Tropospheric effects in monitoring super high buildings with GPS

W. J. Dai; Xiaoli Ding; Z. W. Li; K. C.S. Kwok; S. Campbell

Tropospheric effects in monitoring super high buildings with GPS

W. J. Dai, Xiaoli Ding, Z. W. Li, K. C.S. Kwok, S. Campbell

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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We first study through both theoretical and experimental investigations the tropospheric effect on GPS applications in monitoring high-rise buildings when the height difference between the reference and the rover stations are large. Various methods for modeling and correcting the tropospheric effect on such GPS applications are then investigated. The Saastamoinen model and ground meteorological data are first used to calculate the tropospheric delays. A Kalman filter model is then used to estimate the tropospheric zenith delays in GPS solutions. Finally, we use such information as known building height as constraints in GPS solutions. The performances of these methods are evaluated using a data set obtained in monitoring a building that is over 200 m tall. The SIGMA-ε GPS stochastic model is also used in combination with the various methods to reduce the effects of the various noise.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006
Pages	2807-2814
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2006
Event	Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006 - Fort Worth, TX, United States Duration: 26 Sep 2006 → 29 Sep 2006

Conference

Conference	Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006
Country	United States
City	Fort Worth, TX
Period	26/09/06 → 29/09/06

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Software

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Dai, WJ, Ding, X, Li, ZW, Kwok, KCS & Campbell, S 2006, Tropospheric effects in monitoring super high buildings with GPS. in Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006. pp. 2807-2814, Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 26/09/06.

Tropospheric effects in monitoring super high buildings with GPS. / Dai, W. J.; Ding, Xiaoli; Li, Z. W.; Kwok, K. C.S.; Campbell, S.

Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006. 2006. p. 2807-2814.

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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