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    The Digital Zenith Camera - A New High-Precision and Economic Astrogeodetic Observation System for Real-Time Measurement of Deflections of the Vertical

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    Authors
    Hirt, Christian
    Burki, B.
    Date
    2003
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Hirt, Christian and Burki, Beat. 2003. The Digital Zenith Camera - A New High-Precision and Economic Astrogeodetic Observation System for Real-Time Measurement of Deflections of the Vertical, in Tziavos, I. (ed), 3rd Meeting of the International Gravity and Geoid Commission, Aug 26 2002, pp. 161-166. Thessaloniki, Greece: Editions Ziti.
    Source Title
    Proceed. 3rd Meeting International Gravity and GeoidCommission of the International Association of Geodesy
    Source Conference
    3rd Meeting International Gravity and GeoidCommission of the International Association of Geodesy
    School
    Department of Spatial Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15374
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    During the last few years, new developments in the field of geodetic astronomy have been sparsely published. This might be due to the fact that the determination of deflections of the vertical still required relatively large efforts, both in time and in manpower, thus keeping the costs per point at a high level. Recently, the development of new high performance image sensors (CCD) at a reasonable price level enabled and initiated fundamental improvements in astrogeodetic observation instrumentations in terms of efficiency, automation, accuracy, and real-time capability. This promising development leads to a revitalization of astrogeodetic methods and offers very encouraging prospects for local high-precision astrogeodetic gravity field and geoid determinations.In this paper, two slightly different versions of the digital zenith camera, initially developed at the Institutfur Erdmessung, University of Hannover, are presented as high-precision state-of-the-art instruments. Using modern CCD technology for imaging stars and a GPS receiver, these systems allow the direct determination of the direction of the plumb line and thus its deflection from the ellipsoidal normal within a fully automated procedure in real-time. In addition to a description of the system’s design and performance, the processing steps are presented: image data acquisition, data transfer and processing giving deflections of the vertical immediately after measurement.

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