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We give an overview of some of the important everyday-problems of using the Global Positioning System (GPS) for relative positioning in networks of small to medium size (let us say from 5×5×2 km to 100×100×2 km). We assume that the surveys are performed with single- and dual-frequency receivers. We allow for different receiver types and we assume that at least some of the dual frequency instruments are of C/A-code type (recovering the L2-phase using some squaring technique). The questions we address are the following: (1) What linear combination should be used for a special problem type (e.g., for preprocessing, ambiguity resolution, final solutions)? (2) How are mathematical correlations handled correctly in the general case; are we ready to process upcoming events with 50–100 simultaneously operating receivers in a correct way? (3) What is the optimum way of using “basic” atmosphere information (surface meteorological data, use of dual frequency data for single frequency receivers working in the same area)? (4) What is the state of the art of combining receivers of different type? (5) If we are interested in moderate accuracies only: how long do we have to stay on a survey point to get a satisfactory answer. Or, more generally, how to perform a kinematic survey using the methods of static positioning?
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Beutler, G., Gurtner, W., Rothacher, M., Wild, U., Frei, E. (1990). Relative Static Positioning with the Global Positioning System: Basic Technical Considerations. In: Bock, Y., Leppard, N. (eds) Global Positioning System: An Overview. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 102. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7111-7_1
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