A 3-D Multilateration: A Precision Geodetic Measurement SystemA system was designed with the capability of determining 1-cm accuracy station positions in three dimensions using pulsed laser earth satellite tracking stations coupled with strictly geometric data reduction. With this high accuracy, several crucial geodetic applications become possible, including earthquake hazards assessment, precision surveying, plate tectonics, and orbital determination.
Document ID
19730002255
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Escobal, P. R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Fliegel, H. F. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jaffe, R. M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Muller, P. M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ong, K. M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Vonroos, O. H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)