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LEO satellite clock analysis and prediction for positioning applications / Kan Wang in Geo-spatial Information Science, vol 25 n° 1 (March 2022)  

Public [article]  inGeo-spatial Information Science > vol 25 n° 1 (March 2022) . - pp 14 - 33 Titre : LEO satellite clock analysis and prediction for positioning applications Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Kan Wang, Auteur ; Ahmed El-Mowafy, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 14 - 33 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] chronométrie [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] oscillateur [Termes IGN] relativité générale Résumé : (auteur) The positioning service aided by low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellations has become a hot topic in recent years. To achieve precise positioning, accuracy of the LEO clocks is important for single-receiver users. To bridge the gap between the applicable time of the clock products and the time of positioning, the precise LEO clocks need to be predicted over a certain period depending on the sampling interval of the clock products. This study discusses the prediction errors for periods from 10 s to 1 h for two typical LEO clock types, i.e. the ultra-stable oscillator (USO) and the oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO). The prediction is based on GNSS-determined precise clock estimates, where the clock stability is related to the GNSS estimation errors, the behaviors of the oscillators themselves, the systematic effects related to the environment and the relativistic effects, and the stability of the time reference. Based on real data analysis, LEO clocks of the two different types are simulated under different conditions, and a prediction model considering the systematic effects is proposed. Compared to a simple polynomial fitting model usually applied, the proposed model can significantly reduce the prediction errors, i.e. by about 40%-70% in simulations and about 5%-30% for real data containing different miss-modeled effects. For both clock types, short-term prediction of 1 min would result in a root mean square error (RMSE) of a few centimeters when using a very stable time reference. The RMSE amounts to about 0.1 m, when a typical real-time time reference of the national center for space studies (CNES) real-time clocks was used. For long-term prediction of 1 h, the RMSE could range from below 1 m to a few meters for the USOs, depending on the complexity of the miss-modeled effects. For OCXOs, the 1 h prediction could lead to larger errors with an RMSE of about 10 m. Numéro de notice : A2022-303 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.1080/10095020.2021.1917310 Date de publication en ligne : 08/06/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2021.1917310 Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100377 [article]

GNSS observable-specific phase biases for all-frequency PPP ambiguity resolution / Jianghui Geng in Journal of geodesy, vol 96 n° 2 (February 2022)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 96 n° 2 (February 2022) . - n° 11 Titre : GNSS observable-specific phase biases for all-frequency PPP ambiguity resolution Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jianghui Geng, Auteur ; Qiang Wen, Auteur ; Qiyuan Zhang, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 11 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] données Galileo [Termes IGN] erreur de phase [Termes IGN] erreur systématique interfréquence d'horloge [Termes IGN] fréquence multiple [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] phase GPS [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté [Termes IGN] signal GNSS [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement de données GNSS Résumé : (auteur) An unwritten rule to resolve GNSS ambiguities in precise point positioning (PPP-AR) is that users should follow faithfully the frequency choices and observable combinations mandated by satellite clock and phase bias providers. Switching to other frequencies of measurements requires that the satellite clocks be converted, albeit in a roundabout way, to agree with the new frequencies of code biases. Satellite phase biases, on the other hand, are prescribed conventionally as wide-lane and narrow-lane combinations, which prevents users from resolving other phase combinations in the case of multi-frequency observables. We therefore develop an approach to compute observable-specific phase biases (phase OSBs) in concert with the legacy, but ambiguity-fixed, satellite clocks to enable PPP-AR over any frequency choices and observable combinations at the user end, i.e., all-frequency PPP-AR. In particular, the phase OSBs on the baseline frequencies (e.g., L1/L2 for GPS and E1/E5a for Galileo) are estimated by decoupling the code OSBs pre-aligned with the satellite clocks; then satellite clocks are re-estimated by holding pre-resolved undifferenced ambiguities and phase OSBs on the baseline frequencies; finally, all third-frequency phase OSBs are determined by introducing the ambiguity-fixed satellite clocks above. We used a global network of multi-frequency GPS/Galileo data over a month to verify this approach. In dual-frequency PPP-AR using GPS L1/L2, L1/L5, Galileo E1/E5a, E1/E5b, E1/E5 and E1/E6 signals, over 95% of wide-lane and narrow-lane ambiguity residuals were within ±0.25 and ±0.15 cycles, respectively, after the code and phase OSB corrections on raw GNSS measurements. As a result, the ambiguity fixing rates reached around 95% in all PPP-AR tests, though it was only the satellite clocks aligned with the GPS L1/L2 and Galileo E1/E5a pseudorange that were applied throughout. We stress that the key to computing such phase OSBs for all-frequency PPP-AR is that the code OSBs have the same bias datum as that of the satellite clocks. Numéro de notice : A2022-135 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-022-01602-3 Date de publication en ligne : 04/02/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-022-01602-3 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99740 [article]

