Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale

Combining advantages of precise point positioning (PPP) and real-time kinematic (RTK), PPP-RTK has become a promising technology in the mass-market positioning. When performing PPP-RTK, atmospheric corrections enable the user fast ambiguity resolution as well as centimeter accuracy. However, the leg...

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Main Authors: Yin, X., Chai, H., El-Mowafy, Ahmed, Zhang, Y., Du, Z.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ELSEVIER SCI LTD 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89285
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author Yin, X.
Chai, H.
El-Mowafy, Ahmed
Zhang, Y.
Zhang, Y.
Du, Z.
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Chai, H.
El-Mowafy, Ahmed
Zhang, Y.
Zhang, Y.
Du, Z.
author_sort Yin, X.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Combining advantages of precise point positioning (PPP) and real-time kinematic (RTK), PPP-RTK has become a promising technology in the mass-market positioning. When performing PPP-RTK, atmospheric corrections enable the user fast ambiguity resolution as well as centimeter accuracy. However, the legacy method of obtaining atmospheric corrections, i.e., interpolating the atmospheric delay based on nearby reference stations, is not regular in space and needs the reference station coordinate information, thereby limiting real-time professional applications. In this contribution, a low-degree polynomial with regular grid residuals is investigated. Forming between-satellite single-differenced slant ionospheric delay, we theoretically analyze the reference network size. Afterwards, the zenith tropospheric delay and slant ionospheric delay accuracy using zero-, first- and second-degree polynomials in calm atmospheric periods are about (5.6, 4.7 and 4.7) mm and (1.9, 1.3 and 1.3) cm. It is therefore recommended to adopt the first-degree polynomial model in terms of the accuracy and transmission load.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-892852022-09-23T05:12:46Z Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale Yin, X. Chai, H. El-Mowafy, Ahmed Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Du, Z. Science & Technology Technology Engineering, Multidisciplinary Instruments & Instrumentation Engineering PPP-RTK Ambiguity resolution (AR) Atmospheric delay retrieving Reference network size Low-degree polynomial with regular grid residuals GPS RESOLUTION Combining advantages of precise point positioning (PPP) and real-time kinematic (RTK), PPP-RTK has become a promising technology in the mass-market positioning. When performing PPP-RTK, atmospheric corrections enable the user fast ambiguity resolution as well as centimeter accuracy. However, the legacy method of obtaining atmospheric corrections, i.e., interpolating the atmospheric delay based on nearby reference stations, is not regular in space and needs the reference station coordinate information, thereby limiting real-time professional applications. In this contribution, a low-degree polynomial with regular grid residuals is investigated. Forming between-satellite single-differenced slant ionospheric delay, we theoretically analyze the reference network size. Afterwards, the zenith tropospheric delay and slant ionospheric delay accuracy using zero-, first- and second-degree polynomials in calm atmospheric periods are about (5.6, 4.7 and 4.7) mm and (1.9, 1.3 and 1.3) cm. It is therefore recommended to adopt the first-degree polynomial model in terms of the accuracy and transmission load. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89285 10.1016/j.measurement.2022.111043 English ELSEVIER SCI LTD restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Instruments & Instrumentation
Engineering
PPP-RTK
Ambiguity resolution (AR)
Atmospheric delay retrieving
Reference network size
Low-degree polynomial with regular grid
residuals
GPS
RESOLUTION
Yin, X.
Chai, H.
El-Mowafy, Ahmed
Zhang, Y.
Zhang, Y.
Du, Z.
Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale
title Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale
title_full Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale
title_fullStr Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale
title_full_unstemmed Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale
title_short Modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for GPS/Galileo/BDS PPP-RTK in regional-scale
title_sort modeling and assessment of atmospheric delay for gps/galileo/bds ppp-rtk in regional-scale
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Instruments & Instrumentation
Engineering
PPP-RTK
Ambiguity resolution (AR)
Atmospheric delay retrieving
Reference network size
Low-degree polynomial with regular grid
residuals
GPS
RESOLUTION
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89285