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Lecture 6
Differential positioning with
Code pseudoranges

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Contents

1. Linear model for DGNSS: Single Differences

1.1. Linear model
1.2. Geographic decorrelation of ephemeris errors
1.3. Error mitigation and `short´ baseline concept
1.4. Differential code based positioning
2. Augmentation Systems
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Ground-Based Augmentation system (GBAS)
2.3. Satellite based Augmentation System (SBAS)
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Errors are similar for users separated tens, even hundred of kilometres,
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and these errors vary ‘slowly’ with time. That is, the errors are
correlated on space and time.

The spatial decorrelation depends on the error component (e.g. Clocks

not decorrelate, ionosphere ~100km...). Thence, long baselines need a
reference stations network.

Error
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Short-baselines
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Pi j  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  I i j  Ki  K j  Mi j  P ij
Lij  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  Ii j   i j   Ni j  bi  b j  mij  L ij

Satellite coordinates r j
deviation r j  r j  r0j
When approximate values of both
receiver and satellite APC positions
are taken, a linearization around
them yields:
i j 0ij
i j  0ij  ρˆ 0ij  ri  ρˆ 0ij  r j
j
ρ̂ 0 i r0j  roi
ρˆ ij ri ρˆ 0ij  j
User coordinates r0  roi
deviation ri  ri  r0i
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r0i ri : Receiver coordinates error

ri r j : Satellite coordinates error

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Pi j  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  I i j  Ki  K j  Mi j  P ij
Lij  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  Ii j   i j   Ni j  bi  b j  mij  L ij

Single difference ()ruj  ()ruj  ()uj  ()rj r j

Pu j  uj  c  tu   t j   Tu j  Iuj  Ku  K j  P uj

Pr j  rj  c  tr   t j   Tr j  I rj  K r  K j  P rj

Pruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj  Kru  P ruj ρˆ uj ρˆ rj

User
rru
Reference
receiver Station
Baseline
The same for the carrier :
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rru  ru  rr

Lruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj   ruj   Nruj  bru  L ruj ru rr

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Pi j  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  I i j  Ki  K j  Mi j  P ij
Lij  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  Ii j   i j   Ni j  bi  b j  mij  L ij

Single difference ()ru  ()ru  ()u  ()r r j

j j j j

Pruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj  Kru  P ruj

Lruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj   ruj   Nruj  bru  L ruj

Single difference cancels:

• Satellite clock ( t )
j
j
• Satellite code instrumental delays ( K )
• Satellite carrier instrumental delays (b )
j ρˆ uj ρˆ rj
User
rru
Referen
Single differences mitigate/remove errors due receiver Station
Baseline
• Satellite Ephemeris (r j )
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j rru  ru  rr
• Ionosphere ( I i )
j
• Troposphere (Ti )
ru rr
• Wind-up (i )
j

The residual errors will depend upon the

baseline
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Single-Difference of measurements
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PRN06
PRN06
PLAN-GARR: 15km

PRN30
( L1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat PRN30 ( P1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat

Dif. Wind-up: Very small

( L1   )  Lruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj   ruj   Nruj  bru  L ruj

( P1   )  Pruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj  Kru  P ruj

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Dif. Instrumental
Dif. Receiver clock: delays and carrier
Main variations Common Dif. Tropo. and Iono. : ambiguities:
for all satellites Small variations constant
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PRN06
PRN06
PLAN-GARR: 15km

PRN30 PRN30
( L1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat ( P1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat

PRN06 PRN06

IND1-IND2: 7m IND1-IND2: 7m
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PRN30 PRN30

( L1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat ( P1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat
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PRN06 PRN06

IND1-IND2: 7m IND1-IND2: 7m

PRN30 PRN30

( L1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat ( P1   )  L1ru
sat
 rusat

Dif. Wind-up: Very small

( L1   )  Lruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj   ruj   Nruj  bru  L ruj

( P1   )  Pruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj  Kru  P ruj

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Dif. Instrumental
Dif. Receiver clock: delays and carrier
Main variations Common Dif. Tropo. and Iono. : ambiguities:
for all satellites Small variations constant
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Pi j  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  Ii j  Ki  K j  P ij
Lij  i j  c  ti   t j   Ti j  Ii j   i j   Ni j  bi  b j  L ij

where:  j   j  ρ r j
i 0i
ˆ 0ij  ri  ρˆ 0ij  r j

Single difference ()ruj  ()ruj  ()uj  ()rj

Pruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj  Kru   ruj
Lruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj   ruj   Nruj  bru  L ruj
ρˆ 0j u ρˆ 0j r
where: 
j
  uj   j ρˆ j
u ρˆ j
rr
ru r
User
ru rru r

 
j
ru
j
0 ru  ρˆ  ru  ρˆ  rr  ρˆ  r  ρˆ  r
j
0u
j
0r
j
0u
j j
0r
j receiver Ref.
Station
gAGE/UPC

Baseline
 0 ruj  ρˆ 0uj  rru  ρˆ 0 ru
j
 rr  ρˆ 0 ru
j
 r j rru  ru  rr

being: 0ruj  0uj  0rj ; rru  ru  rr ru rr

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Let be: ru  u  r

j j j

where  j   j  ρˆ j  r  ρˆ j  r j (from Taylor expansion)

i 0i 0i i 0i

Show that the Single Differences are given by:

ruj  0ruj  ρˆ 0uj  rru  ρˆ 0 ruj  rr  ρˆ 0ruj  r j

being: 0ruj  0uj  0rj ; rru  ru  rr

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ruj  0ruj  ρˆ 0uj  rru  ρˆ 0 ruj  rr  ρˆ 0ruj  r j with rru  ru  rr
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Let’s assume that:

