 7.3 Surveying procedure.- 7.4 In situ data processing.- 7.5 Survey report.- 8. Mathematical models for positioning.- 8.1 Point positioning.- 8.2 Relative positioning.- 9. Data processing.- 9.1 Data preprocessing.- 9.2 Adjustment, filtering, and smoothing.- 9.3 Adjustment of mathematical GPS models.- 9.4 Network adjustment.- 9.5 Dilution of Precision.- 10. Transformation of GPS results.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Coordinate transformations.- 10.3 Similarity transformations.- 10.4 Combining GPS and terrestrial data.- 10.5 Fiducial point concept.- 11. Software modules.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Planning.- 11.3 Data transfer.- 11.4 Data processing.- 11.5 Quality control.- 11.6 Network adjustment.- 11.7 Data base management.- 11.8 Utilities.- 11.9 Flexibility.- 11.10 Checklist for software modules.- 12. Applications of GPS.- 12.1 General uses of GPS.- 12.2 Installation of control networks.- 12.3 Interoperability of GPS.- 13. Future of GPS.- 13.1 New application aspects.- 13.2 Impact of limited accuracy and access.- 13.3Improved constellation.- 13.4 Hardware improvements.- 13.5 Software improvements.- 13.6 Conclusion.- References.
