Operational aspects of CASA UNO '88-the first large scale international GPS geodetic network

Operational aspects of CASA UNO '88-the first large scale international GPS geodetic network

For three weeks, from January 18 to February 5, 1988, scientists and engineers from 13 countries and 30 international agencies and institutions cooperated in the most extensive GPS (Global Positioning System) field campaign, and the largest geodynamics experiment, in the world to date. This collabor...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 648 - 651
Main Authors: Neilan, R.E., Dixon, T.H., Meehan, T.K., Melbourne, W.G., Scheid, J.A., Kellogg, J.N., Stowell, J.L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Legacy CDMS IEEE 01-04-1989
Subjects:
Collaboration
Extraterrestrial measurements
Geodynamics
Geophysical measurements
Geophysics
Global Positioning System
Laboratories
Large-scale systems
Propulsion
Satellites
South America
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Summary:For three weeks, from January 18 to February 5, 1988, scientists and engineers from 13 countries and 30 international agencies and institutions cooperated in the most extensive GPS (Global Positioning System) field campaign, and the largest geodynamics experiment, in the world to date. This collaborative experiment concentrated GPS receivers in Central and South America. the predicted rates of motions are on the order of 5-10 cm/yr. Global coverage of GPS observations spanned 220 degrees of longitude and 125 degrees of latitude using a total of 43 GPS receivers. The experiment was the first civilian effort at implementing an extended international GPS satellite tracking network. Covariance analyses incorporating the extended tracking network predicted significant improvement in precise orbit determination, allowing accurate long-baseline geodesy in the science areas.< >
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ISSN:0018-9456
1557-9662
DOI:10.1109/19.192368