Principle and data processing of the Global Positioning System (GPS)

Author: Liu Da
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Publishing Date: 2001-07-01
Features: Introduction
Brief Description: The GPS satellite positioning technology is playing an important role in the national economy and modernization of national defense. Combining scientific research and production practices, the author provides a detailed theoretical explanation of GPS technology. The main contents include: Introduction, Fundamentals of Satellite Geodesy, Basic Principles of Signals and Receivers of the GPS System, Basic Observables and Error Analysis of GPS Positioning, Basic Principles and Methods of GPS Positioning, Establishment of GPS Control Networks, Adjustment Calculations of GPS Control Networks, and an Overview of GPS Precise Positioning and Orbit Determination. The book also introduces the TGPPS (4.0) software system developed by Tongji University for reference by users. This book can serve as a teaching material for relevant disciplines in higher education institutions and also provide a reference for technical and scientific workers engaged in GPS work in departments such as surveying and mapping, transportation, urban construction, land management, water conservancy, geology, and mining.