ε eph
j

• The satellite coordinates are known with an uncertainty r  ε eph

j j

• The reference station coordinates are known with an

uncertainty rr  ε site (i.e. rr  r0r  ε site )

Thence, the user position can be computed from the rru

estimate, with an error ε site , as: r  r  r  ε
u 0u ru site

and where the rru estimate will be affected in ε site

turn by the ephemeris and sitting site errors as: User rru  ru  rr
receiver Ref.
Sta.

ruj  0ruj  ρˆ 0uj  rru  ρˆ 0 ruj  ε site  ρˆ 0 ruj  εeph

j

ru rr
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turn by the ephemeris and sitting site errors as:

ruj  0ruj  ρˆ 0uj  rru  ρˆ 0 ruj  ε site  ρˆ 0 ruj  εeph

j

ε site
Range error due to Range error due to User rru  ru  rr
reference station Sat. coordinates receiver Ref.
Sta.
coordinates uncertainty uncertainty

Thence, taking into account the relationships: ru rr

b  rru
b b
ρˆ 0 ru
j
 ε site  ε site ; ρˆ 0 ru
j
 ε eph
j
 ε eph
j

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j
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and being uj 20000 km it follows that for a baseline b  20 km

b 1 The effect of 5 metres error in orbits or in site coordinates

 
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uj 1000 is less than 5 mm in range for the estimation of rru .

But, the user position estimate will be shifted by the error

in the site coordinates ru  r0u  rru  ε site
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Demonstrate the following relationship: Satellite-j

b
ρˆ 0 ru
j
 ε site  ε site

Hint:
ρˆ 0 ru
j
 ε site   ρˆ 0uj  ρˆ 0 rj   ε site rj
 ρ0j u  ρ0j r  b
   ε site  ε site
    ρˆ uj
b r rru ρˆ rj
User ru
Refe
receiver Stati
Note: the following approaches have been taken: rru  ru  rr
 j ρ j
ρ j

ρˆ 0 r 
0r 0r

  j
 j

0jr 0ju   0r
ru rr
ρˆ j  ρ0u ρ
j j
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0u
 0u 0uj  j

b  rru r0 ru u v  u v To Earth Centre

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Contents

1. Linear model for DGNSS: Single Differences

1.1. Linear model
1.2. Geographic decorrelation of ephemeris errors
1.3. Error mitigation and `short´ baseline concept
1.4. Differential code based positioning
2. Augmentation Systems
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Ground-Based Augmentation system (GBAS)
2.3. Satellite based Augmentation System (SBAS)
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Position from
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broadcast
Satellite
ephemeris
location error
True position  ε
ρuser
user
Differential range error due to
satellite obit error
ρ ref
ε
 ref
user ρuser ρref
  ε  ε
user ref

user
A conservative bound:

b
  

User
with a baseline b  20km
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Reference Station 20 1
   
20000 1000

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location error  from
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CREU and ε
EBRE user

Position
from
Satellite
broadcast
Differential range error from
location error
ephemeris between CREU and EBRE
True position  ε
ρuser
user

ρ ref
ε
 ref
 user ρuser ρref
  ε  ε
user ref
 user
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Range error
from
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CREU and ρuser

ε
EBRE user ρref
ρuser
  ε  ε
user ref

CREU-EBRE
CREU Differential positioning
Absolute positioning
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 eph
1 2
2
1

Orbit Errors over the

hyperboloid will not
produce differential
range errors.

1  1  
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 1  2  1  2  constant    0
eph

2   2   eph

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 eph
1 2
2
1

Orbit Errors over the

hyperboloid will not
produce differential
range errors.

1  1  
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 1  2  1  2  constant    0
eph

2   2   eph

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ε • Errors over the hyperboloid (i.e.
 B   A  ctt ) will not produce
û differential range errors.
• The highest error is given by
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the vector û , orthogonal to

the hyperboloid and over the
plain containing the baseline
vector b̂ and the LoS vector ρ̂.
Note:
Being the baseline b much smaller than
the distance to the satellite, we can
assume that the LoS vectors from A and
a  (  B   A ) / 2 : hyperboloid semiaxis B receives are essentially identical to .
That is,     
b / 2 : focal length B A

1
where a  b cos    
u  ρˆ  bˆ  ρˆ  bˆ  ρˆ T  ρˆ  - ρˆ ρˆ T bˆ 
 I bˆ   ρˆ  ρˆ T  bˆ   I  ρˆ  ρˆ T  bˆ
2
Note: in this 3D problem  is NOT the elevation of ray.
Note: u  sin  uˆ

Differential range error  produced by an

orbit error  parallel to vector û Note: being uˆ a vector orthogonal
Let    to the LoS ρˆ , thence,   εT uˆ
Thence:
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   (  B   A )  2 a  b sin  b
a a      ε T  uˆ   ε T   sin  uˆ 
 2   2
  
  b sin 

  
  ε T  I  ρˆ  ρˆ T 
1 b Where: b = b bˆ
b sin  

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Along-track Error (PRN17)
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PRN17:
Doy=077, Transm. time: 64818 sec

