SIE 541 - Satellite Geodesy

Topics include: stellar coordinate systems, precession, nutation, time systems, troposphere, ionosphere; satellite orbital theory, Global Positioning System (GPS), space segment, correlating receivers and code-less receivers; pseudo ranges; single, double, and triple difference phase processing; point positioning, relative positioning; dual frequency processing; code smoothing techniques; positioning of moving platforms; simultaneous orbital and baseline estimation; GPS vector adjustments and combination with terrestrial observations; astronomical azimuth, latitude and longitude determination; proper motion, aberration, parallax. Lec 3.

Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 401.

Credits: 3