This book covers the entire field of satellite geodesy and is intended to serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a reference for professionals and scientists in the fields of engineering and geosciences such as geodesy, surveying engineering, geomatics, geography, navigation, geophysics and oceanography.

The text provides a systematic overview of fundamentals including reference systems, time, signal propagation and satellite orbits, together with observation methods such as satellite laser ranging, satellite altimetry, gravity field missions, very long baseline interferometry, Doppler techniques, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Particular emphasis is given to positioning techniques, such as the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), and to applications. Numerous examples are included which refer to recent results in the fields of global and regional control networks; gravity field modeling; Earth rotation and global reference frames; crustal motion monitoring; cadastral and engineering surveying; geoinformation systems; land, air, and marine navigation; marine and glacial geodesy; and photogrammetry and remote sensing.

This book will be an indispensable source of information for all concerned with satellite geodesy and its applications, in particular for spatial referencing, geoinformation, navigation, geodynamics, and operational positioning.

Contenu

Introduction · Subject of Satellite Geodesy · Classification and Basic Concepts of Satellite Geodesy · Historical Development of Satellite Geodesy · Applications of Satellite Geodesy · Structure and Objective of the Book

Fundamentals · Reference Coordinate Systems · Time · Signal Propagation

Satellite Orbital Motion · Fundamentals of Celestial Mechanics, Two-Body Problem · Perturbed Satellite Motion · Orbit Determination · Satellite Orbits and Constellations

Basic Observation Concepts and Satellites Used in Geodesy · Satellite Geodesy as a Parameter Estimation Problem · Observables and Basic Concepts · Satellites Used in Geodesy · Some Early Observation Techniques (Classical Methods)

Optical Methods for the Determination of Directions ·Photographic Determination of Directions · Directions with CCD Technology · Directions from Space Platforms

Doppler Techniques ·Doppler Effect and Basic Positioning Concept ·One Successful Example: The Navy Navigation Satellite System · Doppler Receivers · Error Budget and Corrections · Observation Strategies and Adjustment Models · Applications · DORIS

The Global Positioning System (GPS) · Fundamentals · GPS Receivers (User Segment) · GPS Observables and Data Processing · Error Budget and Corrections · Differential GPS and Permanent Reference Networks · Applications · GNSS · Global Navigation Satellite System · Services and Organizations Related to GPS

Laser Ranging · Introduction · Satellites Equipped with Laser Reflectors · Laser Ranging Systems and Components · Corrections, Data Processing and Accuracy · Applications of Satellite Laser Ranging · Lunar Laser Ranging · Spaceborne Laser

Satellite Altimetry · Basic Concept · Satellites and Missions · Measurements, Corrections, Accuracy · Determination of the Mean Sea Surface · Applications of Satellite Altimetry

Gravity Field Missions · Basic Considerations · Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking (SST) · Satellite Gravity Gradiometry

Related Space Techniques ·Very Long Baseline Interferometry ·Interferometric SyntheticAperture Radar (InSAR)

Overview and Applications · Positioning · Gravity Field and Earth Models · Navigation and Marine Geodesy · Geodynamics · Combination of Geodetic Space Techniques

References · Index