Global Positioning System: Theory and Practice

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

• Publisher: Springer Vienna
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 370
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This new edition accommodates recent advances in the technology of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and considers its full operational status. It shows in comprehensive manner how GPS works and how it can be used for precise measurements (i.e., surveying) as well as for navigation. New material has been added, but the overall structure conforms to the former editions. The basic mathematical models for various modes of GPS operations and detailed explanation of the practical use of GPS are precisely developed. Description of proper project planning, execution, data reduction, and coordinate computation is provided for novice GPS users. Additionally, the text exemplifies applications and types of projects where different measurement modes are used.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Overview of GPS....Pages 13-27
Reference systems....Pages 29-42
Satellite orbits....Pages 43-74
Satellite signal....Pages 75-88
Observables....Pages 89-127
Surveying with GPS....Pages 129-178
Mathematical models for positioning....Pages 179-197
Data processing....Pages 199-253
Transformation of GPS results....Pages 255-278
Software modules....Pages 279-288
Applications of GPS....Pages 289-307
Future of GPS....Pages 309-315
Back Matter....Pages 317-359

✦ Subjects

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