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Antenna phase center correction differences from robot and chamber calibrations: the case study LEIAR25 / Grzegorz Krzan in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020) Titre : Antenna phase center correction differences from robot and chamber calibrations: the case study LEIAR25 Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Grzegorz Krzan, Auteur ; Karol Dawidowicz, Auteur ; Pawel Wielgosz, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] antenne GLONASS [Termes descripteurs IGN] antenne GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] antenne GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] centre de phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] chambre anéchoïque [Termes descripteurs IGN] correction du signal [Termes descripteurs IGN] étalonnage d'instrument [Termes descripteurs IGN] instrumentation Leica [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] robot [Termes descripteurs IGN] série temporelle [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal GNSS Résumé : (auteur) In recent years, the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have been intensively modernized, resulting in the introduction of new carrier frequencies for GPS and GLONASS and the development of new satellite systems such as Galileo and BeiDou (BDS). For this reason, the absolute field antenna calibrations performed so far for the two legacy carrier frequencies, the GPS and GLONASS, seem to be insufficient. Hence, all antennas will require a re-calibration of their phase center variations for the new signals to ensure the highest measurement accuracy. Currently, two absolute calibration methods are used to calibrate GNSS antennas: field calibration using a robot and calibration in an anechoic chamber. Unfortunately, differences in these methodologies also result in a disparity in the obtained antenna phase center corrections (PCC). Therefore, we analyze the differences between individual PCC obtained with these two methods, specifically for the Leica AR-25 antenna model (LEIAR25). In addition, the influence of PCC differences on the GNSS-derived position time series for 19 EUREF Permanent GNSS Network (EPN) stations was also assessed. The results show that the calibration method has a noticeable impact on PCC models. PCC differences determined for the ionosphere-free combination may reach up over 20 mm and can be transferred to the position domain. Further tests concerning the positioning accuracy showed that for horizontal coordinates differences between solutions were mostly below 1 mm, exceeding 2 mm only at two stations for the GLONASS solution. However, the height component differences exceeded 5 mm for four, six and six stations out of 19 for the GPS, GLONASS and Galileo solutions, respectively. These differences are strongly dependent on large L2 calibration differences. Numéro de notice : A2020-081 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-0957-5 date de publication en ligne : 11/02/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-0957-5 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94650 [article]

Performance of Galileo precise time and frequency transfer models using quad-frequency carrier phase observations / Pengfei Zhang in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020) Titre : Performance of Galileo precise time and frequency transfer models using quad-frequency carrier phase observations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pengfei Zhang, Auteur ; Rui Tu, Auteur ; Yuping Gao, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement du signal [Termes descripteurs IGN] bruit atmosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] code Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur systématique interfréquence d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] fréquence multiple [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle mathématique [Termes descripteurs IGN] phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal BeiDou [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal GLONASS [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps-fréquence [Termes descripteurs IGN] transmission de données Résumé : (auteur) GNSSs, such as Galileo and modernized GPS, BeiDou and GLONASS systems, offer new potential and challenges in precise time and frequency transfer using multi-frequency observations. We focus on the performance of Galileo time and frequency transfer using the E1, E5a, E5b and E5 observations. Dual-frequency, triple-frequency and quad-frequency models for precise time and frequency transfer with different Galileo observations are proposed. Four time and transfer links between international time laboratories are used to assess the performances of different models in terms of time link noise level and frequency stability indicators. The average RMS values of the smoothed residuals of the clock difference series are 0.033 ns, 0.033 ns and 0.034 ns for the dual-frequency, triple-frequency and quad-frequency models with four time links, respectively. With respect to frequency stability, the average stability values at 15,360 s are 9.51 × 10−15, 9.46 × 10−15 and 9.37 × 10−15 for the dual-frequency, triple-frequency and quad-frequency models with four time links, respectively. Moreover, although biases among different models and receiver the inter-frequency exist, their characteristics are relatively stable. Generally, the dual-/triple-/quad-frequency models show similar performance for those time links, and the quad-frequency models can provide significant potential for switching among and unifying the three multi-frequency solutions, as well as further enhancing the redundancy and reliability compared to the current dual-frequency time transfer method. Numéro de notice : A2020-083 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-0955-7 date de publication en ligne : 04/02/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-0955-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94652 [article]