17 10 3 18 20 0 0.0 1.379540190101E-04 2.842170943040E-12 0.000000000000E+00

7.800000000000E+01-5.059375000000E+01 4.506973447820E-09-2.983492318682E+00
-9.257976353169E-05 5.277505260892E-03 8.186325430870E-06 5.153578153610E+03
4.176000000000E+05-5.401670932770E-08-4.040348681654E-01-7.636845111847E-08
9.603630515702E-01 2.215312500000E+02-2.547856603060E+00-7.964974630307E-09
-3.771585673111E-10 1.000000000000E+00 1.575000000000E+03 0.000000000000E+00
2.000000000000E+00 0.000000000000E+00-1.024454832077E-08 7.800000000000E+01
4.104180000000E+05 4.000000000000E+00
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diff EPH.dat.org EPHcuc_x0.dat --------------------------------------------------

< -2.579763531685E-06 5.277505260892E-03 8.186325430870E-06 5.153578153610E+03
> -9.257976353169E-05 5.277505260892E-03 8.186325430870E-06 5.153578153610E+03
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Orbit error ε Range error

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rov2

Differential range error

39.3 km Baseline: b=31.3km
rov1 31.3 km

11 km

15.2 km
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   εT  I  ρˆ  ρˆ T 
19.7 km b
rov3 

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Exercise:

Justify that clock errors completely

cancel in differential positioning.
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Contents

1. Linear model for DGNSS: Single Differences

1.1. Linear model
1.2. Geographic decorrelation of ephemeris errors
1.3. Error mitigation and `short´ baseline concept
1.4. Differential code based positioning
2. Augmentation Systems
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Ground-Based Augmentation system (GBAS)
2.3. Satellite based Augmentation System (SBAS)
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Error mitigation and short baseline concept
If the distance between the user and the reference station is "short enough",
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so that the residual error ionospheric, tropospheric and ephemeris are small
compared to the typical errors due to receiver noise and multipath, it can be
assumed: j
Tru  I ru  0 ;
j
ˆ j j ρ0ru  εeph  0

Note that the previous definition of “shortness” is quite fussy

Working with smoothed code, a residual error of about 0.5 metres could be
tolerable, but for carrier based positioning it should be less than 1 cm to
allow the carrier ambiguity fixing.

• The differential ephemeris error is at the level of few centimetres for

baselines up to 100 Km (i.e. 5 cm assuming a large bound of  eph 10 m ).
j

• The typical spatial gradient of the ionosphere (STEC) is 1-2 mm/km (i.e.
gAGE/UPC

0.1-0.2 m in 100km), but it can be more than one order of magnitude higher
when the ionosphere is active.

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Note that the previous definition of “shortness” is quite fussy

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• The correlation radio of the troposphere is lower than for the ionosphere. At
10km of separation the residual error can be up to 0.1-0.2 m. Nevertheless,
90% of the tropospheric delay can be modelled and the remaining 10% can
be estimated together with the coordinates (for high precision applications).
For distances beyond a ten of kilometres or significant altitude difference it
would be preferable to correct for the tropospheric delay at the reference
station and user receiver.

Carrier-smoothed code:
Pseudorange code measurement errors due to receiver noise and multipath
can be reduced smoothing the code with carrier measurements.
Smoothed codes of 0.5m (RMS) can be obtained with 100 seconds smoothing.
On the other hand, the ionospheric error is substantially eliminated in
gAGE/UPC

differential mode and the filter can be allowed for lager time smoothing
windows.

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Contents

1. Linear model for DGNSS: Single Differences

1.1. Linear model
1.2. Geographic decorrelation of ephemeris errors
1.3. Error mitigation and `short´ baseline concept
1.4. Differential code based positioning
2. Augmentation Systems
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Ground-Based Augmentation system (GBAS)
2.3. Satellite based Augmentation System (SBAS)
gAGE/UPC

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If the reference station coordinates are known at the Truj 0 ; I ruj 0
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centimetre level and the distance between reference

station and user are “not too large”, we can assume ρˆ 0 ru
j
 ε eph
j
0
ε site 0  rru ru
Thence,
Pruj  ruj  c  tru  Truj  I ruj  Kru  P ruj Pruj  ruj  c  tru  Kru  P ruj
ruj  0ruj  ρˆ 0uj  rru  ρˆ 0ruj  ε site, r  ρˆ 0ruj  εeph
j
ruj   j
0 ru
 ρˆ 0 uj  ru

Note : for baselines up to 100 km Or, what is the same:

the range error of broadcast Pruj   0 ruj  ρˆ 0 uj  ru  c  tru  Kru  P ruj
orbits is less than 10 cm
(assuming  ephj
10 m ).

The left hand side of previous equation can be spitted in two terms:
one associated to the reference station and the other to the user:
gAGE/UPC


Pruj   0 ruj  Pu j   0 uj  Pr j   0 rj 
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Pruj   0 ruj  ρˆ 0 uj  ru  c  tru  Kru  P ruj
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The left hand side of previous equation can be spitted in two terms:
one associated to the reference station and the other to the user:

Pruj   0 ruj  Pu j   0 uj  Pr j   0 rj 
• The term Pr   0 r is the error in range measured by the reference
j j

station, which can be broadcasted to the user as a differential correction:

PRC j   0 rj  Pr j
• The user applies this differential correction to remove/mitigate common
errors: P j   j  PRC j  ρ ˆ j  r  c  t  j
u 0u 0u u ru P ru

Where the receiver’s instrumental delay term K ru is included

in the differential clock c  tru
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For distances beyond a ten of kilometres, or significant altitude difference, it

would be preferable to correct for the tropospheric delay at the reference
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Range Differential Correction Calculation
Broadcast SV Actual SV
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Position Position

Calculated Measured Puser

Range ref
Pref Pseudoranges

Differential Message Broadcast

PRC, RRC
Reference station
(known Location) User

– The reference station with known coordinates, computes pseudorange

and range-rate corrections: PRC= ref, –Pref , RRC= PRC/t .

