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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 descripteurs IGN] correction [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes descripteurs IGN] international GPS service for geodynamics [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs 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 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]

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)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020) . - n° 71 Titre : Using quantum optical sensors for determining the Earth’s gravity field from space Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jurgen Müller, Auteur ; Hu Wu, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 71 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes descripteurs IGN] capteur optique [Termes descripteurs IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GOCE [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GRACE [Termes descripteurs IGN] gradient [Termes descripteurs IGN] gradiomètre [Termes descripteurs IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes descripteurs IGN] incertitude temporelle [Termes descripteurs IGN] longueur d'onde [Termes descripteurs IGN] onde myriamétrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] optique quantique Résumé : (auteur) Quantum optical technology provides an opportunity to develop new kinds of gravity sensors and to enable novel measurement concepts for gravimetry. Two candidates are considered in this study: the cold atom interferometry (CAI) gradiometer and optical clocks. Both sensors show a high sensitivity and long-term stability. They are assumed on board of a low-orbit satellite like gravity field and steady-state ocean circulation explorer (GOCE) and gravity recovery and climate experiment (GRACE) to determine the Earth’s gravity field. Their individual contributions were assessed through closed-loop simulations which rigorously mapped the sensors’ sensitivities to the gravity field coefficients. Clocks, which can directly obtain the gravity potential (differences) through frequency comparison, show a high sensitivity to the very long-wavelength gravity field. In the GRACE orbit, clocks with an uncertainty level of 1.0×10−18 are capable to retrieve temporal gravity signals below degree 12, while 1.0×10−17 clocks are useful for detecting the signals of degree 2 only. However, it poses challenges for clocks to achieve such uncertainties in a short time. In space, the CAI gradiometer is expected to have its ultimate sensitivity and a remarkable stability over a long time (measurements are precise down to very low frequencies). The three diagonal gravity gradients can properly be measured by CAI gradiometry with a same noise level of 5.0 mE/Hz−−−√. They can potentially lead to a 2–5 times better solution of the static gravity field than that of GOCE above degree and order 50, where the GOCE solution is mainly dominated by the gradient measurements. In the lower degree part, benefits from CAI gradiometry are still visible, but there, solutions from GRACE-like missions are superior. Numéro de notice : A2020-537 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01401-8 date de publication en ligne : 24/07/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01401-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95730 [article]

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)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 7 (July 2020) . - n° 64 Titre : Orbit and clock analysis of BDS-3 satellites using inter-satellite link observations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xin Xie, Auteur ; Tao Geng, Auteur ; Qile Zhao, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 64 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] constellation BeiDou [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbite géostationnaire [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbite terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbitographie [Termes descripteurs IGN] variance d'Allan Résumé : (auteur) China is currently focusing on the establishment of its BDS-3 system, and a BDS-3 constellation with 18 satellites in medium Earth orbit (MEO) and one satellite in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) has been able to provide preliminary global services since the end of 2018. These BDS-3 satellites feature the inter-satellite link (ISL) and new high-quality onboard clocks. In this study, we present the analysis of BDS-3 orbits and clocks determined by Ka-band ISL measurements from 18 MEO satellites and one GEO satellite. The ISL data of 43 days from 1 January to 12 February 2019 are used. The BDS-3 ISL measurement is described by a dual one-way ranging model. After converting bidirectional observations to the same epoch, Ka-band clock-free and geometry-free observables are obtained by the addition and subtraction of dual one-way observations, respectively. One anchor station with Ka-band bidirectional observations is introduced into the orbit determination to provide the orientation constraints. Using Ka-band clock-free observables, BDS-3 satellite orbits are determined. The ISL hardware delays are estimated together with orbits, and the resulting hardware delay estimates are quite stable with STD of about 0.03 ns. The Ka-band orbits are evaluated by orbit overlap differences, comparison with L-band precise orbits, and satellite laser ranging validation. The results indicate that the radial orbit errors are on the 2–4 cm level for MEO satellites and 8–10 cm for the GEO satellite. In addition, we investigate the ground anchoring capability by adding one anchor station and reducing the amount of data of the anchor station. Using Ka-band geometry-free observables, BDS-3 satellite clocks are estimated and the RMS of post-fit ISL residuals is about 5 cm. The Ka-band clock offsets are analyzed and compared with L-band precise clocks. Independent of orbit errors, the Allan deviation of Ka-band clocks for averaging interval longer than 5000 s is superior to that of L-band clocks. Furthermore, a pronounced bump, which appears in the Allan deviation of L-band clocks, almost vanishes in Ka-band clocks. Finally, the periodic variations are detected for L-band and Ka-band clocks. Numéro de notice : A2020-534 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01394-4 date de publication en ligne : 08/07/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01394-4 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95724 [article]

