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Determination of the parameters of the triaxial earth ellipsoid as derived from present-day geospatial techniques
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2020
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Source: GPS Solutions, 24(4)
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Journal Title:GPS Solutions
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Description:This investigation implements a least-squares methodology to fit a triaxial ellipsoid to a set of three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates obtained from present-day geospatial techniques, materializing the terrestrial frame ITRF2014. To approximate, as much as possible previous research on this topic, the original spatial values of the station coordinates were “reduced” to the surface of the EGM2008 geoid model by introducing a simple and straightforward procedure. The mathematical model adopted in all LS solutions is the standard quadric surface polynomial equation parameterizing a triaxial ellipsoid. Functionally related to these polynomial coefficients are nine geometric parameters: the three ellipsoid semi-axes, its origin location with respect to the current conventional geocentric terrestrial frame, and the three rotations defining its spatial orientation. The final results are compatible with the pioneering work started by Burša in 1970 and, lately, by a recent publication by Panou and colleagues in that incorporates updated geoid models.
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Source:GPS Solutions, 24(4)
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ISSN:1080-5370;1521-1886;
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Rights Information:Accepted Manuscript
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