– The user receiver applies the PRC and RRC to correct its own
gAGE/UPC

measurements, Puser + (PRC + RRC (t-t0)), removing SIS errors and

improving the positioning accuracy.

DGNSS with code ranges: users within a hundred of kilometres can obtain
one-meter-level positioning accuracy using such pseudorange
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The user applies this differential correction to remove/mitigate common
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errors: P j   j  PRC j  ρ ˆ j  r  c  t  j
u 0u 0u u ru P ru

where the receiver’s instrumental delay term K ru is included in

the differential clock c  tru

The previous system for navigation equations is written in matrix notation as:


  1
T
ρˆ 01u
 Pref  
1

 2  
 ρˆ 
T
 Pref   
2
0u
1  ru 
     
c  tru 
 n
 
  

 
Pref T
 ρˆ 0nu 1

gAGE/UPC

where
Pref j  Pu j   0 uj  PRC j

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Time synchronization issues:
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For simplicity we have dropped any reference to measurement

epochs, but real-time implementations entail delays in data
transmission and the time update interval can be limited by
bandwidth restrictions.
• Differential corrections vary slowly and its useful life can be up to
several minutes with S/A=off.

• To reduce bandwidth, the reference station computes Pseudorange

Corrections (PRC) and Range-Rate Correction (RRC) for each
satellite in view, which are broadcast to every several seconds, up to
a minute interval with S/A=off.

• The user computes the PRC at the measurement epoch as:

gAGE/UPC

PRC j (t )  PRC j (t0 )  RRC j (t  t0 )

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Data handling:
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Reference station and user have to coordinate how the

measurements are to be processed:
• Corrections must be identified with an Issue of Data (IOD) and
time-out must be considered.
• Both receivers must use the same ephemeris orbits (which are
identified by the IODE).
• If reference station uses a tropospheric model the same model
must be applied by the user.
• If reference station uses the broadcast ionospheric model, the user
must do the same.
gAGE/UPC

Note: we have considered here only code measurements. The carrier based
positioning will be treated next, using double differences of measurements and
targeting the ambiguity fixing.
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Range Differential Correction Calculation
Broadcast Actual SV
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SV Position Position

Calculated Measured Puser

Range ref Pref
Pseudoranges

Differential Message Broadcast

PRC, RRC
Reference station
(known Location) User

– The reference station with known coordinates, computes pseudorange and

range-rate corrections: PRC= ref – Pref, RRC= PRC/t .

– The user receiver applies the PRC and RRC to correct its own
gAGE/UPC

measurements, Puser + (PRC(t0) + RRC(t-t0)), removing SIS errors and

improving the positioning accuracy.

DGNSS with code ranges : users within a hundred of kilometres can obtain
one-meter-level positioning accuracy using such pseudorange
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GODN

USN3 76 m

GODS

ftp://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov/highrate/2013/
gAGE/UPC

1130752.3120 -4831349.1180 3994098.9450 gods

1130760.8760 -4831298.6880 3994155.1860 godn
1112162.1400 -4842853.6280 3985496.0840 usn3

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gAGE GPS Standalone GPS Standalone USN3
GODN GODN
GODS
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GODS

USN3

S/A=off

DGPS DGPS
GODN
GODN

GODS: reference
gAGE/UPC

USN3 station GODS: reference

USN3 station

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station
GODN
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GODS: reference
USN3 station

GODS: reference RRC

station DGPS
GODN
gAGE/UPC

GODS: reference
USN3 station

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Contents

1. Linear model for DGNSS: Single Differences

1.1. Linear model
1.2. Geographic decorrelation of ephemeris errors
1.3. Error mitigation and `short´ baseline concept
1.4. Differential code based positioning
2. Augmentation Systems
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Ground-Based Augmentation system (GBAS)
2.3. Satellite based Augmentation System (SBAS)
gAGE/UPC

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Introduction: What Augmentation is?
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• To enhance the performance of the current GNSS

with additional information to:
– Improve INTEGRITY via real-time monitoring
– Improve ACCURACY via differential corrections
– Improve AVAILABILITY and CONTINUITY

• Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS)

– E.g., WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS
• Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS)
– E.g., LAAS
• Aircraft Based Augmentation (ABAS)
gAGE/UPC

– E.g., RAIM, Inertials, Baro Altimeter

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Why Augmentation Systems?

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• Current GPS/GLONASS Navigation Systems

cannot met the Requirements for All Phases
of Flight:
– Accuracy
– Integrity
– Continuity
– Availability

• Marine and land users will also require

some sort of augmentation for improving
the GPS/ GLONASS performances.
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WHY GNSS NEEDS AN AUGMENTATION ?
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GPS Only Civil Aviation

PERFORMANCE CATEGORY I
Requirements

H. 13 m V. 22m ACCURACY (95%) H 16.0 m V 4.0 m

99% (RAIM) AVAILABILITY 99% to 99.990%

INTEGRITY 2.10-7/ approach

gAGE/UPC

?
Time to alarm 6 s

? CONTINUITY OF SERVICE 10-5 / approach

(10-6 / 15 s)

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gAGE Accuracy: Difference between the measured position at any given
time to the actual or true position.
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Even with S/A off a Vertical Accuracy < 4m 95% of time

