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GPS for Geodesy

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Of fundamental importance in space geodetic positioning is the precise definition and realization of terrestrial and celestial reference systems. It is appropriate then that this topic be covered in the first chapter of these notes on the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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  1. Cecil H. and Ida M. Green, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, 92093-0225, USA

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Bock, Y. (1998). Reference Systems. In: Teunissen, P.J.G., Kleusberg, A. (eds) GPS for Geodesy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72011-6_1

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