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)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020) Titre : Performance of real-time undifferenced precise positioning assisted by remote IGS multi-GNSS stations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Zhiqiang Liu, Auteur ; Dongjie Yue, Auteur ; Zhangyu Huang, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes descripteurs IGN] international GPS service for geodynamics [Termes descripteurs IGN] Nouvelle-Zélande [Termes descripteurs IGN] onde sismique [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] précision du positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes descripteurs IGN] séisme [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps de convergence [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps réel Résumé : (auteur) The heavy reliance of real-time precise point positioning (RTPPP) on external satellite clock products may lead to discontinuity or even failure in time-critical applications. We present an alternative approach of real-time undifferenced precise positioning (RUP) that, by combining satellite clock estimation and precise point positioning based on the extended Kalman filter, is independent of external satellite clock corrections. The approach is evaluated in simulated real time with the assistance of a variable number of IGS multi-GNSS stations located between 1359.7 and 4852.5 km from the users. The results show that even with a single auxiliary IGS station, RUP is still feasible and able to retain centimeter-level positioning accuracy. Typically, with three auxiliary IGS stations about 2000–3000 km away, an accuracy of about 2 cm in the horizontal and 5 cm in the vertical can be achieved. The performance of RUP is comparable to that of PPP using 5-s satellite clock products and notably exhibits superior short-term precision in dealing with high-rate (1 Hz) GPS/GLONASS observations. The addition of GLONASS observations reduces the convergence time by 56.9% and improves the 3-D position accuracy by 31.8% while increasing the processing latency by a factor of about 1.6. Employing three IGS stations over 2400 km away from the epicenter, RUP is applied for the rapid determination of coseismic displacements and waveforms for the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, yielding highly consistent results compared to those obtained from post-processed PPP in the global reference frame. We also explore its potential in facilitating real-time online services in terms of real-time precise positioning, zenith tropospheric delay retrieving, and satellite clock estimation. Numéro de notice : A2020-328 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-0972-6 date de publication en ligne : 12/03/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-0972-6 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95209 [article]

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)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n°1 (January 2020) Titre : On the interoperability of IGS products for precise point positioning with ambiguity resolution Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Simon Banville, Auteur ; Jianghui Geng, Auteur ; Sylvain Loyer, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes descripteurs IGN] international GPS service for geodynamics [Termes descripteurs IGN] interopérabilité [Termes descripteurs IGN] longitude [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement cinématique [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement statique [Termes descripteurs IGN] précision millimétrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté Résumé : (auteur) Techniques enabling precise point positioning with ambiguity resolution (PPP-AR) were developed over a decade ago. Several analysis centers of the International GNSS Service (IGS) have implemented such strategies into their software packages and are generating (experimental) PPP-AR products including satellite clock and bias corrections. While the IGS combines individual orbit and clock products as standard to provide a more reliable solution, interoperability of these new PPP-AR products must be confirmed before they can be combined. As a first step, all products are transformed into a common observable-specific representation of biases. It is then confirmed that consistency is only ensured by considering both clock and bias products simultaneously. As a consequence, the satellite clock combination process currently used by the IGS must be revisited to consider not only clocks but also biases. A combination of PPP-AR products from six analysis centers over a one-week period is successfully achieved, showing that alignment of phase clocks can be achieved with millimeter precision thanks to the integer properties of the clocks. In the positioning domain, PPP-AR solutions for all products show improved longitude estimates of daily static positions by nearly 60% over float solutions. The combined products generally provide equivalent or better results than individual analysis center contributions, for both static and kinematic solutions. Numéro de notice : A2020-150 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01335-w date de publication en ligne : 03/01/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01335-w Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94782 [article]

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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Combined orbits and clocks from IGS second reprocessing / Jake Griffiths in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n° 2 (February 2019)  

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Analysis of GPS satellite clock prediction performance with different update intervals and application to real-time PPP / H. Yang in Survey review, vol 51 n° 364 (January 2019)  

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