A single-receiver geometry-free approach to stochastic modeling of multi-frequency GNSS observables / Baocheng Zhang in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n°4 (April 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n°4 (April 2020) Titre : A single-receiver geometry-free approach to stochastic modeling of multi-frequency GNSS observables Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Baocheng Zhang, Auteur ; Pengyu Hou, Auteur ; Teng Liu, Auteur ; Yunbin Yuan, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Navigation et positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] analyse de variance [Termes descripteurs IGN] corrélation croisée normalisée [Termes descripteurs IGN] corrélation temporelle [Termes descripteurs IGN] fréquence multiple [Termes descripteurs IGN] méthode des moindres carrés [Termes descripteurs IGN] méthode robuste [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle stochastique [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur [Termes descripteurs IGN] traitement de données GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] trajet multiple Résumé : (auteur) The proper choice of stochastic model is of great importance to global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data processing. Whereas extensive investigations into stochastic modeling are mainly based on the relative (or differential) method employing zero and/or short baselines, this work proposes an absolute method that relies upon a stand-alone receiver and works by applying the least-squares variance component estimation to the geometry-free functional model, thus facilitating the characterization of stochastic properties of multi-frequency GNSS observables at the undifferenced level. In developing the absolute method, special care has been taken of the code multipath effects by introducing ambiguity-like parameters to the code observation equations. By means of both the relative and absolute methods, we characterize the precision, cross and time correlation of the code and phase observables of two newly emerging constellations, namely the Chinese BDS and the European Galileo, collected by a variety of receivers of different types at multiple frequencies. Our first finding is that so far as the precision is concerned, the absolute method yields nearly the same numerical values as those derived by the zero-baseline-based relative method. However, the two methods give contradictory results with regard to the cross correlation, which is found (not) to occur between BDS phase observables when use has been made of the relative (absolute) method. Our explanation to this discrepancy is that the cross correlation found in the relative method originates from the parts (antenna, cable, low noise amplifier) shared by two receivers creating a zero baseline. The time correlation is only of significance when the multipath effects are present, as is the case with the short-baseline-based relative method; this correlation turns out to be largely weaker (or ideally absent) in the absolute (or zero-baseline-based relative) method. Moreover, with the absolute method, the stochastic properties determined for two receivers of the same type but subject to different multipath effects are virtually the same. We take this as a convincing evidence that the absolute method is robust against multipath effects. Hence, the absolute method proposed in the present work represents a promising complement to the relative method and appears to be particularly beneficial to GNSS positioning, navigation and timing technologies based on the undifferenced observables, typically the precise point positioning. Numéro de notice : A2020-160 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01366-8 date de publication en ligne : 09/03/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01366-8 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94817 [article]

The impact of second-order ionospheric delays on the ZWD estimation with GPS and BDS measurements / Shaocheng Zhang in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020) Titre : The impact of second-order ionospheric delays on the ZWD estimation with GPS and BDS measurements Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Shaocheng Zhang, Auteur ; Lei Fang, Auteur ; Guangxing Wang, Auteur ; Wei Li, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] champ géomagnétique [Termes descripteurs IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] données BeiDou [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] gradient d'ionosphère [Termes descripteurs IGN] méthode des moindres carrés [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard ionosphèrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes descripteurs IGN] teneur verticale totale en électrons Résumé : (auteur) Since millimeter accuracy is required in many GNSS applications such as real-time zenith wet delay (ZWD) estimation, the higher-order ionospheric delays on GNSS signals are no longer negligible. We calculated the second-order ionospheric delays (I2) and analyzed the impact on the ZWD estimation with GPS-only and combined GPS/BDS observations. The undifferenced PPP model with fixed coordinates was used to estimate the ZWD and horizontal gradients. The method of blockwise sequential least squares was utilized to eliminate the receiver clock biases and compute the I2 impact on the ZWDs. The I2 delays on each GNSS satellite observations were calculated with the CODE final TEC map and the 12th generation of the international geomagnetic reference field (IGRF-12) model. The statistical results with the actual observation geometry show that the I2 delays can reach over 10 mm during the daytime, and the corresponding impact on the estimated ZWD can reach up to several millimeters. At station HKWS, the maximum I2 impact with GPS only reaches up to 3.1 mm and is still 2.4 mm when both GPS and BDS observations are used. The simulated I2 impact on the ZWD could reach several millimeters, even though the TEC and geomagnetic values were calculated from relatively moderate background models. Compared with the 5–10 mm precision of real-time ZWD estimation, the I2 delays must not be ignored, especially during high VTEC periods. Numéro de notice : A2020-082 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-0954-8 date de publication en ligne : 04/02/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-0954-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94651 [article]

