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In demonstrating how Newtonian gravitational theory and Euclidean geometry can be used and developed in Earth’s environment, the text discusses earth’s gravitational field; matrices and orbital geometry; satellite orbit dynamics; geometry of satellite observations; statistical implications; and data analysis. Prerequisites: introductory course in college physics and a first-year course in calculus.
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Dover reprint of Theory of Satellite Geodesy by W.M. Kaula
I studied with Bill Kaula from 1964-66 at UCLA and used this text extensively at that time and later while doing research and teaching in satellite geodesy.This thin book presents the derivations and details of analytic methods for calculating satellite orbits, and determining Earth's gravitational field from observations of satellites.Numerical methods are now much more accurate, but "number crunching" does not provide nearly the insights that analytic analyses can do.If you want insight into satellite orbit mechanics, this is the book to read.The first edition contained many typos and other errors which have been corrected in the Dover edition.The book provides an outstanding entry into the field of satellite geodesy.Math and physics at the upper division college level are required.

Bruce C. Douglas

A Classic in the Field
A reprint of this book is long overdue because I know several people who have a crumpled photocopy of the original addition and many others who have searched for a used copy without success.This book is a must read for anyone with more than a passing interest in astrodynamics and especially gravity field modeling.

The book begins with a concise description of the earth's gravity field in terms of potential theory.After a quick refresher on matrices and orbital elements, Kaula proceeds to describe the motion of an artificial satellite.In particular, he provides a detailed analysis of gravity field perturbations upon the evolution of the orbital elements including secular effects and resonance effects.The final chapters are concerned with modeling observations used to track satellites, using the observations to estimate the true motion of the satellite, and estimating geodetic information from the motion of the satellite.

Although first published in 1966, this book remains one of the best volumes available on satellite theory and geodesy.It is still used as a reference and textbook by many if not most experts in the field.However, the work is certainly not perfect.Kaula gives a concise and complete coverage of the subject, but it comes at the cost of loads of equations with little explanatory text.This can make it somewhat difficult to follow.It is certainly not written as a popular guide for the general public.Nevertheless, many astrodynamicists are delighted to have this volume available from the good folks at Dover. ... Read more

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Still looking for a good text
This book tries to present geodesy in a user friendly way, unlike most texts on geodesy that are not intended to help the user. However, there typo errors, poor diagrams, glossy reflective prints, too much historical baggage, etc. The discussion on ref system, ref frame and datum is long winded and not as helpful. The arrangement into geom and phy geodesy without making it useful for the practitioner needs to be rectified.

A vital science course text
Introduction to Geometrical and Physical Geodesy: Foundations of Geomatics is an introductory text to geodesy: the science of measuring and representing the shape and size of the Earth, which is directly applicable to solving problems in cartography, GIS, engineering, and Earth sciences. Chapters spell out the basic tools and concepts of geodesy, as well as the distinction between and fundamental problems of geometrical versus physical geodesy. From different types of map projections, to angles and point positioning, heigh systems, the influence of tides and more, Introduction to Geometrical and Physical Geodesy is a solid, user-friendly reference and resource ideal for self-teaching or as a vital science course text. Black-and-white diagrams, example problems with solutions, and appendices offering a refresher on vector algebra, linear algebra, and spherical trigonometric identities round out this absolutely indispensable addition to college library and reference shelves.
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The third edition of this well-known textbook, firstpublished in 1980, has been completely revised; in order to adequatelyreflect the drastic changes which occurred in the field of geodesy inthe last twenty years. Reference systems are now well established byspace techniques, which dominate positioning and gravity fielddetermination. Terrestrial techniques still play an important role atlocal and regional applications, whereby remarkable progress has beenmade with respect to automatic data acquisition. Evaluation methodsare now three-dimensional in principle, and have to take the gravityfield into account. Geodetic control networks follow thesedevelopments, with far-reaching consequences for geodeticpractice. Finally, the increased accuracy of geodetic products andhigh data rates has significantly increased the contributions ofgeodesy to geodynamics research, thus strengthening the role ofgeodesy within the geosciences. The present state of geodesy isillustrated by recent examples of instruments and results. Anextensive reference list supports further studies. ... Read more

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Not an easy text
This book is not an easy text despite the author's claim that it is a basic textbook, especially when it is peppered with so many unexplained integrals, differential equations, and uneven font sizes. The structure is also rather haphazard, and key concepts are not progressively linked. It makes learning geodesy a lot more difficult and time-consuming than it really is. In today's market, a basic text needs to be much more user friendly. ... Read more

