Real-time precise point positioning and its potential applications

Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1844-1854

  Chen, Kongzhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; KINEMATICS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRACKING (POSITION); TROPOSPHERE;

KINEMATIC POSITIONING; PRECISE POINT POSITIONING (PPP); REAL TIME PROCESSING; WEATHER PREDICTION;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 22144439453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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