Estimation and evaluation of GPS geoid heights using an artificial neural network model

Applied Geomatics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-187

  Pikridas, Christos ^a   Fotiou, Aristidis ^a   Katsougiannopoulos, Symeon ^a   Rossikopoulos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Geoid height; GPS leveling; Gravimetric geoid

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOID; GPS; GRAVIMETRY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION;

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EID: 84867378779     PISSN: 18669298     EISSN: 1866928X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12518-011-0052-2     Document Type: Article

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