Title: Department of Geomatics
1451 - 200 Geomatics Science 2
Lecture 9 Introduction to The Global Positioning
System (GPS)
The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is
an all-weather, space based navigation system
developed by the Department of Defense to satisfy
the requirements for the military forces to
accurately determine their position, velocity
and time in a common reference system anywhere on
or near the Earth on a continuous basis
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3GPS
- has revolutionised traditional surveying
techniques - intervisibility between stations not required
- independent of weather conditions
- can operate day or night
- highly accurate
- quick and easy to use
- baselines of 100s of km in length possible
- economic advantage
4Applications of GPS
- geodetic surveying (position and height)
- GIS data capture
- in-car navigation systems
- ship and aircraft navigation
- geophysical surveys
- recreational uses
5System Availability
- GPS is free
- Anyone with a receiver can pick up GPS signals
anywhere in the world - Military system - downgraded by the Americans
6GPS Downgrading
- Selective Availability(SA)
- Anti-spoofing(AS)
7The Space Segment
- 24 satellites
- 12 hour, geosynchronous orbits
- 20,000km
- Block I, Block II, Block IIR
- atomic clocks - key to the systems accuracy
- spread spectrum signal - less subject to
intentional jamming - transmit within the L band of the frequency
spectrum, microwaves - L1 - 1575.42MHz
- L2 - 1227.60MHz
8The Space Segment
- Dual frequencies eliminate the effect of the
atmosphere - major source of error - modulated with 2 pseudo random noise codes
- coarse acquisition code
- precise code
- data message
- satellite identification number PRN codes
- 4-8 satellites can be observed anywhere on the
Earth above 15o
L1
L2
9The Space Segment
- C/A code allows access to the standard
positioning service (SPS) - positioning accuracy of around 100m,
- P code allows access to the precise positioning
service (PPS) - positioning accuracy of around 15m
- C/A code gives approximate position, it assists
with acquisition of the P-code for more precise
positioning
10Denial of Accuracy and Access
- Selective Availability (SA)
- dithering of the satellite clock frequency
- affects one receiver operation - eliminated by
differencing between receivers - expected to be removed within the next 10 years
- Truncation of the transmitted navigation message
so that the coordinates of the satellites cannot
be accurately computed - Anti Spoofing(AS) - turn off the P code of invoke
an encrypted Y code. Denies the P code to all
but authorised users
11The Control Segment
- Operational control System (OCS) - master control
station, worldwide monitor stations and ground
control stations - stations track the GPS satellites
- predict satellite orbits
- satellite clock corrections computed
- updated in the data message every hour
- master control station - Colorado
- calculates satellite orbit and clock parameters
from the monitor stations - results passed to ground control stations for
upload to the satellites
12The Control Segment
- 5 monitor stations globally
- orbit determination using precise cesium clocks
and P code receivers - private monitoring networks also exist5 monitor
stations globally - 3 ground control stations collocated with the
monitor stations - mainly consist of ground antennas
- communication links to the satellites
13The User Segment
- Military - Department of Defense
- Civilian
- high precision - geodetic surveying
- low precision - leisure activities, hiking,
yachting
14Calculation of Position
- GPS positioning based on geometry
- Resection
- 4 satellites
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15Calculation of Position
- Using a single receiver accuracy affected by
- accuracy of satellite position
- accuracy of the pseudorange measurement
- satellite geometry
16GPS coordinates are computed in a Cartesian (XYZ)
coordinate system on the WGS84 reference
system. To mean anything to us these
coordinates must be converted (1) to geodetic
coordinates in WGS84 (2) from WGS84 to AGD
geodetic coordinates (on ANS66) (3) from AGD
coordinates to AMG
17GDA
- ANS66 change to GRS80 (WGS84)
- GDA will be fully compatible with GPS
- Transformations from WGS84 to AGD will become
unecessary
18GPS Time
- Time very important in GPS
- Uses a global timeframe - universal time (UT)
- Melbourne is 10 hours ahead of UT
- in reality GPS uses its own atomic time system
19Drawbacks of GPS
- no good in tunnels, underwater or in buildings
- need clear sky to see satellites
- gives out coordinates in WGS84, must be
transformed to local datum - produces ellipsoidal not orthometric heights
20GPS hardware and mission planning
- GPS receivers
- signal tracked (C/A and/or P code) L1 and/or L2
carrier phase. - number of channels
- realtime or post processed
- static/kinematic
- data transmission link
- size/portability
- power source
- price
- time to first fix
- update rate
21GPS hardware and mission planning
- GPS antennas
- used to receive signals from GPS satellites
- designed to give high SNR
- designed to reduce multipath
- size depends on application
- antenna phase centre must be stable
22GPS Survey
- Field Reconnaissance
- reconnaissance saves time, effort and money in
the long term - similar to standard surveying reconnaissance
except sky visibility is important - need maps, plans, site descriptions
23Site Evaluation
- find the point
- check for obstructions - elevation mask
- multipath
- construct visibility diagram
24GPS Survey Planning
- What accuracy do you require
- how many receivers
- single or dual frequency
- what type of receivers (preferably same types of
antenna and receivers)
25GPS Survey Planning
- how long will you observe
- 1-10km (30-60 minutes)
- 10-20km (60-120 minutes)
- when should you observe
- satellite avaiability plot
- DOP Plot
- data sampling rate
- logistics
26GPS Field Practice
- Code range vs carrier phase
- code ranges accurate to 1m, carrier phase to 1mm
- code unambiguous, carrier phase ambiguous
- real time vs post processing
- static vs kinematic - kinematic less precise
- point positioning vs relative positioning
- point positioning - coordinates of a single point
determined using a single receiver (almost always
code) - relative positioning - combining simultaneous
observations from two receivers to give the
position of one receiver relative to the other
(code or carrier phase) - code relative positioning is usually called
differential GPS
27Relative GPS
- solves for the vector between two receivers
- for short baselines (lt30km) most errors cancel
- A GPS baseline is a 3D vector between two points
- the coordinates of the unknown station are solved
relative to a control station - require good control
28GPS Accuracies
- kinematic positioning (code) 100m
- static positioning (code) 5 - 20m
- kinematic relative positioning (code -
DGPS) 3- 5m - kinematic relative positioning (phase) lt10cm
- static relative positioning (code) 0.5 - 1m
- static relative positioning (phase) 0.01 -
1ppm
29GPS Field Procedure
- Make sure you have all your equipment and
scheduling sheets and field teams are
synchronised - on arrival at the point
- set up precisely over the point
- ensure everything is level
- check orientation of antenna
- check receiver configuration
30Logging the Data
- check satellites available
- check and maintain power supply
- check satellite visibility
- measure antenna, vertical height
31GPS Data Processing
- computes the coordinates
- user must be alert to what is going on
- look for QA
- software inputs
- satellite ephemerides
- measurements
- antenna heights
- coordinates of control points
- software output
- dX, dY, dZ
32GPS Error Sources
- Code and phase pseudoranges affected by by
systematic errors, biases and random noise
33Biases and Noise
- Systematic errors can be modelled and solved in
the observation equations - differencing between receivers eliminates
satellite specific errors - differencing between satellites eliminates
receiver specific errors - random noise contains actual observation noise
plus multipath effects
34Other Space Positioning Systems
- GLONASS
- GALILEO
- EGNOS
- GNSS