Global Positioning System: Theory and Practice

✍ Scribed by Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hofmann-Wellenhof, Dr. Herbert Lichtenegger, Dr. James Collins (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer Vienna
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 334
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book shows in comprehensive manner how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works. The use of GPS for precise measurements (i.e. surveying) is treated as well as navigation and attitude determination. The basic mathematical models for various modes of GPS operations and detailed explanation of the practical use of GPS are developed precisely in this book. Additionally, the text shows why and how the kinematic mode differs from the static mode and exemplifies types of projects where different measurement modes are used. Explanations of proper project planning, execution, data reduction, and coordinate computation are provided for novice GPS users.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Overview of GPS....Pages 13-22
Reference systems....Pages 23-35
Satellite orbits....Pages 37-67
Satellite signal....Pages 69-78
Observables....Pages 79-113
Surveying with GPS....Pages 115-158
Mathematical models for positioning....Pages 159-177
Data processing....Pages 179-227
Transformation of GPS results....Pages 229-251
Software modules....Pages 253-265
Applications of GPS....Pages 267-279
Future of GPS....Pages 281-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-326

✦ Subjects

Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Geophysics/Geodesy; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Construction Management; Automotive Engineering