Overview

Since the last edition of this international bestseller, GPS has grown to become part of a larger international context, the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Both GPS and GNSS technologies are becoming ever more important in the everyday practice of survey and mappers. With GPS for Land Surveyors, Third Edition, a book written by a land surveyor, for land surveyors, you can stay in the know on the latest GPS techniques, technologies, codes, and signals. What's New to the Third Edition? Sections on Real-Time Network Services, Block IIF, and control segment modernization GPS code, such as the M-code, L1C, and L2C An entire chapter dedicated to GNSS Discussion of the Russian GLONASS system, the Chinese Beidou system, and the Japanese QZSS From fundamental theory to practical application and advanced technologies, the book covers GPS without pages of complicated math. It demonstrates the basics of GPS technology, common hardware, surveying methods, survey design, planning, and observation. Additionally, each chapter includes helpful review questions and answers. GPS and GNSS are revolutionizing the practice of surveying and mapping. This user-friendly manual gives you the tools needed to understand and use these important technologies in everyday practice.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jan Van Sickle (Van Sickle LLC, Denver, Colorado, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   3rd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.748kg
ISBN:  

9780849391958

ISBN 10:   0849391954
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   01 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781466583108
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

The GPS Signal Global Positioning System (GPS) Signal Structure Two Observables Pseudoranging Carrier Phase Ranging Biases and Solutions The Error Budget Differencing The Framework Technological Forerunners Very Long Baseline Interferometry Transit Navstar GPS GPS Segment Organization GPS Constellation The Control Segment Receivers and Methods Common Features of GPS Receivers Choosing a GPS Receiver Some GPS Surveying Methods Coordinates A Few Pertinent Ideas About Geodetic Datums for GPS State Plane Coordinates Heights GPS Surveying Techniques Static GPS Surveying Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Differential GPS (DGPS) The General Idea DGPS RTK Real-Time Network Services Observing and Processing Static GPS Control Observations Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Differential GPS (DGPS) Observations Processing GPS Modernization and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) GPS Modernization L5 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) GLONASS BEIDOU/COMPASS The Future Interoperability References Glossary Index

Reviews

Author Information

Jan Van Sickle, P.L.S. has more than 40 years of experience as a land surveyor. He was privileged to supervise surveys with the first commercially available GPS receivers in the early 1980s and has worked with GPS since. He received his MEng from the University of Colorado in 2006. He is the author of GPS for Land Surveyors, Basic GIS Coordinates and 1001 Solved Surveying Fundamentals Problems. The latter is quoted in the feature Surveying Solutions each month in POB magazine. He taught the Advanced Surveying Program at the Denver Institute of Technology and GPS seminars throughout the United States. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Penn State University. He is a licensed surveyor in California, Colorado, Oregon and North Dakota.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions