Figure 2 - uploaded by Tamer ElGharbawi
Content may be subject to copyright.
Source publication
The positioning accuracy using the GPS system depends mainly on the satellites
constellation, i.e. the position and number of visible satellites in the sky during the
observation session. To describe this parameter a new term has been defined, Dilution Of
Precision or simply DOP. The DOP value describes the effect of the satellites positions on
the...
Similar publications
The previous measurement campaigns planning used in geodesy is conducted exclusively for individual points. For the natural process aimed at the adoption of the introduction of the planning (prediction of constellation state) in navigation, which is characterized by the movement, one should adopt measurement campaigns planning for linear objects. I...
In the case of satellite navigation positioning, the shielding of satellite signals is determined by the environment of the region at which a user is located, and the navigation performance is determined accordingly. The accuracy of user position determination varies depending on the dilution of precision (DOP) which is a measuring index for the ge...
Citations
... Where (t) is the time of measurement by the receiver (4) • Corrected mean motion. (5) • Mean anomaly at time of transmission. ...
... The main question now is what ensures the integrity of the results obtained using this software. The integrity verification procedure is very simple, just comparing the results obtained from the "GPMP 1.0" with the results obtained from certified commercial software using actual field observations for an actual GPS station [5]. ...
... This software should also provide a great deal of information for the GPS users regarding the GPS mission planning and the suitable time of observation taking into consideration the mask angle and the field obstacles after they have been defined by the user. GPMP 1.0 consists of one major interface window and several sub-windows for results display [5]. Time frames to be used in the analysis 3 ...
The GPS mission planning is all about calculating the dilution of precision (DOP) for the observation stations.
The dilution of precision can be considered one of the most important effects on the accuracy of the calculated
coordinates using the GPS system. Therefore this research focuses on the dilution of precision calculation
methodology using the satellites ephemerides provided by the online GPS service agencies. This is demonstrated through the following steps (a) Stating the types of satellites ephemerides available through the internet. (b)
Calculating satellites coordinates. (c) Determining the visible satellites at the observation station. (d) Calculating
dilution of precision. After that the calculation methodology has been verified by comparing the results obtained
from international commercial software using actual field observations by the calculated results using the
mentioned equations and the online satellites ephemerides. Finally a comparison study between the available
satellite ephemerides was carried out to determine the best type of satellite ephemerides to be used in the process of GPS mission planning.