GPS Antenna Calibration at the National Geodetic Survey |
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| Authors: | Gerald L Mader |
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| Institution: | (1) National Geodetic Survey N/NG56, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20810, US |
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| Abstract: | The precise point whose position is being measured when a GPS baseline is determined is generally assumed to be the phase
center of the GPS antenna. However, the phase center of a GPS antenna is neither a physical point nor a stable point. For
any given GPS antenna, the phase center will change with the changing direction of the signal from a satellite. Ideally, most
of this phase center variation depends on satellite elevation. Azimuthal effects are only introduced by the local environment
around each individual antenna site. These phase center variations affect the antenna offsets that are needed to connect GPS
measurements to physical monuments. Ignoring these phase center variations can lead to serious (up to 10 cm) vertical errors.
This article will describe the procedure by which the National Geodetic Survey is calibrating GPS antennas and how this information
may be obtained and used to avoid problems from these antenna variations. ? 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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