AUSPOS GPS Processing Report

June 5, 2018
This document is a report of the GPS data processing undertaken by the AUSPOS Online
GPS Processing Service (version: AUSPOS 2.3) . The AUSPOS Online GPS Process-
ing Service uses International GNSS Service (IGS) products (final, rapid, ultra-rapid
depending on availability) to compute precise coordinates in International Terrestrial
Reference Frame (ITRF) anywhere on Earth and Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)
within Australia. The Service is designed to process only dual frequency GPS phase data.

An overview of the GPS processing strategy is included in this report.

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1 User Data
All antenna heights refer to the vertical distance from the Ground Mark to the Antenna
Reference Point (ARP).

Station (s) Submitted File Antenna Type Antenna Start Time End Time
Height (m)

8815 88151460.obs TRM14532.00 NONE 1.350 2018/05/26 00:12:30 2018/05/26 01:25:00

2 Processing Summary

Date User Stations Reference Stations Orbit Type

2018/05/26 00:12:30 8815 01NA ALIC CNMR DARW DODA IGS rapid
GUAM JAB2 KARR KAT1 KUNU
LKYA MAIN PIMO PTAG XMIS

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3 Computed Coordinates, ITRF2014
All coordinates are based on the IGS realisation of the ITRF2014 reference frame. All
the given ITRF2014 coordinates refer to a mean epoch of the site observation data. All
coordinates refer to the Ground Mark.

3.1 Cartesian, ITRF2014

Station X (m) Y (m) Z (m) ITRF2014 @
8815 -3564551.450 5289003.482 44569.627 26/05/2018
01NA -4084823.687 4702026.537 -1369125.438 26/05/2018
ALIC -4052052.673 4212835.991 -2545104.676 26/05/2018
CNMR -5087757.719 3465029.028 1664653.848 26/05/2018
DARW -4091359.552 4684606.440 -1408579.216 26/05/2018
DODA -4079102.647 4661682.963 -1515238.120 26/05/2018
GUAM -5071312.669 3568363.629 1488904.396 26/05/2018
JAB2 -4236472.917 4559859.390 -1388764.136 26/05/2018
KARR -2713833.200 5303935.106 -2269513.838 26/05/2018
KAT1 -4147413.758 4581462.604 -1573359.172 26/05/2018
KUNU -3845767.544 4789564.420 -1712363.038 26/05/2018
LKYA -4072230.113 4713609.192 -1366659.443 26/05/2018
MAIN -4306320.126 4444883.068 -1537980.153 26/05/2018
PIMO -3186293.596 5286624.413 1601158.381 26/05/2018
PTAG -3184318.658 5291065.545 1590418.258 26/05/2018
XMIS -1696344.688 6039590.002 -1149275.171 26/05/2018

3.2 Geodetic, GRS80 Ellipsoid, ITRF2014

Geoid-ellipsoidal separations, in this section, are computed using a spherical harmonic
synthesis of the global EGM2008 geoid. More information on the EGM2008 geoid can be
found at http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/wgs84/gravitymod/egm2008/.

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 Station Latitude Longitude Ellipsoidal Derived Above
(DMS) (DMS) Height(m) Geoid Height(m)
8815 0 24 11.06138 123 58 41.53944 74.717 11.276
01NA -12 28 41.59170 130 58 55.37759 105.359 53.942
ALIC -23 40 12.39964 133 53 07.87612 603.243 588.099
CNMR 15 13 46.91418 145 44 35.12476 64.365 9.048
DARW -12 50 37.31151 131 07 57.87737 125.101 74.641
DODA -13 50 04.46110 131 11 12.58972 90.522 44.336
GUAM 13 35 21.58756 144 52 06.09638 201.919 146.378
JAB2 -12 39 36.51917 132 53 40.33852 82.526 27.581
KARR -20 58 53.12409 117 05 49.90603 109.137 116.680
KAT1 -14 22 33.58675 132 09 11.79442 184.286 137.947
KUNU -15 40 37.04535 128 45 45.45546 91.883 57.161
LKYA -12 27 19.66597 130 49 29.03165 69.280 18.249
MAIN -14 02 46.31028 134 05 34.36102 162.346 110.955
PIMO 14 38 08.59385 121 04 39.82178 95.559 51.443
PTAG 14 32 07.59079 121 02 26.75197 86.656 42.935
XMIS -10 26 59.85584 105 41 18.61359 261.506 263.023

3.3 Positional Uncertainty (95% C.L.) - Geodetic, ITRF2014

Station Longitude(East) (m) Latitude(North) (m) Ellipsoidal Height(Up) (m)

8815 0.838 0.080 0.330 ∗
01NA 0.006 0.005 0.015
ALIC 0.005 0.005 0.012
CNMR 0.008 0.006 0.015
DARW 0.005 0.005 0.011
DODA 0.006 0.005 0.016
GUAM 0.010 0.006 0.015
JAB2 0.006 0.006 0.018
KARR 0.005 0.005 0.011
KAT1 0.005 0.005 0.011
KUNU 0.006 0.005 0.016
LKYA 0.006 0.006 0.018
MAIN 0.006 0.005 0.015
PIMO 0.013 0.009 0.031
PTAG 0.012 0.008 0.030
XMIS 0.006 0.005 0.012

