Abstract
GPS satellites orbit the earth over time. GPS surveys are conducted mostly on land. To describe the GPS observation (distance) as a function of GPS orbit (satellite position) and the measuring position (station location), suitable coordinate and time systems must be defined.
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Xu, G., Xu, Y. (2016). Coordinate and Time Systems. In: GPS. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-50367-6_2
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