{"title":"A proposed algorithm for geoid determination in Saudi Arabia using GPS measurements","authors":"Osman M. Abou Beih, D. Algarni","doi":"10.1080/00050326.1997.10441820","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"GPS derived ellipsoidal heights, at points of known orthometric heights, were used for the determination of the geoid in Saudi Arabia. The technique of least-squares collocation is applied for the derivation of the thought optimal geoidal surface. The derived geoid can then be used for a multitude of beneficial applications. For instance, the determination of orthometric heights, directly without levelling, from GPS measurements.","PeriodicalId":222452,"journal":{"name":"The Australian Surveyor","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1997-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Australian Surveyor","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00050326.1997.10441820","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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GPS derived ellipsoidal heights, at points of known orthometric heights, were used for the determination of the geoid in Saudi Arabia. The technique of least-squares collocation is applied for the derivation of the thought optimal geoidal surface. The derived geoid can then be used for a multitude of beneficial applications. For instance, the determination of orthometric heights, directly without levelling, from GPS measurements.