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Advanced methods of GNSS measurements processing

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Course Unit Code548-0094/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KAC072doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D.
Summary
Subject is focused on the field of very precise processing of data from Global navigation satellite systems. Besides introducing into fundamental knowledge and skills the attention is paid to processing data from a single receiver or from a whole network of stations, determining atmospheric and ionospheric parameters from GNSS signals and also to the issue of automatic data processing and long operative run of such applications.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student demonstrates knowledge:
- reason and neccessity of precise processing of GNSS measurements
- available software in studied area
- differences between a network solution and processing data from a single receiver, advantages and disadvantages of both strategies
- influence of troposphere and ionosphere on GNSS signals, quantification of these influences
- characteristics of automatic processing

Studen is able to:
- process real GNSS data using Precise Point Positioning method and network solution based on double-differenced observations
- optimize processing in order to estimate correctly parameters of troposphere and ionosphere
- realize long-term routine processing in order to obtain time lines of precise coordinates
- automate the whole process of GNSS data processing
Course Contents
1) Introduction into GNSS data post-processing
2) Required data and their pre-processing
3) Precise Point Positioning (PPP)
4) Double-differencing technique
5) Determining atmospheric parameters
6) GNSS meteorology and Tomography of the atmosphere
7) Determining ionospheric parameters
8) Multipath and possibilities of its correction
9) Automation of GNSS data processing
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Kačmařík, M. Studium rozložení vodních par v atmosféře pomocí měření GNSS, disertační práce, Institut geoinformatiky, HGF, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2012

Dach, R., Hugentobler, U., Fridez, P., Meindl, M. GPS Bernese Software, Version 5.0, Astronomical Institute, University of Berne, Berne, 2007
Kačmařík, M. Studium rozložení vodních par v atmosféře pomocí měření GNSS, disertační práce, Institut geoinformatiky, HGF, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2012

Dach, R., Hugentobler, U., Fridez, P., Meindl, M. GPS Bernese Software, Version 5.0, Astronomical Institute, University of Berne, Berne, 2007

Recommended Reading:
Kaplan, E. D., Hegarty, Ch. J (editors). Understanding GPS – Principles and Applications, Second Edition, Artech House, Massachusetts, USA, 2006
Kaplan, E. D., Hegarty, Ch. J (editors). Understanding GPS – Principles and Applications, Second Edition, Artech House, Massachusetts, USA, 2006
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18