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Global Positioning System Theory and Practice
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Title
Global Positioning System [electronic resource] : Theory and Practice / by Bernhard Hofmann-Wellenhof, Herbert Lichtenegger, James Collins.
ISBN
9783709161999
Edition
Fifth, revised edition.
Published
Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Summary
This new edition accommodates the most recent advances in GPS technology. Updated or new information has been included although the overall structure essentially conforms to the former editions. The textbook explains in comprehensive manner the concepts of GPS as well as the latest applications in surveying and navigation. Description of project planning, observation, and data processing is provided for novice GPS users. Special emphasis is put on the modernization of GPS covering the new signal structure and improvements in the space and the control segment. Furthermore, the augmentation of GPS by satellite-based and ground-based systems leading to future Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) is discussed.
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Springer ebooks.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 05, 2013
Contents
Introduction
Overview of GPS
Reference systems
Satellite orbits
Satellite signal
Observables
Surveying with GPS
Mathematical models for positioning
Data processing
Transformation of GPS results
Software modules
Applications of GPS
Future of GPS
References
Subject index.
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