Height Variation Depending on the Source of Antenna Phase Centre Corrections: LEIAR25.R3 Case Study

In this study, we compared two sets of antenna phase center corrections for groups of the same type of antenna mounted at the continuously operating global navigation satellite system (GNSS) reference stations. The first set involved type mean models provided by the International GNSS Service (relea...

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Main Authors: Andrzej Araszkiewicz, Damian Kiliszek, Anna Podkowa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/18/4010
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Summary:In this study, we compared two sets of antenna phase center corrections for groups of the same type of antenna mounted at the continuously operating global navigation satellite system (GNSS) reference stations. The first set involved type mean models provided by the International GNSS Service (release igs08), while the second set involved individual models developed by Geo++. Our goal was to check which set gave better results in the case of height estimation. The paper presents the differences between models and their impact on resulting height. Analyses showed that, in terms of the stability of the determined height, as well as its variability caused by increasing the facade mask, both models gave very similar results. Finally, we present a method for how to estimate the impact of differences in phase center corrections on height changes.
ISSN:1424-8220