Kalender

Introduction to course, Historical overview of satellite techniques. Components of the system and their functions: satellites, control stations, GPS receivers

Reference and time systems relevant to GPS. Orbit description, GPS ephemeris: amanac, broadcast and precise ephemeris. Satellite signal.

Types of GPS observables, error sources and the way of their elimination, error budget. Antenna calibration and models

Surveying with GPS, observation techniques, differential GPS, relative positioning

Navigation, single point positioning with handheld GPS receivers

Report due: Nov 12

Planning a GPS survey. GPS network design, surveying procedure

Introduction to geodetic GPS receivers, static measurement, data download

No report required

Steps in data processing, data format, cycle slip detection, ambiguity resolution

Introduction to RTG GPS. Starting reference receiver, surveying and setting out.

Report due: Nov 19

GPS software, baseline processing and network adjustment

Report due: Nov 22

Geodetic control networks. Type of networks. Main steps in establishment of geodetic control networks

Datum definition with RTK, free station establishment with combined GPS and total station measurement

Report due: Nov 26

Planning GPS survey, datum definition

Report due: Nov 29

Network adjustment, Combination of terrestrial and GPS measurements

Establishment of control network using GPS and terrestrial observations – measurements

Establishment of control network using GPS and terrestrial observations - computation

Report due: Dec 7

Transformations: connecting GPS measurements to local reference systems, GPS software.

Report due: Dec 17