Journal of Surveying Engineering
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EISSN:943-5428|ISSN:0733-9453|Disc:The Journal of Surveying Engineering covers the broad spectrum of surveying and mapping activities encountered in modern practice. It includes traditional areas such as construction surveys, control surveys, photogrammetric mapping, engineering layout, deformation measurements, precise alignment, and boundary surveying. It also includes newer development such as satellite positioning; spatial database design, quality assurance, and information management of geographic information systems; computer applications involving modeling, data structures, algorithms, and information processing; digital mapping, coordinate systems, cartographic representations, and the role of surveying engineering professionals in an information society|Priority:4|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Comparison between a Two-Wavelength Absolute Distance Meter and a GNSS-Based Distance Meter at CERN Geodetic Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Absolute distance determination, which is the determination of distances consistent with the International System of Units (SI) definition of meter, is a current challenge for distances of several kilometers in the open ... -
Optimal Cycle-Slip Detection Algorithm for GPS/GNSS Preprocessing Using Three Linear Combinations of Moderate-to-Low-Noise Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Cycle slips are discontinuity events in a receiver’s phase lock on a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal. If cycle-slip events are not detected and repaired, the quality of positioning using carrier phase ... -
A GNSS Multibaseline Single-Epoch Millimeter-Level Positioning Method for Construction Survey of Superhigh-Rise Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)When global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are applied to construction survey of superhigh-rise buildings, satellite signal obstruction and multipath effects reduce the number of usable observations and make it difficult ... -
Bernoulli–Gaussian Model with Model Parameter Estimation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)First, this paper introduces a statistical model of gross errors, namely the Bernoulli–Gaussian (BG) model, which characterizes the gross error as a product of a Bernoulli variable and a Gaussian variable. The BG model ... -
Internal Reliability of Planar Coordinate Transformations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Coordinate transformations are essential in geodesy, surveying engineering, and many other disciplines working with coordinate systems. The task is to estimate transformation parameters from given coordinates of control ... -
Taiwan Online Precise Point Positioning Service: Methodology and Test Results
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Online precise point positioning (PPP) computation services can bring substantial benefits to surveying engineering and its applications. This study introduces Taiwan’s first online PPP service, named Taiwan Online Precise ... -
Comparison of Posterior Precision Estimation Methods of Weighted Total Least-Squares Solution for Errors-in-Variables Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper summarizes the majority of classic formulae of weighted total least-squares (WTLS) solutions for errors-in-variables (EIV) model and classified them into six categories. Next, the existing approximate posterior ... -
Virtual ADA Compliance Assessment: Mimicking Digital Inclinometers to Measure Slopes within Point Clouds
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that the design, construction, and maintenance of curb ramps provide accessibility to persons with disabilities. Light detection and ranging (lidar) can efficiently collect ... -
Determination of Ocean Tide Loading Displacements Using a Dense Continuous GPS/BDS Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) have been used to estimate ocean tide loading displacement (OTLD) with high accuracy; however, GPS has been problematic at K2 and K1 ... -
Solution for the Robust Estimation of Heterogeneous Data Fusion Based on Classification Estimation
(ASCE, 2024/08/01)Data fusion is an important issue as multi-source observation technology is widely used in geoscience. Although the problem of robust estimation exists widely in the data fusion, few solutions have been reported. This paper ... -
Geodesic Intersections
(ASCE, 2024/08/01)A complete treatment of the intersections of two geodesics on the surface of an ellipsoid of revolution is given. With a suitable metric for the distances between intersections, bounds are placed on their spacing. This ... -
Least Squares Comparison of Two Rigorous Math Models Used to Fit a Triaxial Ellipsoid to a Cluster of Points
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The least-squares (LS) method is universally embraced to obtain approximate unique solutions and their statistics from overdetermined scientific experiments where the number of observations amply exceeds the number of ... -
A Geometrical Approach to Multipath Localization and Mitigation for Static Undifferenced GPS Data
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Multipath is a limiting factor for accurate positioning by global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Different hardware and computational techniques have been proposed for its mitigation. Here a geometrical approach for ... -
Investigation into the Effects of Different Parameters on Geoid Modeling Accuracy
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Inconsistent geoid heights may introduce uncertainties that limit its use in applications. Consequently, the scientific community has been collaborating to determine more rigorous geoid models in order to improve the ... -
Parameter Estimation Methods for Correlated Observation Multiplicative Random Error Model in Geodetic Measurement
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)In the field of geodetic data processing, the existing literature on the treatment of the multiplicative random error model assumes that the random multiplicative error elements are independent of one another. However, ... -
Improving Stochastic Model of GNSS Precise Point Positioning with Triple-Frequency Geometry-Free Combination
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)The triple-frequency global positioning system (GPS), BeiDou navigation satellite system-3 (BDS-3), and Galileo can form the geometry-free and ionosphere-free (GFIF) carrier phase and pseudorange combinations, respectively. ... -
LEO Augmentation in Large-Scale Ionosphere-Float PPP-RTK Positioning
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Precise point positioning-real-time kinematic (PPP-RTK) positioning combines the advantages of PPP and RTK, which enables the integer ambiguity resolution (IAR) without requiring a reference station nearby. The ionospheric ... -
sUAS LiDAR and Photogrammetry Evaluation in Various Surfaces for Surveying and Mapping
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) photogrammetry and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) experienced fast development over the last decade, making the two technologies an integral component of surveying and mapping. ... -
Horizontal Reference Network Densification by Multiple Free Stations
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)Having available reference networks close to working areas minimizes error propagation and reduces costs to society when surveying or setting out engineering projects. The densification of reference networks using the ... -
Optimal Minimum L1-Norm Criteria for Outlier Identification in GNSS and Leveling Networks
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)The goal of this paper was to perform an exhaustive search regarding which combination of minimum L1-norm (MinL1) criteria is a better option for outlier identification. By means of Monte Carlo simulations (MCS), we compared ...