Improvement of the GNSS Monitoring Network of the Nizhne-Kansky Massif Using a Bedrock Pin Geodetic Center

Abstract

The paper presents the results from upgrading the satellite geodetic network of the geodynamic test area of the Nizhne-Kansky massif using bedrock pin geodetic centers in 2021–2022. A brief review is given of the historical experience of using bedrock pin centers in developing satellite geodetic networks at geodynamic test sites, in particular, in areas where underground research laboratories are located. Based on this experience, the design and technology of installing rock geodetic centers were developed and implemented. The design of bedrock pin centers makes it possible to minimize the centering error and ensure immobility of GNSS equipment throughout the entire measurement session. The results of expanding the geodetic network in connection with the start of construction of an underground research laboratory in Krasnoyarsk krai are presented. The form of finite elements of the modernized geodetic network is analyzed. It is shown that construction of new GNSS stations had a positive effect on the network geometry. As a result, the network has increased the number of close-to-equilateral triangles (finite elements), which will have a positive effect on the accuracy in calculating the deformations of the Earth’s surface when processing geodetic measurement results and when forecasting the long-term stability of the geological medium in the study area.