Wavelet-adaptive neural subtractive clustering fuzzy inference system to enhance low-cost and high-speed INS/GPS navigation system / Elahe S. Abdolkarimi in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020) Titre : Wavelet-adaptive neural subtractive clustering fuzzy inference system to enhance low-cost and high-speed INS/GPS navigation system Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Elahe S. Abdolkarimi, Auteur ; Mohammad-Reza Mosavi, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Navigation et positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] centrale inertielle [Termes descripteurs IGN] coût [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes descripteurs IGN] GPS-INS [Termes descripteurs IGN] imprécision des données [Termes descripteurs IGN] incertitude des données [Termes descripteurs IGN] Inférence floue [Termes descripteurs IGN] précision du positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] rapport signal sur bruit [Termes descripteurs IGN] transformation en ondelettes [Termes descripteurs IGN] vitesse de déplacement Résumé : (auteur) The combined navigation system consisting of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Inertial Navigation System in a complementary mode assures an accurate, reliable, and continuous positioning capability in the navigation system. Because of problems such as dealing with a low-cost MEMS-based inertial sensors having a high level of uncertainty and imprecision, stochastic noise, a high-speed vehicle, high noisy real data, and long-term GPS signal outage during the real-time flight test, the advantage is taken for some approaches in different steps: (1) utilizing discrete wavelet transform technique to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio in raw and noisy inertial sensor signals and attenuate high-frequency noise as a preprocessing phase to prepare more accurate data for the proposed model and (2) employing adaptive neural subtractive clustering fuzzy inference system (ANSCFIS) which combines and extracts the best feature of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), and the subtractive clustering algorithm with fewer rules than the ANFIS method, aiming to improve a more efficient, accurate, and especially a faster method which enhances the prediction accuracy and speeds up the positioning system. The achieved accuracies for the proposed model are discussed and compared with the extended Kalman filter (EKF), ANFIS, and ANSCFIS which are implemented and tested experimentally using a high-speed vehicle in three GPS blockages. The proposed model shows considerable improvements in high-speed navigation using low-cost MEMS-based inertial sensors in case of long-term GPS blockage. Numéro de notice : A2020-084 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-0951-y date de publication en ligne : 11/01/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-0951-y Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94654 [article]

Evaluation of the high-rate GNSS-PPP method for vertical structural motion / Mosbeh R. Kaloop in Survey review, vol 52 n° 371 (March 2020)  

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Research on empirical correction models of GPS Block IIF and BDS satellite inter-frequency clock bias / Xiaopeng Gong in Journal of geodesy, Vol 94 n°3 (March 2020)  

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Assessing public transit performance using real-time data: spatiotemporal patterns of bus operation delays in Columbus, Ohio, USA / Yongha Park in International journal of geographical information science IJGIS, vol 34 n° 2 (February 2020)  

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Combinatorial optimization applied to VLBI scheduling / A. Corbin in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n°2 (February 2020)  

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A convolutional neural network approach for counting and geolocating citrus-trees in UAV multispectral imagery / Lucas Prado Osco in ISPRS Journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, vol 160 (February 2020)  

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Real-time mapping of natural disasters using citizen update streams / Iranga Subasinghe in International journal of geographical information science IJGIS, vol 34 n° 2 (February 2020)  

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Statistical assessment of cartographic product from photogrammetry and fixed-wing UAV acquisition / Ademir Marques Junior in European journal of remote sensing, vol 53 n°1 (2020)  

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Absolute field calibration for multi-GNSS receiver antennas at ETH Zurich / Daniel Willi in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 1 (January 2020)  

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Assessing the quality of ionospheric models through GNSS positioning error: methodology and results / Adria Rovira-Garcia in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 1 (January 2020)  

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Assessment of the positioning performance and tropospheric delay retrieval with precise point positioning using products from different analysis centers / Feng Zhou in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 1 (January 2020)  

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