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dc.contributor.authorFeatherstone, Will
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:49:05Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:49:05Z
dc.date.created2008-12-18T18:01:36Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationFeatherstone, William. 2008. GNSS-based heighting in Australia: current, emerging and future issues. Journal of Spatial Science. 53 (2): pp. 115-133.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5874
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14498596.2008.9635153
dc.description.abstract

Ellipsoidal heights, i.e., w.r.t. a geometrical Earth figure, determined from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are inherently their least accurate coordinate, due mainly to satellite geometry and atmospheric refraction. For most practical purposes, however, these GNSS-derived ellipsoidal heights have to be transformed to heights that relate to the Earth’s gravity field, which generally adds further uncertainty. The reduction in accuracy of the transformed height is due to errors in gravimetric quasi/geoid models, but this is compounded yet further in Australia and elsewhere because of the imperfect realisation of local vertical datums. This paper comments upon current, emerging and future issues with height determination on the Australian Height Datum (AHD) using GNSS. This comprises the reference frame used for GNSS ellipsoidal heights, theory- and data-driven inaccuracies in modelling the quasi/geoid, and deficiencies in the realisation of the AHD. While some of these issues will be redressed, in part, by the production of AUSGeoid2008 that is fitted to the AHD, there will always be the need to routinely apply checks on GNSS-derived heights in Australia, and elsewhere.

dc.publisherSpatial Sciences Institute, Australia
dc.subjectKeywords: Heights
dc.subjectGNSS
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectvertical datum
dc.subjectquasi/geoid
dc.titleGNSS-based heighting in Australia: current, emerging and future issues
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume53
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage115
dcterms.source.endPage133
dcterms.source.issn14498596
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Spatial Science
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The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in Journal of Spatial Science, 2010. http://www.tandfonline.com/10.14498596.2008.9635153

curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDepartment of Spatial Sciences
curtin.facultyThe Western Australian School of Mines
curtin.facultyScience and Engineering


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