GPS Before
cannot and After
be guaranteed S/A
with thewas switched
standalone off
GPS.
Colorado Springs, Colorado 2 May 2000
160
140 Horizontal Error (meters)
120 Vertical Error (meters)
100
Instantaneous Error (meters)

80
60
40
20
0
-20
-40
-60
-80 ANALYSIS NOTES
-100
-120 - Data taken from Overlook PAN Monitor Station,
equipped with Trimble SVeeSix Receiver
-140 - Single Frequency Civil Receiver
gAGE/UPC

-160 - Four Satellite Position Solution at Surveyed Benchmark

-180 - Data presented is raw, no smoothing or editing
-200
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time of Day (Hours UTC)

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gAGE Integrity: Ability of a system to provide timely warnings to users or
to shut itself down when it should not be used for navigation.
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Standalone GPS and GLONAS Integrity is Not Guaranteed

GPS/GLONASS Satellites:
Time to alarm is from minutes to hours
No indication of quality of service

Health Messages:
GPS up to 2 hours late
GLONASS up to 16 hours late
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Continuity: Ability of a system to perform its function without
(unpredicted) interruptions during the intended operation.
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Availability: Ability of a system to perform its function at initiation of

intended operation. System availability is the percentage of time
that accuracy, integrity and continuity requirements are met.

Availability and Continuity Must meet requirements

Continuity:
Less than 10-5 Chance of Aborting
a Procedure Once it is Initiated.
Availability:
gAGE/UPC

>99% for every phase of flight (SARPS).

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INTEGRITY

NSE

Confidence bound
gAGE/UPC

Less than 10-7 probability of true

Alert Limit error larger than confidence bound.
Time to alarm 6 s

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SBAS and GBAS Navigation Modes

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SBAS
gAGE/UPC

GBAS

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Civil Aviation Signal-in-Space
Performance Requirements
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Aviation Accuracy Accuracy Alert Alert Integrity Time Continuity Avail-

(H) 95% (V) 95% Limit (H) Limit (V) to alert ability
ENR 3.7 Km N/A 7400 m N/A 1-10-7/h 5 min. 1-10-4/h 0.99
(2.0 NM) 3700 m to to
1850 m 1-10-8/h 0.99999
TMA 0.74 Km N/A 1850 m N/A 1-10-7/h 15 s 1-10-4/h 0.999
(0.4 NM) to to
1-10-8/h 0.99999
NPA 220 m N/A N/A 1-10-7/h 10 s 1-10-4/h 0.99
(720 ft) 600 m to to
1-10-8/h 0.99999
APV-I 220 m 20 m 600 m 50 m 1-2x10-7 per 10 s 1-8x10-6 in 0.99
(720 ft) (66 ft) approach any 15 s to
0.99999
APV-II 16.0 m 8.0 m 40 m 20 m 1-2x10-7 per 6s 1-8x10-6 in 0.99
(52 ft) (26 ft) approach any 15 s to
0.99999
gAGE/UPC

CAT-I 16.0 m 6.0 - 4.0 m 40 m 15 -10 m 1-2x10-7 per 6s 1-8x10-6 in 0.99

(52 ft) (20 to 13 ft) approach any 15 s to
0.99999

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Contents

1. Linear model for DGNSS: Single Differences

1.1. Linear model
1.2. Geographic decorrelation of ephemeris errors
1.3. Error mitigation and `short´ baseline concept
1.4. Differential code based positioning
2. Augmentation Systems
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Ground-Based Augmentation system (GBAS)
2.3. Satellite based Augmentation System (SBAS)
gAGE/UPC

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GBAS Concept
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Most of the measurement errors are common:

clock, ephemeris, ionosphere and troposphere.
A common correction valid for any receiver within the LADGPS
area is generated and broadcast.
gAGE/UPC

The accuracy is limited by the spatial decorrelation of those

error sources (1m at 100Km).

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The Ground Station (GS)
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responsible for generating

and broadcasting carrier-
smoothed code differential
corrections and approach-
path information to user
aircrafts.
This system is used to
support aircraft operations
during approach and landing.
• It is also responsible of detecting and alarming space-segment
and ground-segment failures.
• The GS must insure that all ranging sources for which GBAS
corrections are broadcast are safe to use. If a failure occurs that
threatens user safety, the GS must detect and alert users (by not
gAGE/UPC

broadcasting corrections for the affected ranging source) within a

certain time-to-alert.
This is from [RD-5]

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gAGE
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The GBAS station involves

redundant Reference
Receivers and antennas,
redundant High Frequency
Data Broadcast equipment
linked to a single antenna.

• The GS tracks, decodes, and monitors GPS satellite information and

generates differential corrections.
• It also performs integrity checks on the generated corrections.
• The correction message, along with suitable integrity parameters
gAGE/UPC

and approach path information, is then broadcast to airborne users

on a VHF channel, up to about 40km.
This is from [RD-5]

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Ground System Functional Flow Diagram
This is from [RD-5]
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A variety of integrity monitor algorithms that are grouped into:

gAGE/UPC

• Signal Quality Monitoring (SQM) • Multiple Reference Consist Check (MRCC)

• Data Quality Monitoring (DQM)  sm-monitor
• Measur. Quality Monitoring (MQM) • Message Field Range Test (MFRT)

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gAGE SQM: Targets satellite signals anomalies and local interference. Implements
tests for Correlation Peak Symmetry, Receiver Signal Power and Code-
Carrier Divergence.
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DQM: Checks the validity of the GPS ephemeris and clock data for each
satellite that rises in view of the LGF and at each time new navigation
data messages are broadcast.
MQM: Confirms the consistency of the pseudorange and carrier-phase
measurements over the last few epochs to detect sudden step and any
other rapid errors.
MRCC: Examines the consistency of corrections for each satellite across all
reference receivers.
sm-monitor: Helps ensure a Gaussian distribution for the correction error
with zero mean and that the broadcast spr _ gnd overbounds the actual
errors in the broadcast differential corrections.
MFRT: Verifies that the computed averaged pseudorange corrections and
correction rates fit within the message field bounds. This is from [RD-5]

Executive Monitors (EXM-I and EXM-II) coordinate all previous monitors

gAGE/UPC

and combine failure flags.

