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The usability of the undifferenced positioning techniques in establishing regional geodetic control networks: a case study in Poland

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Recently undifferenced Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technique has become a subject of interest not only among researchers, but also satellite positioning practitioners like surveyors and engineers. Along with the development of precise clocks and orbits products, and the improvement of models mitigating interfering phenomena like atmospheric refraction, PPP has become an alternative to relative positioning in many field applications. This study concerns the usability of Undifferenced Positioning techniques in establishing geodetic control networks. Satellite observations from 13 stations equipped with high-end receivers and survey grade commercial receivers were processed using the NAvigation Package for Earth Observation Satellites -NAPEOS v. 3.3.1. In the study the standard PPP (float) and Undifferenced Network solution with clocks/orbits fixed strategies of post-processing were carried out using various observing intervals (30 min., 1 h, 2 h, 4 h, daily). The high accuracy results obtained with PPP and UD Network solution predisposes these strategies for the use in surveying tasks requiring even centimeter positioning accuracy.

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Krzan, G. The usability of the undifferenced positioning techniques in establishing regional geodetic control networks: a case study in Poland. Stud Geophys Geod 62, 17–37 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11200-016-0585-2

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