Title :
Marine positioning: state of technology
Author :
Fell, Patrick ; Maul, George A.
Author_Institution :
Surface Warfare Center Div., Naval Sea Syst. Command, Dahlgren, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper is a state of technology report on marine positioning. Three technical advances having significant impacts on marine positioning and its applications are highlighted in this report. They are (1) the seafloor positioning experiments organized by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that have demonstrated high accuracy seafloor positioning and its potential contribution to seafloor geophysics; (2) the development of EGM 96 that provided a global geopotential model and geoid capable of supporting an initial implementation of a global vertical datum; and (3) high accuracy kinematic positioning of platforms at sea over long baselines (5-10 cm to 2000 km), accuracy that can support numerous oceanographic applications
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; acoustic applications; marine vehicles; navigation; EGM 96; geoid; global geopotential model; global vertical datum; kinematic positioning; marine positioning; oceanographic applications; seafloor geophysics; seafloor positioning experiments; Costs; Geodesy; Global Positioning System; Kinematics; Marine technology; Oceans; Sea floor; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Conference_Location :
Providence, RI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6551-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2000.881238