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"Physical Geodesy" by Heiskanen and Moritz, published in 1967, has for a long time been considered as the standard introduction to its field. The enormous progress since then, however, required a complete reworking. While basic material could be retained other parts required a complete update. This concerns, above all, the adaptation to the fact that the geometry can now be precisely determined by methods such as GPS, and that new satellite methods, combined with terrestrial methods, also make a detailed determination of the earth's gravitational field a possibility and a necessity. Highlights include: emphasis on global integration of geometry and gravity, a simplified approach to Molodensky's theory without integral equations, and a general combination of all geodetic data by least-squares collocation. In the second edition minor mistakes have been corrected. ... Read more

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Physical Geodesy-Hofman,Wellenhof,Moritz
This is the standard text in geodesy, and it is exclusively used at Ohio State University. It is very thorough and it is written at the 4th year level. It is also the book you want for Helmut Moritz's complete improvement of his 1967 book, entiled "PhysicalGeodesy" without any deletions and all new improvements. It does in fact come in "hard back and this is the only way to purchase it for lifetime reference!" It is the only one written in English that not only derives the formulas; but covers all existing topics in this field. ... Read more

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This revised text covers the entire field of satellite geodesy. Basic chapters on reference systems, time, signal propogation and satellite orbits are updated. All currently important observation methods are included and also all newly launched satellites of interest to geodesy. Particular emphasis is given to the current status of the Global Positioning System (GPS), which covers about one third of the book. A new chapter on Differential GPS and active GPS reference networks is included. The GPS modernization plans, GLONASS, the forthcoming European system GALILEO, modern developments in GPS data analysis, error modelling, precise real time methods and ambiguity resolution are dealt with in detail. New satellite laser ranging missions, new altimetry missions (e.g. TOPEC/Poseidon, ERS-1/2, GFO, JASON), and new and forthcoming gravity field missions (CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE) are also considered. The book serves as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a reference for professionals and scientists in the field of engineering and geosciences such as geodesy, surveying, geo-information, navigation, geophysics and oceanography. ... Read more

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Satellite Geodesy : Foundations, Methods, and Applications.
A very interesting book that show development and trends of satelitte geodey. Dr. Gunter Seeber is very knowledgable and has a broad spectrum of experiences which he writes about. This book is basic for everyone that want to undestand foundations of Global Positioning System (GPS). Also,gives an extensive overview for satellite applications. ... Read more

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Geodesy is the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface. This is the only book on the market designed to provide readers with an introduction to geodesy without the usual emphasis on complex mathematics. Describes such positioning techniques as horizontal and vertical geodetic datums. Satellite geodesy, electromagnetic distance measurement, laser ranging and emerging technologies including the global positioning techniques and GIS are among the topics discussed. Features scores of two-color diagrams and examples to facilitate understanding. ... Read more

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this is a very overpriced general introduction book..
I put this book in the same catgory as the ebay ripoff books, It's a very thin book with one page discussions on various topics, and simple cave man style geometry drawings.

So if you don't need it as a college text book, then please get a better book, as this one is nearly useless to understand how anything works in any concrete manner.

Good but needs works
This book was on average OK. I thought it was a good overview but at the end I don't think I got as much as I wanted from it.

Good background for people interested in GIS and cartography
I bought this book to fill in knowledge gaps, not to learn geodesy as an expert.It answered lots of questions I had had about measurements, how surveys are performed, geodetic systems (datums and so on), the WGS, and the use of gravity.The details are all there, within about 100 pages in the middle of the book.Not bad at all.

This subject by its nature requires a mathematical treatment, so although the book does not go deeply into the math, it's sometimes heavy reading.Many of the illustrations deserve careful study, too.It's not light bedtime reading.I carried this book around for several days during and after a large GIS conference and periodically dipped into it.It works well in small doses.

Only partly successful in illuminating a tough subject.
Reading this book I got the feeling that Mr. Smith couldn't quite decide if his audience was the layman or the surveying professional. For example, very little mathematics is used (even though there are topics in the bookwhich would have been better served by a more mathematical treatment),while on the other hand many terms are used as though the reader should befamiliar with them already.

I found the lack of a glossary frustrating,as was Mr. Smith's habit of using concepts chapters ahead of theirdefintion. The difficult subject matter was further obscured by numerouserrors in the figures and text (such as refering to velocity as the secondintegral of acceleration.)

In the end, the book did give me a goodqualitative feel for the issues germane to geodesy, but I had to work veryhard to extract that information and found myself immediately looking for amore perspicuous text.

