Sciences of Geodesy. Vol.II - Innovations and Future Developments

This series of reference books describes the sciences of different fields in and around geodesy. Each chapter, is written by experts in the respective fields and covers an individual field and describes the history, theory, the objective, the technology, and the development, the highlight of the research, the applications, the problems, as well as future directions. Contents of Volume II include: Geodetic LEO Satellite Missions, Satellite Altimetry, Airborne Lidar, GNSS Software Receiver, Geodetic Boundary Problem, GPS and INS, VLBI, Geodetic Reference Systems, Spectral Analysis, Earth Tide and Ocean Loading Tide, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Occultation, Geopotential Determination, Geoid Determination, Local Gravity Field, Geopotential Determination, Magnet Field, Mobile Mapping, General Relativity, Wide-area Precise Positioning etc.

List of contents

Geodetic LEO Satellite Missions.- Satellite Altimetry.- Airborne Lidar.- GNSS Software Receiver.- Geodetic Boundary Problem.- GPS and INS.- VLBI, Geodetic Reference Systems.- Spectral Analysis.- Earth Tide and Ocean Loading Tide.- Remote Sensing.- Photogrammetry.- Occultation.- Geopotential Determination.- Geoid Determination.- Local Gravity Field.- Geopotential Determination.- Magnet Field.- Mobile Mapping.- General Relativity.- Wide-area Precise Positioning etc.

About the author

Dr. Guochang Xu, GFZ Potsdam, Germany, [e-mail]

Product details

• Assisted by: Xu Guochang (Editor), Guochan Xu (Editor), Guochang Xu (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9783642440366
• ISBN: 978-3-642-44036-6
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 22 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 629 g
• Illustrations: XX, 392 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; B, Geophysics, The environment, environmental science, engineering & technology, Earth and Environmental Science, Geophysics and Environmental Physics, Geographical information systems & remote sensing, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Geographical Information System, Geographical information systems, Geophysics/Geodesy, Applied physics, Environmental Physics, Geographical information systems and remote sensing