Analytical methods for error propagation in planar space–time prisms

The space–time prism demarcates all locations in space–time that a mobile object or person can occupy during an episode of potential or unobserved movement. The prism is central to time geography as a measure of potential mobility and to mobile object databases as a measure of location possibilities given sampling error. This paper develops an analytical approach to assessing error propagation in space–time prisms and prism–prism intersections. We analyze the geometry of the prisms to derive a core set of geometric problems involving the intersection of circles and ellipses. Analytical error propagation techniques such as the Taylor linearization method based on the first-order partial derivatives are not available since explicit functions describing the intersections and their derivatives are unwieldy. However, since we have implicit functions describing prism geometry, we modify this approach using an implicit function theorem that provides the required first-order partials without the explicit expressions. We describe the general method as well as details for the two spatial dimensions case and provide example calculations.     

Spatial Metrics to Analyse the Impact of Regional Factors on Pattern of Urbanisation in Gurgaon,India

In recent years, there has been lot of emphasis on the study of urban land use/ land cover changes to discover the growth pattern due to rapid urbanisation. This study presents spatial metrics and gradient analysis approach for quantifying and capturing changes in urban landscape using LISS III imagery of 1999, 2001 and 2004 of Gurgaon, India. A combination of spatial metrics i.e. percentage of landscape, mean patch size, number of patches, landscape shape index and largest patch index, available in Fragstats ver. 3.3, have been used to quantify the patterns of urban growth in different directions in terms of size, shape and complexity of development. The local built-up areas were quantified by the “moving window” technique. A gradient analysis has been carried out through sampling from a reference point to 8 km in 16 directions with a window size of 500 mts. Results of this study demonstrate the potential of spatial metrics and gradient modelling to quantify the impact of regional factors on the growth pattern of Gurgaon city.     

The ionosphere: effects,GPS modeling and the benefits for space geodetic techniques

The main goal of this paper is to provide a summary of our current knowledge of the ionosphere as it relates to space geodetic techniques, especially the most informative technology, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), specifically the fully deployed and operational global positioning system (GPS). As such, the main relevant modeling points are discussed, and the corresponding results of ionospheric monitoring are related, which were mostly computed using GPS data and based on the direct experience of the authors. We address various phenomena such as horizontal and vertical ionospheric morphology in quiet conditions, traveling ionospheric disturbances, solar flares, ionospheric storms and scintillation. Finally, we also tackle the question of how improved knowledge of ionospheric conditions, especially in terms of an accurate understanding of the distribution of free electrons, can improve space geodetic techniques at different levels, such as higher-order ionospheric effects, precise GNSS navigation, single-antenna GNSS orientation and real-time GNSS meteorology.     

Transverse Mercator with an accuracy of a few nanometers

Implementations of two algorithms for the transverse Mercator projection are described; these achieve accuracies close to machine precision. One is based on the exact equations of Thompson and Lee and the other uses an extension of Krüger’s series for the mapping to higher order. The exact method provides an accuracy of 9 nm over the entire ellipsoid, while the errors in the series method are less than 5 nm within 3900 km of the central meridian. In each case, the meridian convergence and scale are also computed with similar accuracy. The speed of the series method is competitive with other less accurate algorithms and the exact method is about five times slower.     

大气折光对水平角测量影响及对策研究

通过测量实践和试验,分析了大气折光对特高精度边角测量的影响,指出旁折光是水平角测量误差的主要来源,而对边长的影响甚微;同时,边角网中水平角测量时起始方向的选择十分重要,提出了采用测量机器人作自动观测的一种起始方向确定和质量检查方法;并阐述了特高精度边角网布设和施测中为减少大气折光影响的一些对策。     

关于新、旧北京1954坐标系统的转换与应用

国土部门在北京1954坐标系下,已完成大多数城镇的初始调查工作,并发放了相应的土地证等图件资料。而现在又需要在C级GPS网布设基础控制测量工作,这就产生了它们的坐标转换工作。这里举某市两种坐标转换和比较的实例,以供参考。     

Self-calibration Applied in Converting Simulation Surveying

In the field of converting simulation surveying and traditional close range photogrammetry, it has been developed so far to survey objects by commercial digital camera and this technique is applied widely in every part of production. In order to get three-dimensional information of objects, commercial digital camera must be examined. For a long time, digital camera has been examined by DLT. Then there must be a high-precision control field. For realizing surveying without control points, a method for self-calibration is proposed.     

基于高光谱影像的地形图要素变化自动检测与更新方法研究

探讨采用高光谱遥感影像自动检测地形图变化的技术途径。针对地形图变化检测特点,利用经过辐射和几何处理的高光谱影像,结合已有地面资料确定地物样区,建立地形图要素的光谱特征。在建立地物要素光谱特征过程中,提出结合地形图资料,采用迭代光谱特征重建方法,利用训练样本和初始分析结果作为新的样本进行特征提取,克服高光谱影像处理中存在的训练样本数量要求大的难点,提高地物光谱特征建立的可靠性,从而有效提高分析精度。采用EO-1数据实验表明,该方法能够有效实现地物要素信息的自动提取,是变化检测与自动更新的一种有效方法。     

城市3维地理信息系统中场景的制图输出技术

针对当前城市3维地理信息系统中制图输出精度受帧缓冲大小限制的问题,提出一种内容分块输出、图像自动合并的高分辨率制图输出方法。针对平行投影和透视投影,分别阐述制图输出的技术原理和实现步骤。实践表明,这种制图输出技术不但可以有效地解决3维场景高精度打印输出的难题,还可以为场景效果图的网络发布提供基本的素材。     

Design of high precision horizontal control network for large-scale hydropower project

IntroductionThe design of high precision horizontal controlnetwork for large-scale hydropower project toconstruct control network and measure deforma-tion of monitoring network.It can be also divid-ed into horizontal control network and verticalcontrol ne…