Methods of determination of Earth’s gravitational field and position

Syllabus

1. Introduction to space geodesy (observing methods, determined entities, special satellite missions)

2. Introduction to theory of coordinate systems (former and present systems, observing methods, realization)

3. Methods of observation in space geodesy

4. Princip sof GNSS

5. Details of GNSS

6. Realization of global coordinate systems (ICRS and ITRS)

7. Geometrical and dynamical methods of space geodesy

8. Geoid determination via combination satellite and surface data

9. SAR technology - direct determination of the change of position

Annotation

Description of space geodesy methods and theirs application in Earth’s gravitational field determination and in positioning.