Kalender

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

Reading: Chapter 1 Introduction and Chappter 2 Overview of GPS

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

Reading: Chapter 3 Reference systems and Chapter 4 Satellite orbits (just principles, no equations are required)

Navigation, single point positioning with handheld GPS receivers.

Report due: Feb 13

Types of GPS observables, error sources and the way of their elimination, error budget. Antenna calibration and models.
Reading: Chapter 5 Satellite signal and Chapter 6 Observables, excluding 6.2 Data combinations and 6.4 Relativistic effects (just principles, no equations are required)

Static GPS measurement, data download.

No report.

Surveying with GPS, observation techniques, differential GPS, relative positioning,
Reading: Chapter 7.1 Surveying with GPS, Introduction

Planning a GPS survey. GPS network design, surveying procedure.

Reading: Chapter 7.2 Planning a GPS survey, 7.3 Surveying procedure, 7.4 In situ data processing

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

Reading: Chapter 9.1 Data pre-processing, 9.2 Ambiguity resolution (just principles)
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RTK GPS. Starting reference receiver, surveying, setting out and tracking.

Report due: Feb 13.

GPS software Trimble Business Center, processing of static observations from laboration 2.

Report due: Feb 20

Datum definition with RTK and Integrated Survey.

Report due: March 1.

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

Reading: Chapter 5 Satellite signal and Chapter 6 Observables, excluding 6.2 Data combinations and 6.4 Relativistic effects (just principles, no equations are required)

Definition of reference system and cartographic projection in GPS software Planning static GPS observation.

Report due: Feb 27.

Network adjustment, Combination of terrestrial and GPS measurements.

Computation of coordinates and orientation of total station using GPS observations.

Report due:March 2.

Transformations: connecting GPS measurements to local reference systems.

Reading: Chapter 10 Transformation of GPS results

Establishment of control network using GPS and terrestrial observations - measurements outside.

No report.

Establishment of control network using GPS and terrestrial observations - data processing.

Report due: March 13.