DocumentCode
2939705
Title
GPS Height Aiding Computation Using Multi-resolution Digital Terrain Models
Author
Li, Jing ; Jarvis, Claire
Author_Institution
Dept. of Geogr., Univ. of Leicester, Leicester
Volume
3
fYear
2009
fDate
6-8 Jan. 2009
Firstpage
295
Lastpage
298
Abstract
This paper investigates how the accuracy of a standalone GPS receiver changes when the height derived from a digital terrain model (DTM) is used as an extra equation in the single-point least squares solution. The results show that height aiding using a DTM can improve the accuracy of a GPS receiver when the number of satellites is low and PDOP (Position Dilution of Precision) is high.
Keywords
Global Positioning System; terrain mapping; GPS height aiding computation; GPS receiver; global positioning system; multiresolution digital terrain model; single-point least squares solution; Digital elevation models; Earth; Global Positioning System; Least squares methods; Satellites; Sea level; Sea measurements; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry; Temperature sensors; DTM; GPS;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Communications and Mobile Computing, 2009. CMC '09. WRI International Conference on
Conference_Location
Yunnan
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3501-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMC.2009.339
Filename
4797265
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