Deflection of the Vertical Components from GPS and Precise Leveling Measurements in Hong Kong
Publication: Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 3
Abstract
Deflection of the vertical components of a station located in Hong Kong are estimated from the ellipsoidal height differences inferred from global positioning system (GPS) measurements and orthometric height differences calculated from precise leveling using a simple formulation. The agreement of the deflection of the vertical components and obtained from the experiment ( , , respectively) with the deflection of the vertical components calculated from the EGM96 model ( , and , respectively) show that the approach can be used at a local scale using existing leveling networks to produce a detailed map of deflection of vertical components to be used in surveying applications and also for checking the reproducibility of potential alternative solutions.
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Acknowledgments
Additional references provided by Professor Leick at the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering in the University of Maine are gratefully acknowledged. Ms. C. M. Tse carried out the fieldwork as part of her BSc dissertation.
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Received: Nov 4, 2003
Accepted: Mar 22, 2005
Published online: Aug 1, 2006
Published in print: Aug 2006
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