GE 354 — Satellite Surveying
BSc BSc Geomatic Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
To introduce students to a basic understanding of the theory and applications of modern satellite geodesy. Contents: Space-based positioning systems (such as GPS and GLONASS) used in conjunction with sophisticated mathematical modelling to solve the problems of determining 3-D position on and near the surface of the earth. An overview of the theory and applications of satellite surveying- artificial satellites, satellite orbital motion, Kepler elements. GPS system concepts and characteristics – space segment, operational control segment, user segment, signal structure, receivers and antennae; GPS measurements – pseudoranging, carrier phase measurements, GPS time, error sources and measurement accuracy, mission planning; position determination techniques - single point and differential positioning, static and kinematic GPS, post mission and Real time processing, DGPS concepts; using GPS for height determination; reference datums and datum transformation, Integrating satellite data into local co-ordinate systems; GPS application; introduction to other space geodesy techniques - satellite altimetry , satellite laser ranging. Geodetic datum definition and coordinate systems. Principles and theory of satellite positioning, error modelling, practical applications and considerations, data processing strategies, heights from GPS and geoid modelling and the future of satellite geodesy. The use of GPS data for orbital analysis, design and analysis of geodetic networks.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Year Three
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- CE 367 — Transportation Engineering
- CE 368 — Highway Engineering
- GE 351 — Photogrammetry II
- GE 353 — Geodetic Surveying I
- GE 361 — Remote Sensing II
- GE 362 — Principles of GIS
- GE 371 — Survey Adjustment I
- GE 372 — Survey Adjustment II
- MATH 351 — Statistics
- PL 252 — Planning the Physical Environment
- CE 260 — Soil And Rock Mechanics
- CE 461 — Engineering Economy & Entrepreneurship
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