NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Surveying

Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Series: Technical Engineering & Design Guides as Adapted from the US Army Corps of Engineers

Provides technical specifications and procedural guidance for surveying with the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS). Suitable as a comprehensive reference guide for differential carrier phase GPS surveying, it details static and kinematic survey methods, GPS data reduction, post-processing, and adjustment methods.

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Technical Engineering and Design Guides as Adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers No. 28. This volume provides technical specifications and procedural guidance for surveying with the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS). Intended as a comprehensive reference guide for differential carrier phase GPS surveying, it details static and kinematic survey methods, GPS data reduction, post-processing, and adjustment methods. Its 12 chapters examine NAVSTAR GPS operational theory, GPS applications, absolute positioning, relative positioning, survey equipment, GPS control and field surveys, post-processing data, and contracted GPS survey costs. NAVSTAR Global Positioning Systems Surveying will be of use to any engineering, topographic or construction surveyor performing surveys for civil works and military construction projects.

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Technical Engineering and Design Guides, as adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 28. This manual provides technical specifications and procedural guidance for surveying with the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS). Intended as a comprehensive reference guide for differential carrier phase GPS surveying, it details static and kinematic survey methods, GPS data reduction, post-processing, and adjustment methods. Topics include: NAVSTAR GPS operational theory, GPS applications, absolute positioning, relative positioning, survey equipment, GPS control and field surveys, post-processing data, and contracted GPS survey costs. NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Surveying will be of use to any engineering, topographic, or construction surveyor performing surveys for civil works and military construction projects.