GPS and GNSS for Land Surveyors, 5/e (Hardcover)

Based on the success of the previous four editions, this new fifth edition includes Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in the title, which is part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The book provides an introduction to the concepts needed to understand and use GPS and GNSS. Neither simplistic nor overly technical, the new edition is thoroughly updated with the changes in GPS and GNSS hardware, software, and procedures. It describes why modern GNSS positions can be acquired with more certainty, increased stability, and improved tracking in obstructed areas. The book offers a rare combination of knowledge and skills that every land surveyor needs to master.

FEATURES

- Written by a well-known land surveyor with extensive knowledge in satellite navigation and the ability to explain difficult concepts to a broad audience

- Includes a useful set of self-assessment exercises and explanations at the end of each chapter

- Takes a practical approach to the rapid and continuous technological progress in GNSS

- Provides the latest information on GNSS and GPS

- Minimizes the reliance on mathematical explanations and maximizes the use of illustrations and examples that allow the reader to visualize and grasp the concepts

Intended for both novices and professionals in the field, this book explains broad concepts in an accessible way. It provides support to undergraduate students in Civil Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, and those taking introductory GPS and GIS Mapping Courses, as well as professionals in the field, a practical approach to GPS and GNSS technology.

基於前四版的成功，這本新的第五版將全球導航衛星系統（GNSS）納入標題，該系統是全球定位系統（GPS）的一部分。本書介紹了理解和使用GPS和GNSS所需的概念。新版全面更新了GPS和GNSS硬件、軟件和程序的變化，既不過於簡單也不過於技術性。它描述了為什麼現代GNSS位置可以在阻礙區域中更確定、更穩定和更好地追蹤。本書提供了一種罕見的知識和技能結合，每個土地測量師都需要掌握。

特點：
- 由知名土地測量師撰寫，具有廣泛的衛星導航知識，並能夠向廣大觀眾解釋困難的概念。
- 每章末尾提供了一套有用的自我評估練習和解釋。
- 以實用的方式處理GNSS的快速和持續技術進步。
- 提供了有關GNSS和GPS的最新信息。
- 減少對數學解釋的依賴，最大限度地利用插圖和例子，讓讀者能夠形象化和理解概念。

本書旨在為該領域的初學者和專業人士提供易於理解的廣泛概念解釋。它為土木工程、測繪工程的本科生以及修讀GPS和GIS地圖課程的人士提供支持，並為該領域的專業人士提供了一種實用的GPS和GNSS技術方法。

Jan Van Sickle has been a licensed Professional Land Surveyor for forty-three years and is currently licensed in Colorado, California, Oregon, Texas, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. He supervised control work using the first commercial GPS receiver suitable for geodetic work, the Macrometer V-1000. He led the team that produced control positions for more than 120 cities around the world, assisted in the first GPS survey of the Grand Canyon, was involved in the BIM of the White House, gave technical assistance in the reconstruction of the geodetic network of Nigeria, managed the imagery and gravity analysis in the South Gobi, delivered the 2021 keynote at the NSPS URISA Summit, taught at Penn State and the University of Colorado, and was a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Jan earned his Ph.D. in geospatial engineering from the University of Colorado. He is an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist and Mapping Scientist, Lidar and the Principal Geodetic Engineer at Maxar Technologies. Website: www.janvansickle.com

Jan Van Sickle已經是一位持有執照的專業土地測量師已經有43年的經驗，目前在科羅拉多州、加利福尼亞州、俄勒岡州、德克薩斯州、北達科他州、西維吉尼亞州和賓夕法尼亞州持有執照。他監督使用第一個適用於大地測量工作的商業GPS接收器Macrometer V-1000進行控制工作。他帶領團隊為全球120多個城市提供控制點位置，參與了大峽谷的第一次GPS測量，參與了白宮的BIM工作，提供了尼日利亞大地測量網絡重建的技術支援，管理了南戈壁地區的影像和重力分析，並在2021年NSPS URISA峰會上發表了主題演講，曾在賓州州立大學和科羅拉多大學任教，並且是皇家特許測量師學會的成員。Jan在科羅拉多大學獲得了地理空間工程學博士學位。他是ASPRS認證的攝影測量師和地圖科學家，也是Maxar Technologies的激光雷達和主要大地測量工程師。網站: www.janvansickle.com