• Signal Quality Monitoring (SQM) • Multiple Reference Consist Check (MRCC)

• Data Quality Monitoring (DQM)
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Contents

1. Linear model for DGNSS: Single Differences

1.1. Linear model
1.2. Geographic decorrelation of ephemeris errors
1.3. Error mitigation and `short´ baseline concept
1.4. Differential code based positioning
2. Augmentation Systems
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Ground-Based Augmentation system (GBAS)
2.3. Satellite based Augmentation System (SBAS)
gAGE/UPC

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SBAS Concept

The pseurorange error is split in its components.

• Clock error
• Ephemeris error
• Ionospheric error
• Local errors (troposphere, multipath, receiver noise)
gAGE/UPC

Uses a network of receivers to cover broad geographic area

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Error Mitigation
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Error GBAS SBAS

component
Satellite clock Estimation and
Ephemeris Common Mode Removal each
error
Ionosphere Differencing component

Troposphere Fixed Model

Multipath and Carrier Smoothing by user

gAGE/UPC

Receiver Noise

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Three existing SBAS Systems

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gAGE/UPC

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The European Geoestationary Navigation
Overlay SERVICE (EGNOS)
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• EGNOS is the European component of a Satellite

Based Augmentation to GPS.

• EGNOS is being developed under the

responsibility of a tripartite group:
– The European Space Agency (ESA)
– The European Organization for the Safety of Air
Navigation (EUROCONTROL)
– The Commission of the European Union.
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gAGE ECAC Area
(ECAC: European Civil Aviation Conference)
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Artemis
IOR
AOR-E

60

50
Latitude (°)

40

30
gAGE/UPC

20
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40
Longitude (°)

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EGNOS Architecture
GEO (x3)
GPS

RIMS
(x 37)

NLES
(x 6)

EWAN
gAGE/UPC

MCC 1 MCC 2 MCC 3 MCC 4 PACF ASQF

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EGNOS ground segment is composed of the following
stations/centres which are mainly distributed in Europe and are
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interconnected between themselves through a land network.

• 37 RIMS (Ranging and Integrity Monitoring Stations) + seven

being deployed: receive the satellite signals and send this
information to the MCC centres.

• 4 MCC (Master Control Centres) receive the information from the

RIMS stations and generate correction messages to improve
satellite signal accuracy and information messages on the status
of the satellites (integrity). The MCC acts as the EGNOS system
'brain'.

• 6 NLES (Navigation Land Earth Stations): they receive the

correction messages from the CPFs for the upload of the data
stream to the geostationary satellites and the generation of the
gAGE/UPC

GPS-like signal. This data is then transmitted to the European

users via the geostationary Satellite

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MCC is Subdivided into

– CCF (Central Control Facility)
Monitoring and control EGNOS G/S
Mission Monitoring and archive
ATC I/F

– CPF (Central Processing Facility)

Provides EGNOS WAD corrections
Ensures the Integrity of the EGNOS users
Utilises independent RIMS channels for checking of corrections
Real time software system developed to high software standards

4 MCCs are implemented in EGNOS

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SBAS Differential Corrections and Integrity:
The RTCA/MOPS-DO 229C
gAGE/UPC

Do-229A, B, C, D

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Message Format

DIRECTION OF DATA FLOW FROM SATELLITE; MOST SIGNIFICANT BIT (MSB) TRANSMITTED FIRST

250 BITS - 1 SECOND

IODP (2 BITS) REPEAT FOR 12
REPEAT FOR 12 MORE SATELLITES UDREI MORE SATELLITES
PRCf
212-BIT DATA FIELD
13 12-BIT FAST CORRECTIONS 13 4-BIT UDREIs 24-BITS
PARITY
IODF (2 BITS)
6-BIT MESSAGE TYPE IDENTIFIER (= 2, 3, 4 & 5)
8-BIT PREAMBLE OF 24 BITS TOTAL IN 3 CONTIGUOUS BLOCKS

The corrections, even for

individual satellites are
distributed across several
• 250 bits individual messages.
• One Message per second
gAGE/UPC

• All messages have identical format

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MSG 0 Don't use this SBAS signal for anything (for SBAS testing)
MSG 1 PRN Mask assignments, set up to 51 of 210 bits
MSG 2 to 5 Fast corrections
MSG 6 Integrity information
MSG 7 Fast correction degradation factor
MSG 8 Reserved for future messages
MSG 9 GEO navigation message (X, Y, Z, time, etc.)
MSG 10 Degradation Parameters
MSG 11 Reserved for future messages
MSG 12 SBAS Network Time/UTC offset parameters
MSG 13 to 16 Reserved for future messages
MSG 17 GEO satellite almanacs Many Message Types
MSG 18 Ionospheric grid point masks Coordinated Through
MSG 19 to 23 Reserved for future messages Issues Data (IOD)
MSG 24 Mixed fast corrections/long term satellite error corrections
MSG 25 Long term satellite error corrections
MSG 26 Ionospheric delay corrections
gAGE/UPC

