Principle and Application of GPS Satellite Measurement

Author: Zhou Zhongmo
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is primarily written for GPS users to understand the basic principles and applications of satellite positioning. The entire book is divided into 12 chapters, covering the following content: an overview of GPS, basic knowledge of satellite motion and satellite signals, commonly used coordinate systems and time systems, the fundamental principles of single-point positioning and relative positioning using GPS, and the implementation and applications of GPS satellite measurements. It provides a detailed introduction to the observation data and error sources related to high-precision GPS positioning, observation equations and data processing, as well as the joint adjustment of GPS measurement results and classical ground measurement results. The book is relatively in-depth, easy to understand, and systematically comprehensive. The target readers of this book are mainly engineering technicians engaged in surveying production in departments such as petroleum, geology, mineral resources, agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, railways, transportation, urban construction, and surveying. It can also be referenced by professionals in navigation and geology-related fields, as well as students and teachers from relevant institutions of higher learning.