Constraining Network Adjustments to OPUS-RS Coordinate Observations
Publication: Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 3
Abstract
OPUS rapid static (OPUS-RS) was introduced to the public in August 2005 as an operational prototype. Allowing centimeter accuracy with 10–15-min observation sessions, OPUS-RS holds the promise of dramatically lessening the time needed to reference a survey to the National Spatial Reference System. (NSRS). The purpose of this paper is to compare results between networks constrained to the NSRS using multiple short OPUS-RS observation sessions and much longer OPUS observation sessions. The results of this comparison demonstrate that multiple short OPUS-RS sessions provide for significant time savings with results that agree within a centimeter of the longer OPUS sessions.
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Acknowledgments
The writer gratefully acknowledges comments and suggestions of the three anonymous reviewers whose constructive criticisms have improved the content and presentation of this paper.
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Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 133 • Issue 3 • August 2007
Pages: 106 - 113
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: Dec 13, 2006
Accepted: Jan 26, 2007
Published online: Aug 1, 2007
Published in print: Aug 2007
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