GPS Technical Documents

GPS Technical Documents

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Terminology

A glossary of terms used with GPS Surveying.

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Coordinate Systems

Everything you've ever wanted to know about horizontal and vertical datums.

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Local Transformations

All the theory behind local transformations with GPS.‚  Note, the screenshots shown in this document are from a very old version of FieldGenius but the theory still applies with‚ newer versions -‚ please refer to more current documentation for specific instructions on doing local transformations with‚ more current FieldGenius versions.

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Positional Accuracy

Information relating to the accuracy you can expect from GPS surveying, the most common sources of positional errors, and ways‚ of avoiding positional errors in FieldGenius.

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Differential Corrections

Information about RTK surveying with two GPS receivers, and troubleshooting radio link problems.