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A multi-frequency and multi-GNSS method for the retrieval of the ionospheric TEC and intraday variability of receiver DCBs / Min Li in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n°10 (October 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n°10 (October 2020) . - 14 p. Titre : A multi-frequency and multi-GNSS method for the retrieval of the ionospheric TEC and intraday variability of receiver DCBs Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Min Li, Auteur ; Yunbin Yuan, Auteur ; Xiao Zhang, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 14 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur systématique [Termes descripteurs IGN] fréquence multiple [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement différentiel [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] teneur totale en électrons [Termes descripteurs IGN] variation diurne Résumé : (auteur) As one of the important factors influencing the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) estimation accuracy, receiver differential code biases (DCBs) should be properly removed from global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurements. The intraday variability in receiver DCBs (rDCBs), which is usually ignored in the commonly used ionospheric observable retrieval procedure, has been identified as one of the major errors degrading the accuracy of TEC estimation. The modified carrier-to-code leveling (MCCL) method can be adopted to eliminate the impact of the rDCB variability on the retrieval of the ionospheric TEC from dual-frequency (DF) GNSS observations. In this contribution, we extend the MCCL method from two aspects. First, the DF MCCL method is adapted to the multi-frequency (MF) case, in which DF, triple-frequency or even arbitrary-frequency observations can be readily processed to simultaneously estimate both the ionospheric TEC and rDCB variations. Second, the MCCL method is refined to enable the handling of GLONASS data by accounting for the effects of code inter-frequency biases induced by the frequency division multiple access (FDMA) technology. Based on the test results, the retrieval accuracy of the ionospheric TEC using our proposed method can be improved from 9.47 TECu to 2.67 TECu in the presence of significant intraday rDCB variations. We discovered that the maximum difference in the rDCB variations of the same satellite system between different frequency bands can be as large as 10 ns. The dependence of multi-GNSS and MF rDCB variations on the ambient temperature is further verified in this study. The results show that the temperature dependence of rDCB varies among different satellite systems and frequency bands. Compared to the Galileo, GPS and GLONASS satellite systems, the Beidou system (BDS) rDCB estimates exhibit a stronger correlation with the measured temperature. The percentages of stations with the mean absolute Pearson correlation coefficient value above 0.8 are 27.17% for GPS, 30.58% for GLONASS, 43.78% for BDS and 33.9% for Galileo, respectively. Numéro de notice : A2020-650 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01437-w date de publication en ligne : 12/10/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01437-w Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96083 [article]

An assessment of wide-lane ambiguity resolution methods for multi-frequency multi-GNSS precise point positioning / Viet Duong in Survey review, vol 52 n° 374 (August 2020)  

Public [article]  inSurvey review > vol 52 n° 374 (August 2020) . - pp 442 - 453 Titre : An assessment of wide-lane ambiguity resolution methods for multi-frequency multi-GNSS precise point positioning Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Viet Duong, Auteur ; Ken Harima, Auteur ; Suelynn Choy, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : pp 442 - 453 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] combinaison linéaire [Termes descripteurs IGN] délai d'obtention de la première position [Termes descripteurs IGN] fréquence multiple [Termes descripteurs IGN] mesurage de phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] mesurage par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté [Termes descripteurs IGN] station GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] taux d'échantillonnage Résumé : (auteur) We assess the time-to-first-fix (TTFF) and the ambiguity fixing rate of two PPP wide-lane ambiguity resolution (WL-AR) methods, namely the geometry-based and ionospheric-free (GB-IF) method, and the geometry-free and ionospheric-free (GF-IF) method. First, an optimal GF-IF WL linear combination is selected based on the ratio between the code and carrier phase measurement noise (RT). Then, the relation between ambiguity variance and satellite geometry in the GB-IF WL-AR is investigated. Both simulated and real data from 31 GNSS stations over 37 consecutive days in 2017 were used. Numerical results show that the GF-IF WL-AR method has shorter TTFF and higher ambiguity fixing rate compared to the GB-IF method when RT≤150. However, when RT≥150, the GB-IF method outperforms the GF-IF method. Depending on RT values used, 2–10 min would be required to resolve the WL ambiguities when using GNSS measurements with one second sampling rate. Numéro de notice : A2020-518 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1080/00396265.2019.1634339 date de publication en ligne : 02/07/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2019.1634339 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95678 [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 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN 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 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN 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]

Triple-frequency PPP ambiguity resolution with multi-constellation GNSS: BDS and Galileo / Xingxing Li in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n° 8 (August 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 93 n° 8 (August 2019) . - pp 1105 - 1122 Titre : Triple-frequency PPP ambiguity resolution with multi-constellation GNSS: BDS and Galileo Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xingxing Li, Auteur ; Xin Li, Auteur ; Gege Liu, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 1105 - 1122 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Navigation et positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] ambiguïté entière [Termes descripteurs IGN] constellation BeiDou [Termes descripteurs IGN] constellation GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] estimation de position [Termes descripteurs IGN] fréquence multiple [Termes descripteurs IGN] mesurage de phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement cinématique [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement statique [Termes descripteurs IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté Résumé : (auteur) Multi-constellation GNSS (multi-GNSS) and multi-frequency signals open new prospects for fast ambiguity resolution (AR) of precise point positioning (PPP). Currently, all the BDS and Galileo satellites are capable of transmitting signals on three or more frequencies. In this contribution, we investigate the triple-frequency PPP ambiguity resolution with B1, B2 and B3 observations from BDS satellites and E1, E5a and E5b observations from Galileo satellites and evaluate the contribution of BDS + Galileo combination to triple-frequency PPP AR. The uncalibrated phase delay (UPD) products are estimated based on triple-frequency observations, and the temporal characteristic as well as the residual distributions are analyzed. Our results show that the extra-wide-lane (EWL) and wide-lane (WL) UPDs for BDS and Galileo satellites are both stable during the 30 days and the daily narrow-lane (NL) UPD series are also steady with no obvious fluctuation. The Galileo UPDs exhibit better performance than BDS UPDs due to the high-quality observations. It is also interesting to find that the EWL UPD corrections for all Galileo satellites are very close to the zero. With the precise UPD products, the triple-frequency PPP AR with BDS and Galileo observations was implemented in both static and kinematic modes. Compared to the ambiguity-float solution, the performance can be significantly improved by triple-frequency PPP AR with the positioning accuracy improved by 30–70% in both static and kinematic modes. Moreover, the triple-frequency PPP fixed solutions also present better performance than the dual-frequency PPP fixed solutions in terms of time to the first fix and positioning accuracy, especially for the Galileo-only and BDS + Galileo solutions. And the fusion of multi-GNSS (BDS and Galileo) can further improve the position estimations compared to the single system with more satellites and better spatial geometry. Numéro de notice : A2019-380 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01229-x date de publication en ligne : 01/02/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01229-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=93457 [article]

Modeling and assessment of triple-frequency BDS precise point positioning / Fei Guo in Journal of geodesy, vol 90 n° 11 (November 2016)  

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Single-frequency, dual-GNSS versus dual-frequency, single-GNSS: a low-cost and high-grade receivers GPS-BDS RTK analysis / Robert Odolinski in Journal of geodesy, vol 90 n° 11 (November 2016)  

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Range imaging of E-region field-aligned irregularities by using a multifrequency technique : validation and initial results / Jenn-Shyong Chen in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 54 n° 7 (July 2016)  

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The development and performance of the VeraPhase antenna / Julien Hautcoeur in GPS world, vol 27 n° 7 (July 2016)

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