CVL 650
Satellite Geodesy
Introduction to geodesy, the earth and its motions, gravity field of the earth, the geoid, datums and coordinate systems, direct/inverse geodetic problems; basic concepts of satellite positioning, GNSS signal structure, orbital determination, pseudorange, carrier-phase and Doppler measurements, linear combinations of GNSS observables, GNSS errors and biases, mathematical models for absolute and relative positioning, static, kinematic and real-time kinematic (RTK) GNSS positioning, practical considerations.
Weekly Contact: Lab: 2 hrs. Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
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