An overall coverage of the history of modern geodesy
I found Mr. Smith's book to be very informative and well written.He covers many aspects of geodesy from early history to modern application.He is apparently very knowledgable and has a broad spectrum of experiences which he writes about.There are some instances when Mr. Smith tells a large amount of information, maybe more than the average reader would require.There are other times that I wished he would tell me more.He has a writing style that tends to skip around alot.Just hang in there and you will get the information in another chapter.There is always the bibliography for reference, if, Mr. Smith didn't cover it, which is rare indeed.He covers such obscure subjects such as: coriolis effect, isostasy and dynamic heights.Throughout the book all of the illustrations are simple yet understandable in almost all cases. ... Read more

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This volume is based on an international symposium held in Rio de Janeiro. It gives a progress report on geodetic positioning with GPS. The maintenance and the densification of reference frames are treated for the purpose of establishing global and regional GPS networks. The scientific achievements of the South American Geocentric Reference System project (SIRGAS) are described. Several contributions review the state of the art of GPS analysis techniques, ambiguity resolution methods, as well as GPS antenna and site problems. Novel applications of kinematic GPS positioning and quality control issues of real-time GPS positioning are discussed. ... Read more

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Linear Algebra, Geodesy and GPS discusses algorithms, generally expressed in MATLAB, for geodesy and global positioning. Three parts cover basic linear algebra, the application to the (linear and also nonlinear) science of measurement, and the GPS system and its applications. This book has many strengths. It offers a variety of points of view. It is complete, helpful, and you may find an explanation that appeals to you. .A popular article from (June 1997) "The Mathematics of GPS" is included as an introduction. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Part I: Linear Algebra.Chapter 1: Vectors and Matrices; Chapter 2: Solving Linear Equations; Chapter 3: Vector Spaces and Subspaces; Chapter 4: Orthogonality; Chapter 5: Determinants; Chapter 6: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors;Chapter 7: Linear Transformations. Part II:Geodesy.Chapter 8:Leveling Networks; Chapter 9:Random Variables and Covariance Matrices; Chapter 10: Nonlinear Problems; Chapter 11: Linear Algebra for Weighted Least Squares; Chapter 12: Constraints for Singular Normal Equations; Chapter 13: Problems with Explicit Solutions. Part III: Global Positioning System (GPS).Chapter 14: Global Positioning System; Chapter 15: Processing of GPS Data; Chapter 16: Random Processes; Chapter 17: Kalman Filters. ... Read more

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strang interprets the meaning of the math
I am an engineer with an interest in math.

What strikes me about Gilbert Strang's writing on math is the running commentary he provides on what the math means.When introducing the concept of a vector, for example, he points out that vectors a result of the insight that "you can't add apples to oranges."

He is very strong on visualizing what is going in his proofs and spends many pages pointing out interpretative details that are simple to explain to a reader but hard for a reader to figure out on their own.Those details are rarely found in other math books.I think part of the problem is that most math books are written for people who have a natural talent for math and few are written for technically oriented people that are interested but not especially talented.

It is a shame that his style of writing is not more commonly found in math books.

Strang and Borre's 'LINEAR ALGEBRA, GEODESY AND GPS'
This is an interesting, gently accelerating and useful book on geodesy and GPS that concentrates on space geodetic concepts and algorithms and on the underlying linear algebra. It uses MATLAB, the language of choice for manynumerical linear algebraists, to provide sample codes. Many of these codesare of practical utility. This book combines Strang's applied math focusand inimitable writing style (I love it) with Borre's extensive knowledgeof physical and geometrical geodesy. Highly recommended! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The book has evolved through the author's 25 years of advising and writing on geodetic methods in which the aspect of learning by doing is stressed, including analyses of quality. Consequently, it covers practical aspects of geometrical geodesy and particulars of fundamental constants, horizontal and vertical datums, geoids, bi-axial ellipsoids and reference systems, units of frequencies and time, conformal projections, similarity transformations and spatial developments in electronic and acoustic positioning frames. The impact of information, communication and parallel computer technology with an ability to store and retrieve huge amounts of data is discussed up to the point where the compilation of relevant data is completely automated using comprehensive analyses on a worldwide distribution network.

All Fortran computer subroutines described in the book can also be found on the enclosed CD-ROM, including compiled ready-to-run Fortran programs. A computer of modest capacity can cope with the algorithms.

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An Unabridged Printing To Include All Illustrations, And Over 500 Examples. Chapters Include, Though Are Not Limited To: Spherical Geometry - Formulae Connecting The Sides And Angles Of A Spherical Triangle - Solution Of Spherical Triangles - Various Applications (Theory Of Transversals, Incircles, Circumcircles, Spherical Mean Centers) - Spherical Excess - Small Circles On The Sphere - Inversions - Polyhedra - Applications Of Spherical Trigonometry - Index ... Read more

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Geodesy as the science which determines the figure of the earth, its orientation in space and its gravity field as well as its temporal changes, produces key elements in describing the kinematics and the dynamics of the deformable body "earth". It contributes in particular to geodynamics and opens the door to decode the complex interactions between components of "the system earth". In the breathtaking development recently a whole arsenal of new terrestrial, airborne as well as satelliteborne measurement techniques for earth sciences have been made available and have broadened the spectrum of measurable earth parameters with an unforeseen accuracy and precision, in particular to resolve the factor time. The book focusses on these topics and gives a state of the art of modern geodesy. ... Read more

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GEODESY. CHAPTER I. some primitive notions. What do we mean by primitive notions? Not alone such as have found lodgment in the minds of ancient peoples, but those which were first deemed sufficient to account for observed phenomena. As soon as a fact is perceived, a great advance is made ; nor is progress arrested before a cause is formulated ; the existence of a problem tempts a solution, the propounded question challenges an answer. Primitive ideas exist to-day as well as when the first man let fall his questioning gaze upon the unknown around him. A North American Indian at this very hour may be laying down an hypothesis to satisfy some unsolved problem that is just as crude as the one which came for that same problem to the East Indian centuries ago. Both were primitive in the intellectual development of the originators* though one far antedated the 2

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contents; CHAPTER PAGE; L Some Primitive Notions : the Hindoo Earth, the Earth of Cosmas, the Earth as a Floating Ego 1; II Primitive Determinations of the Size of; the Earth12; III The Beginnings of Accurate Determinations 33; IV Some Theories regarding the Mathematical; Shape of the Earth 66; V Continuation of Picard's Work 77; VI Continuation of Spasmodic Geodetic Opera-; tions 113; VII Geodetic Work in England 134 VIII Systematic Work in France 149 IX Systematic Work in Russia 158 X Systematic Work in Sweden and in Norway 167 XI The Geodetic Operations in India 175; XII Geodetic Work in Prussia 184; XIII Geodetic Work in the United States 195; XIV Conclusion211

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This 2nd edition of the well-established "Introduction to Geodesy", first published in 1980, provides a systematic overview of the Earth's gravity field and the geodetic reference systems. It describes the methods of data collection and processing employed in both global geodesy and national geodetic surveys. The text has been thoroughly revised, with major changes in the chapters dealing with reference systems, terrestrial and spatial measurement techniques, including recent developments in satellite positioning, combined methods of data evaluation and gravity field modeling, geodetic contributions to geodynamics research, and the establishment of national geodetic networks. Examples of instruments and results have been updated, as well as the extensive reference list. As a basic textbook it is oriented primarily towards graduate students in the fields of geodesy, surveying, cartography, geophysics, and terrestrial and space navigation. The book will also serve as a reference for geoscientists and engineers facing geodetic problems in their professional tasks. ... Read more

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Not an easy text
This book is not an easy text despite the author's claim that it is a basic textbook, especially when it is peppered with so many unexplained integrals, differential equations, and uneven font sizes. The structure is also rather haphazard, and key concepts are not progressively linked. It makes learning geodesy a lot more difficult and time-consuming than it really is. In today's market, a basic text needs to be much more user friendly. ... Read more

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This volume contains selected papers by Torben Krarup, one of the most important geodesists of the 20th century. The collection includes the famous booklet "A Contribution to the Mathematical Foundation of Physical Geodesy" from 1969, the unpublished "Molodenskij letters" from 1973, the final version of "Integrated Geodesy" from 1978, "Foundation of a Theory of Elasticity for Geodetic Networks" from 1974, as well as trend-setting papers on the theory of adjustment.

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For many years, digital signal processing has been governed by the theory of Fourier transform and its numerical implementation. The main disadvantage of Fourier theory is the underlying assumption that the signals have time-wise or space-wise invariant statistical properties. In many applications the deviation from a stationary behavior is precisely the information to be extracted from the signals. Wavelets were developed to serve the purpose of analysing such instationary signals. The book gives an introduction to wavelet theory both in the continuous and the discrete case. After developing the theoretical fundament, typical examples of wavelet analysis in the Geosciences are presented. The book has developed from a graduate course held at The University of Calgary and is directed to graduate students who are interested in digital signal processing. The reader is assumed to have a mathematical background on the graduate level. ... Read more

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The subject of the book is an indepth description of the theory and mathematical models behind the application of the Global Positioning System in geodesy and geodynamics. The text has been prepared by leading experts in the field, contributing their particular points of view. Unlike a collection of disjoint papers, the text provides a continous flow of ideas and developments. The mathematical models for GPS measurements are developed in the first half of the book, followed by the description of GPS solutions for geodetic applications on local, regional and global scales. ... Read more