GPS Satellite Surveying, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Satellite surveying requires an integrated understanding of such disciplines as statistics, astronomy, geodesy, and electronics..." (more)
Key Phrases: geoid undulation differences, observation equation model, local geodetic coordinate system, American Society of Civil Engineers, National Geodetic Survey, United States (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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"...third edition...reinforces its status as a standard industry reference...updated to cover emerging precise-point position technology..." (GEO Connexion, June 2004)

"...third edition...reinforces its status as a standard industry reference...updated to cover emerging precise-point position technology..." -- GEO Connexion, June 2004 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

With the advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), a new age has dawned for surveying and navigation. Using a network of orbiting satellites, GPS now makes it possible for ground-based technicians with hand-held monitors to determine their positions with a degree of precision previously unachievable by traditional surveying methods. GPS has the potential to revolutionize the entire practice of surveying, to give increased significance to the numerical records of surveyors, and to make available to many practicing surveyors measurement techniques that until recently were available to very few. To meet the needs of surveyors, engineers, and others for the latest, most complete information on this breakthrough technology, Alfred Leick has updated his classic introduction to the field.

GPS Satellite Surveying, Second Edition, includes all the material that made the first edition the standard work on the subject and provides up-to-date information on the most recent developments. Comprehensive and thorough in its presentation, GPS Satellite Surveying is designed to help the modern land information specialist gain full use of GPS surveying techniques and a firm understanding of the resulting measurements. The range of its coverage includes:
* Complete and mathematically rigorous theory of positioning with GPS that integrates astronomy, time, statistics, geodesy, and electronics
* Explanation of the geodetic foundations of GPS positioning
* Latest techniques of GPS positioning, such as ambiguity fixing on-the-fly (OTF) and rapid static
* Differential GPS (DGPS), with applications for aircraft navigation
* Full treatment of least-squares adjustment, including an extended discussion of the reliability of geodetic networks-material found in no other text
* Emphasis on elements common to surveying and precise navigation in order to provide a unified-theory perspective on GPS positioning

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 584 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 2nd edition (January 23, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471306266
• ISBN-13: 978-0471306269
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #364,219 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Highly Technical...Wish it were more Practical, March 25, 1999

By A Customer

Probably an important book for your GPS library, but it's easy to get lost in all the complex equations. Not for someone who is interested in the basics or who wants an overview. If you want the nitty-gritty details, this one's for you.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alfred Leick's GPS book, June 5, 2000

By A Customer

I am surpised by the previous reviews. I am going to press on this book solely because of the excellent way in which the author has reviewed the subject. The text is as easy to understand and clearly explained as any book could be on such a complicated subject. The insertion and detailing of formulae is related to the text with similar clarity. The author naturally assumes some knowledge of the subject by the reader. If you are at this level the rest is relatively painless. The author's use and command of the English language is as good as his knowledge of the subject of GPS. For those of us that have listened to rooms full of GPS boffins speaking their own dialect this book provides a definitive translation.

1.0 out of 5 stars Error Sources But No Discussion of Basic Algorithm, July 2, 2008

By	Robert H. Biggadike "RHB" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There is much discussion of error sources but there does not appear to be any discussion of the basic principles on which GPS is based. I have not been able to find anywhere in his book where he states that GPS relies on the principle that the GPS receiver lies on or near the intersection of 3 sphere surfaces centered at the estimated positions of the satellites. In section 8.1.1 "The Navigation Solution", four nonlinear equations are stated but there is no discussion of how to solve them. There is no mention of trilateration. The discussion of error sources can be quite useful but the lack of discussion of basic principles detracts from the value of the book in my opinion