MSG 27 SBAS outside service volume degradation

MSG 28 to 61 Reserved for future messages
MSG 62 Internal Test Message
MSG 63 Null Message
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Issues of Data (IOD)
IODE
IODEk IODk Long-term No IOD: Fast
GPS repeat msg, Corrections
Ephemeris Corrections
small (2 - 5, 24)
(25) changes
IODCk
IODP
GPS IODGk IODP
IODF
IODF j

IODP
Clock IODP
PRN Integrity
GLONASS
Mask Information
DATA
(1) (6)
IODS IODP
IODP

Service Acceleration
Message Information
(7)
gAGE/UPC

(27)

Ionospheric Ionospheric
Mask Corrections
(18) IODI
IODI
(26)
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Message Time-Outs:
Users can operate even when missing Messages
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• Prevents Use of Very Old Data

• Confidence Degrades When Data is Lost
• IODF: Detect Missing Fast Corrections
1 second

System Latency

The Correction is tof: Time of applicability Last bit of message:

estimated by the (1st bit of message) tof+1sec
gAGE/UPC

master station

Correction time-Out

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gAGE Associated Maximum En Route, Precision
Data Message Update Interval Terminal, NPA Approach
Types (seconds) Timeout (seconds) Timeout (seconds)
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WAAS in Test Mode 0 6 N/A N/A

PRN Mask 1 60 None None
UDREI 2-6, 24 6 18 12
Fast Corrections 2-5, 24 60 (*) (*)
Long Term 24, 25 120 360 240
Corrections
GEO Nav. Data 9 120 360 240
Fast Correction 7 120 360 240
Degradation
Weighting Factors 8 120 240 240
Degradation 10 120 360 240
Parameters
Ionospheric Grid 18 300 None None
Mask
Ionospheric 26 300 600 600
gAGE/UPC

Corrections
UTC Timing Data 12 300 None None
Almanac Data 17 300 None None
(*) Fast Correction Time-Out intervals are given in MT7 [between 12 to 120 sec]
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PRN MASK (MT01)
Bit No 1 2 3 4 5 6 . 38 . 120 . 210

Value 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
PRN GPS GPS GPS GLONASS AORE
PRN 2 PRN 4 PRN 5 Slot 1 PRN 120
PRN mask 1 2 3 21 29
Number
Each MT01 contains its associated IODP

Assignment
Up to 51 satellites in 210 slots. PRN
Slot

Note: Each Correction set in 1-37 GPS/GPS Reserved

MT 2-5,5,6,7,24,25 its 38-61 GLONASS

characterized by its PRN-Mask

62-119 Future GNSS
gAGE/UPC

120-138 GEO/SBAS
number, between 1 to 51. 139-210 Future GNSS/GEO/SBAS/Pseudolites

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Example of message: Fast Corrections
(MT2-5,24)
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• Primarily Removed SA
– Common to ALL users
– Up to 13 Satellites Per Message
– Pseudorange Correction /confidence Bound
– Range Rate Formed by Differencing
– UDRE degrades Over Time
• Acceleration Term in MT 7
gAGE/UPC

• Reset when new Message Received

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gAGE Example of message: Fast Corrections
(MT2-5,24)
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(t )  PRC n  RRC n (t  t n )
PRC (t Y  C1  PRC   *  t sat  dt sat
PRC n  PRC o
RRC n   TGD  IONO  TROP
t n  to

DIRECTION OF DATA FLOW FROM SATELLITE; MOST SIGNIFICANT BIT (MSB) TRANSMITTED FIRST

250 BITS - 1 SECOND

IODP (2 BITS) REPEAT FOR 12
REPEAT FOR 12 MORE SATELLITES UDREI MORE SATELLITES
PRCf

13 12-BIT FAST CORRECTIONS 13 4-BIT UDREIs 24-BITS

PARITY
IODF (2 BITS)
6-BIT MESSAGE TYPE IDENTIFIER (= 2, 3, 4 & 5)
8-BIT PREAMBLE OF 24 BITS TOTAL IN 3 CONTIGUOUS BLOCKS
gAGE/UPC

( RSSUDRE  0 MT10)

s 2i, flt  s 2UDRE   2 fc   2rrc   2ltc   2er

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gAGE Example of message: Ionospheric Corrections
(MT26)
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• Only Requiered for Precission Approach

– Grid of Vertical Ionospheric Corrections
– Users Select 3 o 4 IGPs that Surrounding IPP
• 5ºx5º or 10ºx10º for 55º<Lat<55º
• Only 10ºx10º for 55º<|Lat|<85º
• Circular regions for |Lat|>85º

– Vertical Correction and UIVE Interpoled to IPP

– Both Converted to Slant by Obliquity Factor
gAGE/UPC

IGP: Ionospheric Grid Point

IPP: Ionospheric Pierce Point

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W180 W140 W100 W60 W20 0 E20 E60 E100 E140
N85

N75

N65

N55
N50

S50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
S55

S65
gAGE/UPC

S75

S85

Predefined Global IGP Grid

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 Fast Corrections
gAGE
Ephemeris +
+ Long Term Corrections MT1, MT2,5,24, MT6,
+ MT25, MT7, MT12,
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Clocks UDRE MT9

+
Degradation Param.

