AUSPOS GPS Processing Report

July 15, 2019

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)

ZBS0 Zbs01941.19O NONE NONE 1.129 2019/07/13 05:08:00 2019/07/13 10:37:30

2 Processing Summary

Date User Stations Reference Stations Orbit Type

2019/07/13 05:08:00 ZBS0 BJFS CKSV DAEJ HKKS HKLM IGS rapid
HKOH LSB0 PIMO PPPC TCMS

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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 @
ZBS0 -3112858.869 5324214.934 1620610.942 13/07/2019
BJFS -2148744.538 4426641.169 4044655.808 13/07/2019
CKSV -2956619.351 5075902.184 2476625.527 13/07/2019
DAEJ -3120042.401 4084614.685 3764026.788 13/07/2019
HKKS -2429526.540 5377816.425 2412152.516 13/07/2019
HKLM -2414046.577 5391602.114 2396878.657 13/07/2019
HKOH -2423817.551 5386056.894 2399883.148 13/07/2019
LSB0 -2967207.560 5010439.162 2593842.927 13/07/2019
PIMO -3186293.579 5286624.450 1601158.387 13/07/2019
PPPC -3022676.609 5511839.296 1075517.492 13/07/2019
TCMS -2982783.353 4966659.914 2658809.319 13/07/2019

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/.

Station Latitude Longitude Ellipsoidal Derived Above

(DMS) (DMS) Height(m) Geoid Height(m)
ZBS0 14 49 03.40891 120 18 47.32316 47.316 3.479
BJFS 39 36 30.95968 115 53 32.96603 87.460 97.501
CKSV 22 59 55.86441 120 13 12.03763 59.646 40.157
DAEJ 36 23 57.93819 127 22 28.14348 116.845 91.832
HKKS 22 22 04.42969 114 18 42.98468 44.702 46.539
HKLM 22 13 08.24259 114 07 12.23700 8.504 10.820
HKOH 22 14 51.66600 114 13 42.81142 166.396 168.273
LSB0 24 09 12.14627 120 38 03.23919 121.778 102.948
PIMO 14 38 08.59386 121 04 39.82065 95.582 51.466
PPPC 9 46 22.55484 118 44 24.84711 66.504 16.072
TCMS 24 47 52.74506 120 59 14.62051 77.244 58.376

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3.3 UTM Grid, GRS80 Ellipsoid, ITRF2014

Station East North Zone Ellipsoidal Derived Above

(m) (m) Height (m) Geoid Height(m)
ZBS0 210806.910 1639888.469 51 47.316 3.479
BJFS 404924.669 4384902.975 50 87.460 97.501
CKSV 215021.802 2546095.260 51 59.646 40.157
DAEJ 354232.639 4029479.475 52 116.845 91.832
HKKS 223184.927 2476021.275 50 44.702 46.539
HKLM 203099.382 2459885.947 50 8.504 10.820
HKOH 214348.916 2462859.699 50 166.396 168.273
LSB0 259615.597 2673238.796 51 121.778 102.948
PIMO 292961.584 1618913.494 51 95.582 51.466
PPPC 690880.740 1080799.378 50 66.504 16.072
TCMS 296550.454 2744078.292 51 77.244 58.376

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

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

ZBS0 0.031 0.018 0.083
BJFS 0.010 0.008 0.016
CKSV 0.012 0.008 0.028
DAEJ 0.010 0.007 0.017
HKKS 0.011 0.008 0.025
HKLM 0.012 0.009 0.029
HKOH 0.011 0.008 0.026
LSB0 0.012 0.009 0.028
PIMO 0.028 0.018 0.051
PPPC 0.014 0.011 0.035
TCMS 0.010 0.008 0.017

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4 Ambiguity Resolution - Per Baseline
Baseline Ambiguities Resolved Baseline Length (km)
PIMO - ZBS0 51.3 % 84.759
HKLM - HKOH 83.3 % 11.630
HKOH - PPPC 80.0 % 1458.903
BJFS - HKKS 62.5 % 1910.141
BJFS - DAEJ 87.5 % 1067.312
CKSV - LSB0 77.3 % 134.675
LSB0 - TCMS 93.3 % 79.874
CKSV - HKKS 65.2 % 610.848
PPPC - ZBS0 27.5 % 583.492
HKKS - HKOH 83.3 % 15.844
AVERAGE 71.1% 595.748

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.

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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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