Satellite Geodesy and Spherical Astronomy

Major: Geodesy and Land Management
Code of subject: 6.193.00.O.065
Credits: 6.00
Department: Higher Geodesy and Astronomy
Lecturer: Professor, D.Sc. Tretyak Kornylij Romanovich Associate Professor, Ph.D. Tsyupak Igor Mikhailovich
Semester: 6 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: 1. The ability to apply methods of satellite geodesy to solve geodetic problems. 2. Ability to perform a observations by GNSS receivers. 3. Apply knowledge to determine the coordinates of geodetic points by processing observations GNSS.
Required prior and related subjects: 1. Physics. 2. Higher mathematics. 3. Mathematical processing and analysis of geodata. 4. Higher geodesy.
Summary of the subject: 1. Introduction. Subject and tasks of satellite geodesy. 2. The systems of coordinate and the scales of time. 3. Methods and techniques of satellite observations. 4. Space geodesy techniques. The basic equation of space geodesy. 5. Two-body problem. Kepler's laws. Prediction undisturbed movement of satellites. 6. Model perturbed of the satellite motion. Disturbing of the acceleration. 7. Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Elements of the structure of the GPS system and its operation. 8. The structure of the satellite signal. 9. Ephemeris of the satellites GPS. 10. Methods of the observations GPS. 11. Sources of errors and the accuracy of GPS-measurements. 12. Models determine of the coordinates of points: absolute and relative methods. 13. Software packages for processing of GPS-measurements. RINEX-format. 14. Network of permanent stations GNSS. Differential GNSS based on the ground and space. 15. Networks an active of reference stations GNSS. 16. Methods for determining the coordinates of the points on network of active reference stations in mode, real-time kinematics (RTK). Method of the virtual reference station.
Assessment methods and criteria: • written reports on laboratory work (10%), oral questioning (20%); • final examination (exam): written work (50%), oral questioning (20%).
Recommended books: 1. Hofmann-Vellenhof B., Likhtenehher H., Kollinz D. Hlobalna systema vyznachennia mistseznakhodzhennia (GPS). Teoriia i praktyka. – K.: Naukova dumka, 1996. 2. Marchenko O.M., Tsiupak I.M. Vyznachennia parametriv transformatsii dvovymirnykh koordynat punktiv.- Lviv: NU ”Lvivska politekhnika”, 2009.- 16 s. 3. Dultsev A.T., Tsiupak I.M., Yankiv-Vitkovska L.M. Peretvorennia topotsentrychnykh ekvatorialnykh koordynat ShSZ v heotsentrychni ekvatorialni koordynaty.- Lviv: NU «Lvivska politekhnika», 2008.- 12 s. 4. Dultsev A.T., Tsiupak I.M., Yankiv-Vitkovska L.M. Forma orbity ta rukh ShSZ za zakonamy Keplera.- Lviv: NU «Lvivska politekhnika», 2008.- 16 s. 5. Obchyslennia efemerydy suputnyka (na osnovi nezburenoho rukhu ShSZ)/Ukl. Dultsev A.T., TsiupakI.M., Romanyshyn I.B., Zaderetska M.K.– Lviv: kafedra vyshchoi heodezii ta astronomii Natsionalnoho universytetu “Lvivska politekhnika”, 2008. – 16 s. 6. Dultsev A.T., Tsiupak I.M. Prohnozuvannia sposterezhen ShSZ.- Lviv: NU «Lvivska politekhnika», 2008.- 15 s. 7. Genike A.A , Pobedinsky G.G. Global GPS Satellite Positioning System and its application in geodesy. -M .: Kartgeotsentr-Geodesyzdat, 2004.– 355 p.