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Brief descriptions of GPS WGS-84, GLONASS PZ-90 and Galileo GTRF reference frames are provided as follows.
Brief descriptions of GPS WGS-84, GLONASS PZ-90, Galileo GTRF and BeiDou Coordinate System (BDC) reference frames are provided as follows.




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== [[GPS General Introduction|GPS]] reference frame WGS-84 ==
== [[GPS General Introduction|GPS]] reference frame WGS-84 ==


From 1987, GPS uses the World Geodetic System WGS-84, developed by the US Department of Defense (DoD), which is a unified terrestrial reference system for position and vector referencing <ref group="footnotes">The document "Modern Terrestrial Reference Systems PART 3: WGS-84 and ITRS" contains data and interesting references about WGS-84 and ITRS (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/Articles/Reference-Systems-Part-3.pdf).</ref>. Indeed, the GPS broadcast ephemeris are linked to the position of the satellite antenna phase centre in the WGS-84 reference frame. Thus, the user receiver coordinates will be expressed in the same ECEF frame.
From 1987, GPS uses the World Geodetic System WGS-84, developed by the US Department of Defense (DoD) and now maintained by the US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). WGS-84, is a unified terrestrial reference system for position and vector referencing <ref group="footnotes">The document "Modern Terrestrial Reference Systems PART 3: WGS-84 and ITRS" contains data and interesting references about WGS-84 and ITRS (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/Articles/Reference-Systems-Part-3.pdf).</ref>. Indeed, the GPS broadcast ephemeris are linked to the position of the satellite antenna phase centre in the WGS-84 reference frame. Thus, the user receiver coordinates will be expressed in the same ECEF frame.




The initial implementation of WGS-84 was realized from a set of more than a thousand terrestrial sites, which coordinates were derived from Transit observations <ref group="footnotes">With accuracy at the level of 1-2 meters, while the accuracy of the ITRF reference stations is at the centimetre level.</ref>. Successive refinements (which also leaded to some adjustments of the fundamental constants), using more accurate coordinates of the monitor stations, approximate to some ITRS realizations. For instance, realizations WGS84(G730) <ref group="footnotes">"G" indicates that it has exclusively been obtained with GPS observations and 730 indicates the GPS week.</ref> and WGS84(G873) correspond to ITRF92 and ITRF94, respectively. The refined frame WGS84(G1150) was introduced in 2002, which agrees with ITRF2000 at the centimetre level.
The initial implementation of WGS-84 was realized from a set of more than a thousand terrestrial sites, which coordinates were derived from Transit observations <ref group="footnotes">With accuracy at the level of 1-2 meters, while the accuracy of the ITRF reference stations is at the centimetre level.</ref>. Successive refinements (which also leaded to some adjustments of the fundamental constants), using more accurate coordinates of the monitor stations, approximate to some ITRS realizations. For instance, realizations WGS84(G730) <ref group="footnotes">"G" indicates that it has exclusively been obtained with GPS observations and 730 indicates the GPS week.</ref> and WGS84(G873) correspond to ITRF92 and ITRF94, respectively. The refined frame WGS84(G1150) was introduced in 2002, which agrees with ITRF2000 at the centimetre level. The most recent version is WGS-84 (G1762 <ref>[https://epsg.io/7664 WGS-84 (G1762) Information]</ref>) and was implemented on October 2013 and is aligned to the International GNSS Service (IGS) realisation of the ITRF2008<ref name="NGA">[https://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/NGA_STND_0036_1_0_0_WGS84/NGA.STND.0036_1.0.0_WGS84.pdf National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Standardization Document World Geodetic System 1984]</ref>.




The parameters of the WGS-84 ellipsoid are given in the following table 1:
The parameters of the WGS-84 ellipsoid are given in the following table 1:


::[[File:WGS84_Table.png|none|thumb|640px|'''''Table 1:''''' Ellipsoidal parameters WGS-84 (revised in 1997).]]
::[[File:WGS84_Table.png|none|thumb|640px|'''''Table 1:''''' Ellipsoidal parameters WGS-84 (revised in 1997) and also in NGA Standard<ref name="NGA">[https://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/NGA_STND_0036_1_0_0_WGS84/NGA.STND.0036_1.0.0_WGS84.pdf National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Standardization Document World Geodetic System 1984]</ref>.]]
 


== [[GLONASS General Introduction|GLONASS]] reference frame PZ-90 ==
== [[GLONASS General Introduction|GLONASS]] reference frame PZ-90 ==


The GLONASS broadcast ephemeris are given in the Parametry Zemli 1990 (Parameters of the Earth 1990) (PZ-90) reference frame. As the WGS-84, this is an ECEF frame with a set of fundamental parameters associated (see table 2 from [GLONASS ICD, 2008]<ref name=GLONASS_ICD_2008>[GLONASS ICD, 2008] GLONASS ICD, 2008. Technical report. v.5.1.</ref>).
The GLONASS broadcast ephemeris are given in the Parametry Zemli 1990 (Parameters of the Earth 1990) (PZ-90) reference frame. As the WGS-84, this is an ECEF frame with a set of fundamental parameters associated (see table 2 from [GLONASS ICD, 2008]<ref name=GLONASS_ICD_2008>[https://www.gsc-europa.eu/sites/default/files/sites/all/files/Galileo-OS-SDD_v1.1.pdf GLONASS ICD, 2008. Technical report. v.5.1.]</ref>).




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According to the GLONASS modernisation plan<ref>[http://gpsworld.com/directions-2014-new-horizons-of-glonass/ Directions 2014: New Horizons of GLONASS], GPS World, Denis Lyskov, Deputy Head of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, December 1, 2013</ref>, the ephemeris information implementing the PZ-90.11 reference system was updated on all operational GLONASS satellites starting from 3:00 pm on December 31, 2013. From this time on, the satellites are broadcasting in the PZ-90.11<ref>[http://www.glonass-iac.ru/en/content/news/?ELEMENT_ID=721 The transition to using the terrestrial geocentric coordinate system PZ-90.11 in operating GLONASS system has been implemented], Russian Federal Space Agency, Information-analytical centre, 4 April 2014</ref>. This ECEF reference frame is an updated version of PZ-90, closest to the ITRF2000.
According to the GLONASS modernisation plan<ref>[http://gpsworld.com/directions-2014-new-horizons-of-glonass/ Directions 2014: New Horizons of GLONASS], GPS World, Denis Lyskov, Deputy Head of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, December 1, 2013</ref>, the ephemeris information implementing the PZ-90.11 reference system was updated on all operational GLONASS satellites starting from 3:00 pm on December 31, 2013<ref>[https://www.glonass-iac.ru/GLONASS/stehos/stehos_en.pdf GLONASS Open Service Performance Standard ]</ref>. From this time on, the satellites are broadcasting in the PZ-90.11<ref>[http://www.glonass-iac.ru/en/content/news/?ELEMENT_ID=721 The transition to using the terrestrial geocentric coordinate system PZ-90.11 in operating GLONASS system has been implemented], Russian Federal Space Agency, Information-analytical centre, 4 April 2014</ref>. This ECEF reference frame is an updated version of PZ-90, closest to the ITRF2000.




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::[[File:PZ90_Table.png|none|thumb|640px|'''''Table 2:''''' Ellipsoidal parameters of PZ-90 and PZ-90.11.]]
::[[File:PZ90_Table.png|none|thumb|640px|'''''Table 2:''''' Ellipsoidal parameters of PZ-90 and PZ-90.11.]]


== [[GALILEO General Introduction|Galileo]] reference frame (GTRF) ==
== [[GALILEO General Introduction|Galileo]] Terrestrial Reference Frame (GTRF) ==
 
Next subsections provide an overview of the first realizations of Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame, together with a description of the current applicable reference frame.
 
=== First Galileo Reference Frames ===


A consortium named the Galileo Geodetic Service Provider (GGSP), consisting of seven institutions under the lead of GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, is in charge of building up a prototype for the development of the Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame (GTRF) and the establishment of a service with products and information for the potential users.
A consortium named the Galileo Geodetic Service Provider (GGSP<ref>[https://www.gsa.europa.eu/implementation-galileo-geodesy-service-provider-prototype Galileo Geodetic Service Provider in GSA website]</ref>), consisting of seven institutions under the lead of GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, built up a prototype for the development of the Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame (GTRF) and the establishment of a service with products and information for the potential users under an EC 6th framework contract.


Like GPS, Galileo will establish a dedicated terrestrial reference frame (GTRF) which shall be an independent realization of the international terrestrial reference system ITRS. According to Galileo requirements the three-dimensional differences of the position compared to the most recent ITRF should not exceed 3 cm (2-sigma).  
Like GPS, Galileo established a dedicated terrestrial reference frame (GTRF) as an independent realization of the international terrestrial reference system ITRS based on the estimated coordinates for each one of the Galileo Sensor Station (GSS) sites. According to Galileo requirements the three-dimensional differences of the position compared to the most recent ITRF should not exceed 3 cm (2-sigma).  


The realization of GTRF is the task of the Galileo Geodetic Reference Service Provider (GRSP). Operational GTRF shall include all Galileo sensor stations (GSS) and selected stations of IGS. IGS stations are used for alignment to ITRF (as GSS are not a part of it) and for densification of the network to improve the accuracy of the results.
Operational GTRF includes all Galileo sensor stations (GSS) and selected stations of IGS. IGS stations are used for alignment to ITRF (as GSS are not a part of it) and for densification of the network to improve the accuracy of the results.


GTRF computation includes two parts: free network adjustment including all stations (GSS and selected IGS) and network alignment to ITRF using the IGS stations.
GTRF computation includes two parts: free network adjustment including all stations (GSS and selected IGS) and network alignment to ITRF using the IGS stations.


GRSP prototype has been developed by a consortium of leading European geodetic institutions under an EC 6th framework contract (http://www.ggsp.eu). It has established the four first realizations of GTRF:
Under GGSP project, the four first realizations of GTRF were established:


::::[[File:GTRF_Fig_1.png|none|420px]]
::::[[File:GTRF_Fig_1.png|none|420px]]




The network included 131 IGS stations and 13 GESS (Galileo Experimental Sensor Stations for the GIOVE mission) (source: http://www.ggsp.eu)
The network included 131 IGS stations and 13 GESS (Galileo Experimental Sensor Stations for the GIOVE mission).


::::[[File:GTRF_Fig_2.png|none|580px]]
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Already the initial realization of the GTRF called GTRF07v01 was in agreement with ITRF05 up to 0.9, 0.9 and 2.7 mm for North, East, and Up respectively.
Already the initial realization of the GTRF called GTRF07v01 was in agreement with ITRF05 up to 0.9, 0.9 and 2.7 mm for North, East, and Up respectively.


The anticipated configuration of the operational GTRF network is presented in the figure below (source: http://www.ggsp.eu).
The anticipated configuration of the operational GTRF network is presented in the figure below.


::::[[File:GTRF_Fig_3.png|none|580px]]
::::[[File:GTRF_Fig_3.png|none|580px]]




GTRF transformation parameters to ITRF2005 are reported below (source: http://www.ggsp.eu).
GTRF transformation parameters to ITRF2005 are reported below.


