A Comparison of Accuracy Using a GPS and a Low-Cost DGPS Export

@article{citeulike:5082370, abstract = {After the cancellation of selective availability in May 2000, the accuracy of plain uncorrected global positioning systems (GPSs) is significantly increased. Currently, the main cause of error in plain GPS receivers is imperfect compensation of the ionospheric error. Tests performed in New Zealand show that even a simple code range differential GPS (DGPS) provides significant improvement in accuracy over a plain GPS and can be implemented using low-cost off-the-shelf equipment. A simple statistical model of positioning error estimation is developed and applied on data obtained by measurements in order to verify the findings. The method, which needs only position information without satellite constellation, provides sufficient accuracy when simultaneously gathered plain GPS and DGPS data are compared}, author = {Matosevic, M. and Salcic, Z. and Berber, S.}, booktitle = {Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on}, citeulike-article-id = {5082370}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2006.880918}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1703916}, doi = {10.1109/TIM.2006.880918}, journal = {Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on}, keywords = {gps}, number = {5}, pages = {1677--1683}, posted-at = {2009-07-07 05:25:17}, priority = {2}, title = {A Comparison of Accuracy Using a GPS and a Low-Cost DGPS}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2006.880918}, volume = {55}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5082370 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5082370 N2 - After the cancellation of selective availability in May 2000, the accuracy of plain uncorrected global positioning systems (GPSs) is significantly increased. Currently, the main cause of error in plain GPS receivers is imperfect compensation of the ionospheric error. Tests performed in New Zealand show that even a simple code range differential GPS (DGPS) provides significant improvement in accuracy over a plain GPS and can be implemented using low-cost off-the-shelf equipment. A simple statistical model of positioning error estimation is developed and applied on data obtained by measurements in order to verify the findings. The method, which needs only position information without satellite constellation, provides sufficient accuracy when simultaneously gathered plain GPS and DGPS data are compared IS - 5 JF - Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on EP - 1683 TI - A Comparison of Accuracy Using a GPS and a Low-Cost DGPS VL - 55 T2 - Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on SP - 1677 KW - gps AU - Matosevic, M AU - Salcic, Z AU - Berber, S PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2006.880918 ER -