Multi-constellation GNSS performance evaluation for urban canyons using large virtual reality city models

Journal of Navigation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 459-476

  Wang, Lei ^a   Groves, Paul D ^a   Ziebart, Marek K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D City Model; 3 D GIS; GNSS; Urban Canyons

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; BUILDING MODEL; CITY MODEL; DENSE URBAN AREAS; DIFFRACTION EFFECTS; GALILEO; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINTS; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; GLONASS; GNSS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; POSITIONING ERROR; SATELLITE SIGNALS; SATELLITE VISIBILITY; TEST SCENARIO; URBAN CANYONS;

FORECASTING; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; SATELLITES; TALL BUILDINGS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

CANYON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GNSS; GPS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECISION; REAL TIME; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872020083     PISSN: 03734633     EISSN: 14697785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0373463312000082     Document Type: Article

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