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Geodesy and GPS
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History and Basic Principles of Geodesy, Geometry of the Ellipsoid Including The Position of a Point on the Ellipsoid , Computation on the Ellipsoid: Meridian Arc, Geodesic of the Ellipsoid, Isometric and Reduced Latitudes, Differential Equations of the Geodesic, Gauss Mid-Latitude Formula, De Graff-Hunter Formula, Puissant Formula, And Bowring Method, Local and Global Best Fitting Ellipsoids, Projection of Observations onto a Reference Ellipsoid (Distances, Angles and Directions, Azimuths), Time Systems: LST, LMT, GMT, Time Transformations, Timepieces, Radio Time Signals, Location of Objects on the Celestial Sphere, Theory of Distortions (Tissot Indicatrix, Directional Distortion, Length Distortion, Area Distortion), Fundamental Methods of Map Projections: Basic Properties, Conic Projections, Cylindrical Projections, Fundamental Methods of Map Projections: Emphasis on Conformal Projections: Lambert, Transverse Mercator, and Universal Transverse Mercator, Fundamental Methods of Map Projections: Emphasis on conformal projections: Lambert, Transverse Mercator, and Universal Transverse Mercator. Satellite Navigation System ,Space Segment ,Control Segment ,User Segment , Precise Positioning Service (PPS) ,Standard Positioning Service (SPS) ,GPS Satellite Signals, GPS,Code Phase Tracking (Navigation) ,Pseudo-Range Navigation ,Receiver Position, Velocity, And Time ,Carrier Phase Tracking (Surveying) ,GPS Error Sources ,Geometric Dilution Of Precision (GDOP) ,Differential GPS (DGPS) Techniques ,Differential Code-Phase Navigation ,Differential Carrier-Phase Surveying ,Common-Mode Time Transfer ,GPS Techniques And Project Costs. |
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