Ionospheric tomographic common clock model of undifferenced uncombined GNSS measurements / German Olivares-Pulido in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 11 (November 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 95 n° 11 (November 2021) . - n° 122 Titre : Ionospheric tomographic common clock model of undifferenced uncombined GNSS measurements Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : German Olivares-Pulido, Auteur ; Manuel Hernández-Pajares, Auteur ; Haixia Lyu, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 122 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] correction ionosphérique [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] mesurage par GNSS [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] phase [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] teneur totale en électrons [Termes IGN] tomographie par GPS [Termes IGN] voxel [Termes IGN] Wide Area Augmentation System [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement de données GNSS Résumé : (auteur) In this manuscript, we introduce the Ionospheric Tomographic Common Clock (ITCC) model of undifferenced uncombined GNSS measurements. It is intended for improving the Wide Area precise positioning in a consistent and simple way in the multi-GNSS context, and without the need of external precise real-time products. This is the case, in particular, of the satellite clocks, which are estimated at the Wide Area GNSS network Central Processing Facility (CPF) referred to the reference receiver one; and the precise realtime ionospheric corrections, simultaneously computed under a voxel-based tomographic model with satellite clocks and other geodetic unknowns, from the uncombined and undifferenced pseudoranges and carrier phase measurements at the CPF from the Wide Area GNSS network area. The model, without fixing the carrier phase ambiguities for the time being (just constraining them by the simultaneous solution of both ionospheric and geometric components of the uncombined GNSS model), has been successfully applied and assessed against previous precise positioning techniques. This has been done by emulating real-time conditions for Wide Area GPS users during 2018 in Poland. Numéro de notice : A2021-776 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-021-01568-8 Date de publication en ligne : 13/10/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-021-01568-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98839 [article]

POD of small LEO satellites based on precise real-time MADOCA and SBAS-aided PPP corrections / Amir Allahvirdi-Zadeh in GPS solutions, vol 25 n° 2 (April 2021)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 25 n° 2 (April 2021) . - 14 p. Titre : POD of small LEO satellites based on precise real-time MADOCA and SBAS-aided PPP corrections Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Amir Allahvirdi-Zadeh, Auteur ; Kan Wang, Auteur ; Ahmed El-Mowafy, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : 14 p. Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] données GNSS [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbitographie par GNSS [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] temps réel Résumé : (Auteur) For real-time precise orbit determination (POD) of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, high-accuracy global navigation satellite system (GNSS) orbit and clock products are necessary in real time. Recently, the Japanese multi-GNSS advanced demonstration of orbit and clock analysis precise point positioning (PPP) service and the new generation of the Australian/New Zealand satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS)-aided PPP service provide free and precise GNSS products that are directly broadcast through the navigation and geostationary earth orbit satellites, respectively. With the high quality of both products shown in this study, a 3D accuracy of centimeters can be achieved in the post-processing mode for the reduced-dynamic orbits of small LEO satellites having a duty cycle down to 40% and at sub-dm to dm level for the kinematic orbits. The results show a promising future for high-accuracy real-time POD onboard LEO satellites benefiting from the precise free-of-charge PPP corrections broadcast by navigation systems or SBAS. Numéro de notice : A2021-091 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-01078-8 Date de publication en ligne : 11/01/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01078-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96880 [article]

An offshore real-time precise point positioning technique based on a single set of BeiDou short-message communication devices / Zhixi Nie in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020) . - n° 78 Titre : An offshore real-time precise point positioning technique based on a single set of BeiDou short-message communication devices Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Zhixi Nie, Auteur ; Boyang Wang, Auteur ; Zhenjie Wang, Auteur ; Kaifei He, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 78 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Navigation et positionnement [Termes IGN] correction [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] international GPS service for geodynamics [Termes IGN] positionnement par GNSS [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] temps réel Résumé : (auteur) Real-time precise point positioning (PPP) based on open-access real-time service (RTS) of the international GNSS service (IGS) has attracted increasing attention in recent years. For offshore applications, the receiving of RTS corrections becomes a major obstacle due to lack of internet-based infrastructures. Short-message communication (SMC) is a particular technique of BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS), which can provide bidirectional communication between users in a cost-effective way. However, the limited bandwidth and frequency of BDS SMC make it impossible to directly broadcast IGS RTS corrections with BDS SMC. An offshore real-time PPP technique is proposed based on IGS RTS corrections with a single set of BDS SMC devices for communication. RTS orbit corrections in the along-track, cross-track and radial directions, the clock correction and the code bias correction of each satellite are together converted into an equivalent range correction on the basis of user approximate position and will-be-used code observation types. The range corrections within 1 min are fitted into a first-order polynomial. Only the range and range-rate corrections at the reference time are broadcast with BDS SMC. In addition, different from broadcasting corrections of all satellites in the IGS RTS, corrections of only visible satellites are encoded into a BDS SMC correction message to further reduce the data size. The encoding strategy of BDS SMC correction message and a detailed procedure of the offshore real-time PPP technique are presented. The land-simulated and offshore experiment results show that the proposed technique can meet the demands of high-precision offshore applications. Numéro de notice : A2020-543 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01411-6 Date de publication en ligne : 08/08/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01411-6 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95745 [article]

GipsyX/RTGx, a new tool set for space geodetic operations and research / Willy I. Bertiger in Advances in space research, vol 66 n° 3 (1 August 2020)  

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Using quantum optical sensors for determining the Earth’s gravity field from space / Jurgen Müller in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020)  

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Orbit and clock analysis of BDS-3 satellites using inter-satellite link observations / Xin Xie in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 7 (July 2020)  

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Performance of real-time undifferenced precise positioning assisted by remote IGS multi-GNSS stations / Zhiqiang Liu in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020)  

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On the interoperability of IGS products for precise point positioning with ambiguity resolution / Simon Banville in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n°1 (January 2020)  

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Real-time clock prediction of multi-GNSS satellites and its application in precise point positioning / Yaquan Peng in Advances in space research, vol 64 n°7 (1 October 2019)  

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Galileo and QZSS precise orbit and clock determination using new satellite metadata / Xingxing Li in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n° 8 (August 2019)  

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Multi-GNSS real-time clock estimation using sequential least square adjustment with online quality control / Wenju Fu in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°7 (July 2019)  

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Processing of GNSS constellations and ground station networks using the raw observation approach / Sebastian Strasser in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°7 (July 2019)  

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Real-time GPS satellite orbit and clock estimation based on OpenMP / Kaifa Kuang in Advances in space research, vol 63 n° 8 (15 April 2019)  

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