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Global Navigation and Positioning Systems

Summary

The course is focusing on increasing theoretical and practical knowledge of advanced techniques for positioning using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) with various types of devices and software while utilizing current possibilities of modernized (GPS, GLONASS) and new (Galileo, BeiDou) navigation satellite systems.

Literature

SUBIRANA, S., ZORNOZA, J., HERNANDÉZ-PAJARES, M.: GNSS DATA PROCESSING, Volume I: Fundamentals and Algorithms. European Space Agency, 2013. ISBN:978-92-9221-886-7 .
HOFMANN-WELLENHOF, B., LICHTENEGGER, H., WASLE, E.: GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite Systems GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and more, Wien, Springer, 2008, 546 pages, ISBN: 9783211730126 .
ZEKAVAT, S., BUEHRER, R.M.: Handbook of position location: theory, practice, and advances. Wiley-IEEE Press, 2012. IEEE series on mobile & digital communication. ISBN:978-0-470-94342-7.
DACH, R., LUTZ, S., WALSER, P., FRIDEZ, P.: Bernese GNSS Software, Version 5.2. University of Bern, 2015, 884 str. ISBN:978-3-906813-05-9 .

Advised literature

AWANGE, J. L.: Environmental monitoring using GNSS, Springer, Berlin, 2012, ISBN:978-3-540-88255-8.
BOEHM, J., SCHUH, H.: Atmospheric Effects in Space Geodesy, Springer, Berlin, 2013, 234 pages, ISBN:978-3-642-36931-5.
MONTENBRUCK, O., STEIGENBERGER, P., HAUSCHILD, A. Comparing the ‘Big 4’ – A User’s View on GNSS Performance, 2020 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS), 2020.
NAVIPEDIA: https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/, accessed January 23, 2020.


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, angličtina, čeština, angličtina
Code 548-0908
Abbreviation GNPS
Course title Global Navigation and Positioning Systems
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D.