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The Global Positioning System for the Geosciences Summary and Proceedings of a Workshop on Improving the GPS Reference Station Infrastructure for Earth, Oceanic, and Atmospheric Science Applications (1997) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 3-5

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... Additional papers presented at the workshop focused on applications that use GPS to either remotely sense various properties of the atmosphere, including integrated water vapor and total electron content; dynamically position and navigate sensors on board oceangoing probes, aircraft, and satellites; or collect static positioning data to measure cmstal deformation related to earthquake and volcano processes. Many of the presentations focused on the accuracy and real-time or post-processed data requirements of these applications.
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... to discuss issues raised in the presentations related to sources of error, user requirements, network and data standardization, and user/operator coordination and Aerogeophysics Satellite altimetry Satellite orbit determination Physical oceanography Atmospheric wind velocity and boundarylayer vertical velocity Autonomous air and land vehicle piloting, navigation, and control Crustal deformation related to earthquake and volcanic processes communications.4 Each group presented the results of its deliberations at the final plenary session. The presentations and the resulting discussions have been summarized by the Steering Committee into five overall themes.
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... This will require the continued involvement of nongovernmental scientific and technical organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and interagency working groups within the borders of the United States. Communications between Users and Network Operators Although some scientific researchers may require autonomous control of a GPS reference station and its ancillary equipment, many users only need to know how to obtain data in a timely manner, and if necessary, how to request a configuration change, such as a higher sampling rate, from the operators of existing GPS networks.
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Key Terms

  • network operators
  • gps reference
  • gps networks
  • atmospheric sciences
  • crustal deformation

  • static positioning
  • gps users
  • gps signals
  • positioning applications
  • atmospheric research

  • gps network
  • atmospheric remote
  • differential gps
  • reference stations
  • deformation related

  • spatial reference
  • station networks
  • gps applications
  • gps signal
  • data latency

  • positioning accuracy
  • reference sites
  • sampling rates
  • monitoring crustal
  • differential corrections

  • sufficient knowledge
  • included separate
  • controlling organization
  • site positioning
  • reference site


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