GPS Satellite Surveying -
3rd Edition
Complete
Reference to Using GPS in Surveying
By Alfred Leick
Comprehensive
Coverage of Using GPS in Modern Surveying
 The
revised and updated authoritative volume on GPS use in surveying
Comprehensive and thorough in its coverage,
GPS Satellite Surveying, Third Edition is the updated
edition of Alfred Leick’s classic introduction to the field. Written
to help specialists get the most out of GPS surveying techniques and
the resulting measurements, this standard industry reference
provides the latest fundamental and cutting-edge material for
working with GPS today.
A unique volume in the field, this Third
Edition offers an unrivaled presentation of procedures that apply to
the Russian GLONASS, the forthcoming European GALILEO, and U.S. GPS
satellite systems. New coverage addresses emerging precise-point
positioning technology, as well as the most current information on:
- Geodetic reference systems
- GPS modernization
- Least-squares adjustments
- Pseudoranges and carrier phases
- The troposphere and ionosphere
- The LAMBDA technique
- The ellipsoidal and conformal mapping
models
GPS Satellite Surveying, Third
Edition is a dependable, up-to-date reference for surveyors, civil
engineers, transportation engineers, geologists, geographers,
technicians, and students.
"...third edition...reinforces its status as a
standard industry reference...updated to cover emerging
precise-point position technology..." -- (GEO Connexion, June
2004)
About The Author:
ALFRED LEICK, PhD, is Professor of Spatial Information
Science and Engineering at the University of Maine. During his
career, he has served on the Board of Directors of the American
Association of Geodetic Surveying and authored two previous editions
of GPS Satellite Surveying
Table of Contents:
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Abbreviations.
Notation.
1. Introduction.
2. Geodetic Reference Systems.
3. Satellite Systems.
4. Least-Squares Adjustments.
5.Pseudorange and Carrier Phase Observables.
6. Troposphere and Ionosphere.
7. Processing Pseudoranges and Carrier Phases.
8. Network Adjustments.
9. Two-Dimensional Geodetic Models.
Appendix A. General Background.
Appendix B. The Ellipsoid.
Appendix C. Conformal Mapping.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index
Hard-cover, 464 pages
Published 2003
ISBN: 978-0-471-05930-1
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