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The objective of airborne vector gravimetry is the determination of the full gravity disturbance vector along the aircraft trajectory. The paper briefly outlines the concept of this method using a combination of inertial and GPS-satellite data. The accuracy requirements for users in geodesy and solid earth geophysics, oceanography and exploration geophysics are then specified. Using these requirements, accuracy specifications for the GPS subsystem and the INS subsystem are developed. The integration of the subsystems and the problems connected with it are briefly discussed and operational methods are indicated that might reduce some of the stringent accuracy requirements.
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Schwarz, K.P., Colombo, O., Hein, G., Knickmeyer, E.T. (1992). Requirements for Airborne Vector Gravimetry. In: Colombo, O.L. (eds) From Mars to Greenland: Charting Gravity With Space and Airborne Instruments. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 110. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9255-2_25
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