经过艺术处理的全球定位系统（GPS）卫星。（图片由美国空军（USAF）和美国国防部USDOD提供） Artist's rendering of a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite. (Image courtesy of USAF and USDOD.)
The aim of this course is to introduce the principles of the Global Positioning System and to demonstrate its application to various aspects of Earth Sciences. The specific content of the course depends each year on the interests of the students in the class. In some cases, the class interests are towards the geophysical applications of GPS and we concentrate on high precision(millimeter level) positioning on regional and global scales. In other cases, the interests have been more toward engineering applications of kinematic positioning with GPS in which case the concentration is on positioning with slightly less accuracy but being able to do so for a moving object. In all cases, we concentrate on the fundamental issues so that students should gain an understanding of the basic limitations of the system and how to extend its application to areas not yet fully explored.
技术需求
很多软件工具可以打开该课程网页上的.dat文件。任何特别的说明和建议请参阅课程内容。 Any number of software tools can be used to import the .dat files found on this course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
很多开发工具可以用来编译和运行该课程网页上的.f文件。任何特别的说明和建议请参阅课程内容。 Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .f files found on this course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
运行该课程网页上的.m 文件需要MATLAB?软件。 MATLAB® software is required to run the .m files found on this course site.
该课程的所有其他文件类型都是数据文件，可以用浏览器打开。 All other file types in this course are data files and may be opened with a browser.
