Guidelines for the use of GNSS in surveying and mapping

The following general information sources and
associated links on the internet can be used to
obtain further details on GNSS and its use in
surveying (correct at date of publication):
www.esa.int/esaNA/galileo.html
www.fig.net – commissions 5&6
www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru
www.gps.gov
www.gps.gov.uk – UK GNSS RTK system
www.navcen.uscg.gov/GPS/geninfo/ – GPS
References
www.navcen.uscg.gov/gps/geninfo/gpsacro.htm –
GNSS acronyms
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps
RICS guidance and professional
information
All RICS official practice standards and guidance
can be downloaded free of charge from
www.rics.org/standards
RICS guidance notes
EDM calibration (2nd edition), 2007.
Boundaries: procedures for boundary identification,
demarcation and dispute resolution in England and
Wales (2nd edition), 2009.
Client specifications (available from RICS books
– www.ricsbooks.com)
Vertical aerial photography and derived digital
imagery (2nd edition), 2009.
Surveys of land, building and utility services at
scales of 1:500 and larger (2nd edition), 1997.
Terms and conditions of contract for land surveying
services (5th edition), 2009.
Client guides (guides for the lay professional,
available from www.rics.org/mappp)
An introduction to terrestrial laser scanning – a
guide to terrestrial laser scanning.
Reassuringly accurate – a client guide to calibration.
Scale – once it’s digital isn’t everything full size A
guide on not tripping up over step changes in
scale.
Virtually right – Networked GPS – a guide on
aspects of cost effective networked GPS correction
services.
Virtually level – a guide on the transition from the
familiar benchmark to heighting using GPS.
Map projection scale factor – a guide on how to
understand and avoid the potential dangers of scale
factor.
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