On the adjustment of combined GPS/levelling/geoid networks

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 412-421

  Kotsakis, C ^a   Sideris, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Geoid evaluation; GPS height transformation; Multi data 1D networks

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; MODEL;

DATA PROCESSING; GEOID; GPS; GRAVIMETRY; LEVELING;

EID: 0033398569     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001900050261     Document Type: Article

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