Special software is required to use some of the files in this section: .m, .f.
Lecture notes files.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
NOTES |
LINKS AND SUPPLEMENTARY FILES |
| 1 |
Introduction and Coordinate Systems |
(PDF) |
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| 2 |
Definitions of the Types of Latitude and Longitude; Mathematical Relationship Between These and Cartesian XYZ; Motion of the Rotation Axis, Which Affects Determination of Latitude and Longitude |
(PDF) |
XYZ to Lat/Long/Height
Geodetic Datums
Moments of Inertia
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service |
| 3 |
Height Definitions, Methods for Determining Heights, Spirit Leveling and Trigonometric Leveling; Geoid Heights and Their Determination |
(PDF) |
NGS Geoid Site |
| 4 |
Spherical Trigonometry
Derivations and Examples
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(PDF) |
Spherical Trigonometry |
| 5 |
Determination of Latitude and Longitude Using Astronomical Methods |
(PDF) |
Equation of Time |
| 6 |
Almanacs in Paper and Electronic Form |
(PDF) |
Rise, Set, and Twilight Definitions
Inconstant Moon
US Naval Observatory Astronomical Data Services
Web Version of MICA
Navigator Light
The Online Nautical Almanac |
| 7 |
Dead Reckoning and Sextants |
(PDF) |
The Road to the Magnetic North Pole
Field Lines for a Magnetic Dipole
Geomagnetism
Bowditch -The American Practical Navigator
This is the classic navigation text.
How to Read Vernier Calipers
Vernier |
| 8 |
Review of Linear Algebra Covering Vectors and Matrices, Solving Linear Equations, Vector Spaces, Eigenvalues and Vectors, Rotation Matrices |
(PDF) |
Square Matrix (M) |
| 9 |
Sextant Measurements |
(PDF) |
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| 10 |
Map Projections of Different Types and The Mathematics Behind Some Projections |
(PDF) |
MapTools
Map Projection Overview
Round Earth, Flat Maps
Map Projection |
| 11 |
Statistics and Propagation of Variance-covariance Matrices |
(PDF) |
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| 12 |
Estimation of Over-determined, Nearly Linear Systems Including Least and Weighted Least Squares |
(PDF) |
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| 13 |
Examined HW 02 Solution and the Non-Linear Model That Can be Used to Represent the Measurements Taken |
(PDF) |
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| 14 |
Finish Estimation With Sequential Estimation and Error Ellipses; Examine Correlations Between Random Time Series |
(PDF) |
The time series and correlation values plotted in this lecture were generated with cross.f (F) |
| 15 |
Electromagnetic Distance Measurement (EDM)
Conventional Instruments and Theory of Their Operation
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(PDF) |
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| 16 |
GPS Pseudo-range Measurements and Basic Principles of GPS |
(PDF) |
We use the following Matlab files in this lecture:
GPSSim.m (M)
xcor.m (M)
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| 17 |
GPS Signal Tracking, Orbit Geometry, Specific Signal Structure, Phase Measurements and Data |
(PDF) |
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| 18 |
GPS Pseudo Range and Phase measurements, basic processing methods, Dilution of Precision Measures |
(PDF) |
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| 19 |
Atmosphere Delay Effects |
(PDF) |
The Height of the Tropopause
Sky Plots of Phase Residuals by Site has comparisons of NCEP and GPS estimates of atmospheric delays under the Atmosphere link.
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| 20 |
Ionosphere and Dispersive GPS Delay Correction |
(PDF) |
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| 21 |
Satellite Orbit Representation and Sources of Information about Orbits |
(PDF) |
GPS Interface Control Document (PDF)#
RINEX: The Receiver Independent Exchange Format
IGS Products
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| 22 |
Basics of Hand Held GPS Receivers
Class Outside Using GPS
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(PDF) |
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| 23 |
Applications of GPS |
(PDF) |
GPS Applications Exchange
GPS World
GAMIT/GLOBK Matlab Tools
Southern California Integrated GPS Network (SCIGN)
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