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CE331A: Geoinformatics: Home Assignment 1 Submission Date: Aug 13, 2015 (In Class Room, L3)

This document provides instructions for a homework assignment to calculate the coordinates of a point in New Delhi, India using pseudorange measurements from 4 and then 6 GPS satellites. It explains that geodetic coordinates (latitude, longitude, height) can be converted to Cartesian coordinates (X,Y,Z) for computational purposes. Using the provided pseudorange distances and satellite positions, the student is asked to calculate the New Delhi coordinates in Cartesian form using least squares, then convert back to geodetic. Adding information from 2 more satellites allows recalculating the position to observe variation. The student must also explain the coordinate computation procedure and analyze which result is more accurate.

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CE331A: Geoinformatics: Home Assignment 1 Submission Date: Aug 13, 2015 (In Class Room, L3)

This document provides instructions for a homework assignment to calculate the coordinates of a point in New Delhi, India using pseudorange measurements from 4 and then 6 GPS satellites. It explains that geodetic coordinates (latitude, longitude, height) can be converted to Cartesian coordinates (X,Y,Z) for computational purposes. Using the provided pseudorange distances and satellite positions, the student is asked to calculate the New Delhi coordinates in Cartesian form using least squares, then convert back to geodetic. Adding information from 2 more satellites allows recalculating the position to observe variation. The student must also explain the coordinate computation procedure and analyze which result is more accurate.

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CE331A:Geoinformatics

HomeAssignment1

SubmissionDate:Aug13,2015(inclassroom,L3)

Part1:
WeknowthatusingaminimumnumberoffourGPSsatellites,wecanfindoutcoordinatesofanypoint.
In this exercise, you have to find out coordinates of a point in New Delhi using positions and
pseudoranges(distanceofsatellitefromapointinNewDelhi)offourGPSsatellitesasmentionedbelow.
SatelliteNo.
PRN07
PRN11
PRN17
PRN28

Latitude( )
14.59oN
32.38oN
04.10oS(i.e.,04.10oN)
51.62oN

Longitude( )
101.27 oE
120.69 oE
053.00 oE
050.73 oE

Height(h)

Pseudoranges(d)

20017km
19858km
20280km
20696km

20688km
21442km
22183km
21846km

PRN11

PRN28

PRN07

GPSreceiveratNewDelhi

PRN17

Hints:

(i) LetusconsiderthecoordinatesofGPSsatellitesas i ,i , hi , i 1, 2,3, 4 andthecoordinateof


the point in New Delhi as , , h . Note that the coordinate system expressed in terms of
latitude,longitude,andheight(h)iscalledasgeodeticcoordinatesystem.
(ii) NowthereisanothercoordinatesystemknownasCartesiancoordinatesystem.InCartesian
coordinate system, X , Y , Z are expressed in meters (m), and this system is often used for

computationpurposes.So,letusagainconsiderthatthecoordinatesoffourGPSsatellitesand
NewDelhiare X i , Yi , Zi , i 1, 2,3, 4 ,and X , Y , Z respectively.
(iii) Useanyonlineconverter(e.g.,GEOTRANSsoftware,http://www.apsalin.com/convertgeodetic
tocartesian.aspx, etc.) to convert i ,i , hi , i 1, 2,3, 4 to X i , Yi , Zi , i 1, 2,3, 4 . Note that
youhavetochooseWorldGeodeticSystem(WGS84)asyourreferenceellipsoid.
(iv) Usetherelation di

Xi X

Yi Y Z i Z tocalculatecoordinateofNewDelhiin
2

Cartesianform.Youmayneedtoapplyyourknowledgeofleastsquaressolution.
(v) Nowconvert X , Y , Z tocorresponding , , h usingsameonlineconverter.

Part2:
NowletusincludeinformationoftwomoreGPSsatellites(i.e.,totalsixGPSsatellites)tocalculatethe
positionofNewDelhi.Followthesameprocedureasexplainedaboveandobservethevariationinyour
newcoordinate.
SatelliteNo.
PRN01
PRN30

Latitude( )
17.26oN
36.85oN

Longitude( )
122.82 oE
082.45 oE

Height(h)
20070 km
20161 km

Pseudoranges(d)
22386km
20361km

(i)Pleaseunderstandtheinherenttechniques,andwrite12pages(pointwiseandinyourown
language)ontheprocedureofcoordinatecomputationforthepointinNewDelhi.
(ii)ThecoordinatescomputedinPart1andPart2aredifferent.Whichoneismoreaccurateandwhy?
(iii)WritedownafewapplicationsofGPS,asyouknowfromyourgeneralknowledge.

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