MT10

IONO Corrections
+ MT18
IONO GIVE
+ MT26
Degradation Param.

PRC  ** ttsat

y  C1  PRC sat
 dt sat  TGD  IONO  TROP
gAGE/UPC

s  s s
2 2
flt
2
UIRE s 2
air s 2
tropo

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 Navigation System Error
gAGE y = Gx
and Protection levels
ˆ =  G WG  G T W y
-1
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T
x
X  N , E, U , cdt 
 d N2 d NE d NV d NT 
 
 d NE d E2 d EV d ET 
  G T WG   
 2
 d d 
1
Px  dN  d
2 2 2 2
d V2 HPL  6.00   N   d NE
E E 2
 d NV d EV dVT 
d  2
 NT d ET dVT d T2  2  

W  PY1
VPL  5.33 dV
s 12 0 
 
Py   
0 2 
sN  s i2  s i2, flt  s i2,UIRE  s i2,air  s i2,tropo

-Ks-s s Ks
gAGE/UPC

X ~ N (0,1)
P( X  5.33)  107

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Fast and Long-Term Correction Degradation

s
   fc   rrc   ltc   er , if 
2
 RSSUDRE  0 ( MT10)
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s 2i, flt   UDRE

s 2UDRE   2 fc   2 rrc   2ltc   2er , if RSSUDRE  1 ( MT10)

t tu tlat 
2
MT25
 fc a 2
MT2-6,24 tltc , v0 or v1

 Cltc ,v 0 floor  I ltc 

t t
 ltc,v 0 IODF ,UDREi
 ltc ,v 0  tu  tof MT7
ai I fc ,i tlat
(when IODF  3)
0 , if t0  t  t0  I ltc _ v1
 ltc,v1  
Clts _ lsb  Cltc _ v1 max 0, t0  t , t  t0  I ltc _ v1 , otherwise
MT10
0
Brrc , Cltc _ lsb , Cltc _ v1,
 er
Neither fast nor long term corrections

 have time out for precision approach

Cer Otherwise Iltc _ v1, Cltc _ v0 , Iltc _ v0 ,

IODFcurrent , IODFprevious 3
gAGE/UPC

IODFcurrent , IODFprevious 3
0 , ( IODF  IODFprevious ) mod 2 1 Cer , RSSUDRE ,

 rrc
current

  a I fc Brrc

 4  t  t  t of  , ( IODF current
 IODFprevious ) mod 2 1
Ciono _ ramp , Ciono _ step ,
Iiono , RSSiono
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Degradation of Ionospheric Corrections
1

  R cos E 2 
s F s
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2
2 2 2 Fpp  1   e  
UIRE pp UIVE   Re  hI  

 Wn  x pp , y pp  s n2,ionogrid , N  4 or 3 MT10

N
s 2
UIVE
n 1 Brrc , Cltc _ lsb , Cltc _ v1 ,
I ltc _ v1 , Cltc _ v 0 , I ltc _ v 0 ,
s GIVE   iono 
2
RSSiono  0 ( MT10)
s
, if
2
ionogrid  Cer , RSSUDRE ,
s GIVE   iono RSSiono  1 ( MT10)
2 2
, if
Ciono _ ramp , Ciono _ step ,
I iono , RSSiono

iono  Ciono _ step floor I t tiono


 Ciono _ ramp  t  tiono  MT26
gAGE/UPC

iono

tiono,GIVEi

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Users know the receiver-satellites geometry and can compute bounds on
the horizontal and vertical position errors.
These bounds are called Protection Levels (HPL and VPL). They provide
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good confidence (10-7/hour probability) that the true position is within a

bubble around the computed position.

Protection
Level

True
Error

-Ks-s s Ks Tail area Probability P(VPE>VPL) < 10-7 /sample

N
s i2  s i2, flt  s i2,UIRE  s i2,air  s i2,tropo
 sV2i s i2
gAGE/UPC

VPL  KV
i 1
GEOMETRY

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EGNOS
Availability

Integrity
gAGE/UPC

Accuracy

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EGNOS
Availability

Integrity

Continuity
gAGE/UPC

Accuracy

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research group of Astronomy and Geomatics References

[RD-1] J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza, M. Hernández-Pajares, GNSS

Data processing. Volume 1: Fundamentals and Algorithms. ESA TM-
23/1. ESA Communications, 2013.
[RD-2] J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza, M. Hernández-Pajares, GNSS
Data processing. Volume 2: Laboratory Exercises. ESA TM-23/2. ESA
Communications, 2013.
[RD-3] Pratap Misra, Per Enge. Global Positioning System. Signals,
Measurements, and Performance. Ganga-Jamuna Press, 2004.
[RD-4] B. Hofmann-Wellenhof et al. GPS, Theory and Practice. Springer-Verlag.
Wien, New York, 1994.
[RD-5] Gang Xie, Optimal on-airport monitoring of the integrity of GPS-based
landing systems, PhD Dissertation, 2004.
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EGNOS Safety of Life Service Definition Document (Ref : EGN-SDD SoL, V1.0).
European Comission.
http://www.essp-sas.eu/downloads/vubjj/egnos_sol_sdd_in_force.pdf
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12 GPS Standard Positioning Service Performance Standard [RD-3].

13 This is the typical range of ionospheric residual errors after application of the baseline Klobuchar

model broadcast by GPS for mid-latitude regions.

gAGE/UPC

SREW: Satellite Residual Error for the Worst user location.

UIVD: User Ionospheric Vertical Delay.
UERE: User Equivalent Range Error

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