How accurate is the Australian national GPS network as a framework for GPS heighting?

Australian Surveyor

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-61

  Stewart, M P ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATUM; GEOCENTRIC DATUM; GPS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031805631     PISSN: 00050326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050347.1998.10558721     Document Type: Article

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