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18-Geom-B2 Satellite Navigation: May 2016

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  1. Question 1 GNSS Constellations and the Three GPS Segments
  2. Question 2 Dilution of Precision in Single Point Positioning
  3. Question 3 GPS Positioning Modes — Static, Kinematic, Single-Point and Relative
  4. Question 4 Establishing a Control Network by Static GNSS Baseline Observations
  5. Question 5 The Cycle Slip Phenomenon and Its Consequences
  6. Question 6 Construction of the Double-Differenced Observable
  7. Question 7 Precise Point Positioning and Network RTK
  8. Question 8 GNSS-Aided Inertial Integration Architectures

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Paper format: National Exams, May 2016 — 3 hours, closed book (approved Casio/Sharp non-programmable calculators only). EIGHT questions: Q1–Q6 are mandatory (80 marks) and the candidate answers one of Q7/Q8 (20 marks) for a total of 100. This is a theory paper — answers are in essay form, with one short symbolic construction (Q6 double differencing) and one analytic development (Q2 DOP). All eight questions, including both Q7 and Q8, are solved below for completeness.

Reference texts: Hofmann-Wellenhof, Lichtenegger & Wasle, GNSS — Global Navigation Satellite Systems (Springer, 2008); Leick, Rapoport & Tatarnikov, GPS Satellite Surveying (4th ed., Wiley, 2015); Kaplan & Hegarty, Understanding GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications (3rd ed., Artech House); Groves, Principles of GNSS, Inertial, and Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems (2nd ed., Artech House, 2013) for Q8; Natural Resources Canada — Canadian Geodetic Survey (CSRS-PPP service, Canadian Active Control System). Canadian frame throughout (NAD83(CSRS), NRCan reference products).