<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the developing countries, cost-effective observation techniques are very important for earthwork estimation, map production, geographic information systems, and hydrographic surveying. One of the most cost-effective techniques is Precise Point Positioning (PPP); it is a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) positioning technique to compute precise positions using only a single GNSS receiver. This study aims to evaluate the efficiency of using Global Positioning System (GPS) and GPS/ Globalnaya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (GLONASS) post-processed kinematic PPP solution for digital elevation model (DEM) production, which is used in earthwork estimation. For this purpose, a kinematic trajectory has been observed in New Aswan City in an open sky area using dual-frequency GNSS receivers. The results showed that, in case of using GPS/GLONASS PPP solution to estimate volumes, the error in earthwork volume estimation varies between 0.07% and 0.16% according to gridding level. On the other hand, the error in volume estimation from GPS PPP solution varies between 0.40% and 0.99%.</p></abstract>

In the developing countries, cost-effective observation techniques are very important for earthwork estimation, map production, geographic information systems, and hydrographic surveying. One of the most cost-effective techniques is Precise Point Positioning (PPP); it is a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) positioning technique to compute precise positions using only a single GNSS receiver. This study aims to evaluate the efficiency of using Global Positioning System (GPS) and GPS/ Globalnaya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (GLONASS) post-processed kinematic PPP solution for digital elevation model (DEM) production, which is used in earthwork estimation. For this purpose, a kinematic trajectory has been observed in New Aswan City in an open sky area using dual-frequency GNSS receivers. The results showed that, in case of using GPS/GLONASS PPP solution to estimate volumes, the error in earthwork volume estimation varies between 0.07% and 0.16% according to gridding level. On the other hand, the error in volume estimation from GPS PPP solution varies between 0.40% and 0.99%.

Efficiency of Using GNSS-PPP for Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Production

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Department of Construction and Building Engineering

Artificial Satellites

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In the developing countries, cost-effective observation techniques are very important for earthwork estimation, map production, geographic information systems,...

Efficiency of Using GNSS-PPP for Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Production

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Apr. 2020

Seitenbereich: 17 - 28

Eingereicht: 23. Sept. 2019

Akzeptiert: 17. März 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2020-0002

Schlüsselwörter
Precise point positioning, GNSS, GPS/GLONASS, DEM, CSRS-PPP

© 2020 Ashraf Abdallah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Efficiency of Using GNSS-PPP for Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Production

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Apr. 2020

Seitenbereich: 17 - 28

Eingereicht: 23. Sept. 2019

Akzeptiert: 17. März 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2020-0002

SchlüsselwörterPrecise point positioning, GNSS, GPS/GLONASS, DEM, CSRS-PPP

© 2020 Ashraf Abdallah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Precise point positioning, GNSS, GPS/GLONASS, DEM, CSRS-PPP