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surveying iii (topographic and geodetic surveys) - Modern Prepper

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PART B - ABSOLUTE PRECISE POSITIONING5-10. General. Absolute positioning involves the use of a single passive receiver at one station locationto collect data from multiple satellites to determine the station's location. It is not sufficiently accuratefor precise <strong>surveying</strong> <strong>and</strong> positioning uses. It is, however, the most widely used GPS positioningmethod for real-time navigation <strong>and</strong> location.5-11. Accuracy. The accuracy of absolute positioning is dependent on the user's authorization. TheSPS user can obtain real-time point-positional accuracy of 100 meters. The lower level accuracy usingSPS is due to intentional degradation of the GPS signal by DOD selective availability (S/A). The PPSuser (usually a DOD-approved user) can use a decryption device to achieve a 3D accuracy in the range of10 to 16 meters with a single-frequency receiver. Accuracy to less than one meter can be obtained fromabsolute GPS measurements when special equipment <strong>and</strong> postprocessing techniques are employed.5-12. Ephemerides. By using broadcast ephemerides, the user is able to use pseudorange values in realtime to determine absolute point positions with an accuracy of between 3 meters in the best of conditionsto 80 meters in the worst of conditions. Using postprocessed ephemerides (precise), the user can expectabsolute point positions with the accuracy of near 1 meter in the best of conditions <strong>and</strong> 40 meters in theworst of conditions.5-13. Pseudorange. When a GPS user performs a GPS navigation solution, only an approximate rangeor pseudorange to selected satellites is measured. In order to determine the user's precise GPS location,the known range to the satellite <strong>and</strong> the position of those satellites must be known. Usingpseudoranging, the GPS user can measure an approximate distance between the antenna <strong>and</strong> the satellitethrough correlation of a satellite-transmitted code <strong>and</strong> a reference code created by the receiver. It is notnecessary to factor in corrections for errors in synchronization between the clock of the transmitter <strong>and</strong>the receiver. The distance the signal travels is equal to the velocity of the transmission of the satellitemultiplied by the elapsed time of transmission. Satellite signal velocity changes due to tropospheric <strong>and</strong>ionospheric conditions are also considered.5-14. Accuracy. The accuracy of the positioned point is a function of the range-measurement accuracy<strong>and</strong> the geometry of the satellites, reduced to spherical intersections with the earth's surface. Thedilution of precision (DOP) is a description of the geometrical magnification of uncertainty in a GPSdeterminedpoint position. Repeated <strong>and</strong> redundant range observations will generally improve rangeaccuracy; however, the DOP remains the same. In a static mode (where the GPS antenna remainsstationary), range measurements to each satellite can be continuously remeasured over varying orbitallocations of the satellites. The varying satellite orbits cause varying positional intersection geometry.Additionally, simultaneous range observations to numerous satellites can be adjusted using weightingtechniques based on the reliability of the elevation <strong>and</strong> pseudorange measurements.5-5 EN0593

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