∗WARNING:
The estmated coordinates have precision outside of the boundary of 0.095 m
Please use this solution with caution

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4 Ambiguity Resolution - Per Baseline
Baseline Ambiguities Resolved Baseline Length (km)
JAB2 - MAIN 62.5 % 200.907
CNMR - MAIN 58.8 % 3439.131
01NA - DARW 71.4 % 43.621
8815 - XMIS 0.0 % 2340.693
01NA - PTAG 28.6 % 3149.091
01NA - KARR 93.8 % 1747.171
PIMO - PTAG 88.9 % 11.789
01NA - MAIN 79.0 % 379.072
01NA - KAT1 88.2 % 245.285
DODA - KAT1 93.8 % 120.332
ALIC - MAIN 77.8 % 1064.330
KARR - XMIS 92.9 % 1682.678
01NA - KUNU 88.2 % 427.344
01NA - LKYA 80.0 % 17.287
GUAM - MAIN 31.3 % 3242.766
AVERAGE 69.0% 1207.433

Please note for a regional solution, such as used by AUSPOS, ambiguity resolution success
rate of 50% or better for a baseline formed by a user site indicates a reliable solution.
∗WARNING:
This solution has not resolved any ambiguities for your submitted data. Please
use this solution with caution.

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5 Computation Standards
5.1 Computation System
Software Bernese GNSS Software Version 5.2.
GNSS system(s) GPS only.

5.2 Data Preprocessing and Measurement Modelling

Data preprocessing Phase preprocessing is undertaken in a baseline by baseline
mode using triple-differences. In most cases, cycle slips are
fixed by the simultaneous analysis of different linear combi-
nations of L1 and L2. If a cycle slip cannot be fixed reliably,
bad data points are removed or new ambiguities are set up A
data screening step on the basis of weighted postfit residuals
is also performed, and outliers are removed.
Basic observable Carrier phase with an elevation angle cutoff of 7◦ and a sam-
pling rate of 3 minutes. However, data cleaning is performed
a sampling rate of 30 seconds. Elevation dependent weight-
ing is applied according to 1/ sin(e)2 where e is the satellite
elevation.
Modelled observable Double differences of the ionosphere-free linear combination.
Ground antenna IGS14 absolute phase-centre variation model is applied.
phase centre calibra-
tions
Tropospheric Model A priori model is the GMF mapped with the DRY-GMF.
Tropospheric Estima- Zenith delay corrections are estimated relying on the WET-
tion GMF mapping function in intervals of 2 hour. N-S and E-W
horizontal delay parameters are solved for every 24 hours.
Tropospheric Map- GMF
ping Function
Ionosphere First-order effect eliminated by forming the ionosphere-free
linear combination of L1 and L2. Second and third effect
applied.
Tidal displacements Solid earth tidal displacements are derived from the complete
model from the IERS Conventions 2010, but ocean tide load-
ing is not applied.
Atmospheric loading Applied
Satellite centre of IGS14 phase-centre variation model applied
mass correction
Satellite phase centre IGS14 phase-centre variation model applied
calibration
Satellite trajectories Best available IGS products.
Earth Orientation Best available IGS products.

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5.3 Estimation Process
Adjustment Weighted least-squares algorithm.
Station coordinates Coordinate constraints are applied at the Reference sites with
standard deviation of 1mm and 2mm for horizontal and vertical
components respectively.
Troposphere Zenith delay parameters and pairs of horizontal delay gradient
parameters are estimated for each station in intervals of 2 hours
and 24 hours.
Ionospheric correction An ionospheric map derived from the contributing reference sta-
tions is used to aid ambiguity resolution.
Ambiguity Ambiguities are resolved in a baseline-by-baseline mode using the
Code-Based strategy for 180-6000km baselines, the Phase-Based
L5/L3 strategy for 18-200km baselines, the Quasi-Ionosphere-Free
(QIF) strategy for 18-2000km baselines and the Direct L1/L2
strategy for 0-20km baselines.

5.4 Reference Frame and Coordinate Uncertainty

Terrestrial reference IGS14 station coordinates and velocities mapped to the mean
frame epoch of observation.
Australian datums GDA2020 and GDA94.
Derived AHD For stations within Australia, AUSGeoid2020 (V20180201) is used
to compute AHD. AUSGeoid2020 is the Australia-wide gravi-
metric quasigeoid model that has been a posteriori fitted to the
AHD. For reference, derived AHD is always determined from the
GDA2020 coordinates. In the GDA94 section of the report, AHD
values are assumed to be identical to those derived from GDA2020.
Above-geoid heights Earth Gravitational Model EGM2008 released by the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) EGM Development Team
is used to compute above-geoid heights. This gravitational model
is complete to spherical harmonic degree and order 2159, and con-
tains additional coefficients extending to degree 2190 and order
2159.
Coordinate uncertainty Coordinate uncertainty is expressed in terms of the 95% confi-
dence level for GDA94, GDA2020 and ITRF2014. Uncertainties
are scaled using an empirically derived model which is a function
of data span, quality and geographical location.

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