Geodetical applications of the Global Positionig Systems

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Department Advanced Geodesy

Synopsis:

Global positioning system is a modern

satellite technique widely used in geo-sciences. This course

concentrates on geodetic applications of the GPS, mathematical

models of GPS observations and software tools for their

processing.

Requirements:

no prerequisities

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Techniques of the space geodesy.

2. NAVSTAR GPS - system description

3. Coordinate systems and reference frames.

4. International GPS Service (IGS).

5. GPS satellite orbits.

6. Orbit modeling.

7. Observation equations.

8. Data pre-processing.

9. Ambiguity resolution strategies.

10. Modeling of atmospheric delays.

11. Geophysical applications of the GPS

12. Kinematic applications of the GPS.

13. Differential GPS

14. WADGPS.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

ability

Study materials:

1. Borre, Strang: Linear Algebra, Geodesy, and GPS. Wellesley - Cambridge Press, 1997.

2. Rothacher, Mervart: Bernese GPS Software Versino 4.0. Printing office of the University of Berne.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: