Skip to main content
Skip header

Space Geodesy

Language of instruction angličtina, čeština
Code 544-0115
Abbreviation CG
Course title Space Geodesy
Coordinating department Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Jan Kostelecký, DrSc.

Summary

This course focuses on the principles of space geodesy and its application in the development of global coordinate systems, modeling the Earth’s gravitational field, creating a global geoid model, and solving geodynamic and seismic problems. Students will become familiar with celestial and terrestrial coordinate systems and transformations between them, time systems used in astronomy, and the fundamentals of artificial satellite motion. The course covers methods and instruments for astronomical positioning and the basic methods of space geodesy.

Specialized Knowledge: Students will acquire advanced knowledge of the principles of space geodesy, celestial and terrestrial coordinate systems, time systems in astronomy, and the fundamentals of the theory of undisturbed and disturbed satellite motion. They will become familiar with the principles of creating global coordinate systems, models of the Earth’s gravitational field, and the global geoid model.
Professional Skills: Students are able to apply basic methods of space geodesy, work with coordinate systems, and perform basic transformations between celestial and terrestrial systems. They can apply the principles of satellite motion and astronomical positioning to solve basic problems in space geodesy and interpret the results.
General competences: The student is able to make independent and responsible decisions when solving basic problems in space geodesy and professionally justify the selection of appropriate methods and procedures. The student is able to critically evaluate the possibilities and limitations of using space geodesy methods in the development and implementation of global geodetic reference systems, modelling the Earth's gravity field and the geoid, and solving geodynamic and seismic problems. The student takes responsibility for the accuracy and quality of their work and is able to clearly present and professionally interpret the results obtained.

Literature

Kostelecký J.: Přednášky „Kosmická geodézie“ ve formě „ppt“.
Kostelecký J. ml.: Globální polohové souřadnicové systémy, skripta, Nakladatelství ČVUT Praha, 2019.
Kostelecký, J., Klokočník, J., Kostelecký, J. (ml.): Kosmická geodézie, skripta, Vydalo nakladatelství ČVUT v Praze, 2008
Hofmann-Wellenhof, B., Lichtenegger, H., Wasle, E.: GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Springer Verlag, 2008.
SVEHLA, Drazen. Geometrical Theory of Satellite Orbits and Gravity Field. Cham: Springer, 2018.
OGAJA, Clement A. An Introduction to GNSS Geodesy and Applications. 2nd ed. Cham: Springer, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-74494-5.

Advised literature

KABELÁČ, J., KOSTELECKÝ, J.: Geodetická astronomie 10, skripta, Vydavatelství, ČVUT, Praha, 1998
BURŠA, M., KOSTELECKÝ, J.: Space Geodesy and Space Geodynamics, Praha 1999.
ANDERSON, A. J., Cazenave A.: Space Geodesy and Geodynamics, Academic Press, 1987.
Xu Guochang: Orbits, Springer, 2008
LEICK,A.: GPS, Satellite Surveying, John Wiley and sons, INC., 1994.
TEUNISSEN, Peter J. G. a Oliver MONTENBRUCK, eds. Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Cham: Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-42928-1 . DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42927-1.
SCHMELZBACH, Cedric; HOHENSINN, Roland, eds. Space Geodesy for Environmental Monitoring. Advances in Geophysics, Vol. 65. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2024.
LI, Xianjie, Jean-Pierre BARRIOT, Yidong LOU et al. Towards Millimeter-Level Accuracy in GNSS-Based Space Geodesy: A Review of Error Budget for GNSS Precise Point Positioning. Surveys in Geophysics. 2023, 44, 1691–1731. DOI 10.1007/s10712-023-09785-w.