Comparative analysis of precise point positioning method performance integrating several global navigation satellite systems
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Abstract
Precise Point Positioning technology is a high-accuracy positioning method of global navigation satellite systems that can achieve centimeter-level positioning accuracy using one receiver and precise orbit and time information. Unlike differential positioning methods, which rely on ground reference stations, Precise Point Positioning provides greater global coverage and significantly higher operational efficiency. The advancement of four global navigation satellite systems – GPS (Global Positioning System), GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), GALILEO (global navigation satellite system), BDS (BeiDou navigation satellite system) – resulted in significant improvements in all signal transmission structures and satellite constellation positioning notifications that expanded the capabilities achieved by the modernization of these systems. The purpose of the study is to investigate the Precise Point Positioning technology performance performance for the four specified global navigation satellite systems by comparing the time they took to converge within a user-defined accuracy, analysis of positioning accuracy, and evaluation of the satellites used to derive the positioning solution. The results of the study will expand knowledge about multi-system applications of global navigation satellite systems and serve as a basis for innovative development of high-precision navigation and positioning technologies for global navigation satellite systems in the fields of surveying, mapping, and autonomous driving.
About the Authors
H. Ban
Henan Polytechnic University
China
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China
Haofei Ban, Ph.D. (Surveying & Geoinformation), School of Surveying and Geoinformation Engineering
Jiaozuo
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The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
V. L. Ruposov
Irkutsk National Research Technical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Vitaliy L. Ruposov, Cand. Sci. (Geol. & Mineral.), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Mine Surveying and Geodesy, Institute of Subsoil Use
Irkutsk
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The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
V. M. Zhulikov
Irkutsk National Research Technical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Vladimir M. Zhulikov, Student, Baikal School of BRICS
Irkutsk
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The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
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