10461 (v.3) Satellite and Space Geodesy 381


 

Area:Department of Spatial Sciences
Contact Hours:4.0
Credits:25.0
Lecture:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):8039 (v.6) Mathematics 274 or any previous version
AND
10424 (v.2) Coordinate and Mapping Systems 282 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s):10458 (v.2) Measurement and Adjustment Analysis 381 or any previous version
Principles of space and satellite geodesy. Kepler's laws - the celestial sphere, spherical trigonometry, definitions of celestial coordinate systems and their relationships with terrestrial coordinate systems. Time keeping - relationships between universal, sidereal and atomic time. Solar and stellar determinations of astronomic azimuth. Astronomic positioning using stars. Satellite-based positioning, especially the Global Positioning System (GPS). Description of signal structure and observables. GPS error sources and their avoidance. Mathematical models for absolute and relative static positioning. Characteristics of GPS instrumentation and data processing software. Theoretical and practical aspects of planning, execution and data analysis for static GPS surveys. GPS quality control.
YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

 

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