Contents
Image Gallery iv
Foreword v
Preface vi
Chapter 1
Geodesy
Chapter 2
Global Positioning System 17
Chapter 3
WGS 84 and Indian Geodetic System 33
Chapter 4
Differential GPS (DGPS) 41
Chapter 5
Signal Processing GPS Observables 49
Chapter 6
Error Budget and Corrections 67
Chapter 7
GPS Applications 77
Chapter 8
GPS Glossary 89
Chapter 9
Articles/Columns on GPS 99
i Experimental Study with Hand Held GPS Receiver 100
ii Glonass 102
iii GPS and 9/11 Attack on WTC/Pentagon 103
iv Global Positioning System-Some Comments, News, Appltcations 104
v GPS in Antarctica 105
vi GPS Policy 106
vii GPS Reality Bites 107
viii GPS Training in India 111
ix RINEX and GPS 113
x Galileo (GNSS) vs GPS 114
xi GPS Accuracy 115
xii GPS Applications in Mining 116
xiii GPS Directions 2002 121
xiv GPS Processing Through OPUS 122
xv GPS Receivers 123
xvi GPS-Security and Restriction 124
xvii Some Innovative GPSApplications 130
xviii Geo Scientific Data Created by Survey of India 131
xix GPS for Geospatial Data Acqusition 134
xx GPS guided Weaponry 138
xxi Accuracy of Handheld GPS Receiver 139
xxii Tides, Diasters and GPS 142
xxiii Geodetic Infrastructure in india 145
xxiv Gagan 150
xxv GPS Equipment accuracy testing for surveys 152
xxvi Online GPS Processing services 153