Solution GTRF08v01, epoch 07:241, used number of ITRF2005 sites: 103
Solution GTRF08v01, epoch 07:241, used number of ITRF2005 sites: 103


::::[[File:GTRF_Fig_4.png|none|420px]]
::::[[File:GTRF_Fig_4.png|none|420px]]
=== Current Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame ===
Based on the outcomes of the previous section, the Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame used by the Galileo system is described in the Galileo Open Service - Service Definition Document (SDD) <ref>[https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/index.php/Galileo_Open_Service_(OS) Galileo Open Service - Service Definition Document (SDD)].</ref>. The Galileo navigation data (e.g. satellite ephemeris) is referenced to the GTRF. Accordingly, the user position coordinates derived from Galileo position solutions are referenced to GTRF.
Galileo GTRF is the independent and highly accurate realisation of the international Terrestrial Reference System based on the estimated coordinates of each one of the Galileo Sensor Station (GSS) sites. The Geodetic Reference Service Provider (GRSP) entity supports the Galileo Control Centre in realising the Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame (GTRF).
At any time, the alignment between the GTRF and the latest physical realisation of the ITRF is such that the difference between the ITRF and the GTRF coordinates of the ITRF stations/markers used in the realisation of the GTRF is less than 3 cm (2σ). The GTRF is regularly aligned if new ITRF realisations are published. , Galileo OS user equipment needs to apply the appropriate valid transformation parameters between the latest ITRF and the desired reference frame.
== BeiDou Coordinate System (BDC) ==
The BeiDou Coordinate System (BDC) used to compute BeiDou navigation data is consistent with China Terrestrial Reference Frame (CGCS) 2000, which in turn is referred to ITRF97 with the epoch of 2000.0.
The main parameters of the reference ellipsoid are nearly the same as those defined by ITRS with the semi major axis (a), second degree harmonic coefficient (J2), and the mean angular velocity of the Earth (ω) the same as those of the ellipsoid of GRS1980. The gravitational mass (GM) constant adopts the value of WGS-84 (Wei, 2003). The flattening of the ellipsoid of BDC is f = 1/298.257222101<ref>[https://www.nap.edu/read/13292/chapter/10 Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (2012)]</ref>.
Please find below the geodetic constants and parameters of Earth Ellipsoid CGCS2000:
::::[[File:BeiDou.png|none|thumb|540px]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==Credits==
This article was initially written by Technical University of Catalonia, Spain and updated by GMV to introduce the Beidou Reference Frame information according to the references.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:30, 23 February 2021


FundamentalsFundamentals
Title Reference Frames in GNSS
Author(s) J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain.
Level Basic
Year of Publication 2011

Brief descriptions of GPS WGS-84, GLONASS PZ-90, Galileo GTRF and BeiDou Coordinate System (BDC) reference frames are provided as follows.


GPS reference frame WGS-84

From 1987, GPS uses the World Geodetic System WGS-84, developed by the US Department of Defense (DoD) and now maintained by the US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). WGS-84, is a unified terrestrial reference system for position and vector referencing [footnotes 1]. Indeed, the GPS broadcast ephemeris are linked to the position of the satellite antenna phase centre in the WGS-84 reference frame. Thus, the user receiver coordinates will be expressed in the same ECEF frame.


The initial implementation of WGS-84 was realized from a set of more than a thousand terrestrial sites, which coordinates were derived from Transit observations [footnotes 2]. Successive refinements (which also leaded to some adjustments of the fundamental constants), using more accurate coordinates of the monitor stations, approximate to some ITRS realizations. For instance, realizations WGS84(G730) [footnotes 3] and WGS84(G873) correspond to ITRF92 and ITRF94, respectively. The refined frame WGS84(G1150) was introduced in 2002, which agrees with ITRF2000 at the centimetre level. The most recent version is WGS-84 (G1762 [1]) and was implemented on October 2013 and is aligned to the International GNSS Service (IGS) realisation of the ITRF2008[2].


The parameters of the WGS-84 ellipsoid are given in the following table 1:

Table 1: Ellipsoidal parameters WGS-84 (revised in 1997) and also in NGA Standard[2].

GLONASS reference frame PZ-90

The GLONASS broadcast ephemeris are given in the Parametry Zemli 1990 (Parameters of the Earth 1990) (PZ-90) reference frame. As the WGS-84, this is an ECEF frame with a set of fundamental parameters associated (see table 2 from [GLONASS ICD, 2008][3]).


The determination of a set of parameters to transform the PZ-90 coordinates to the ITRF97 was the target of the International GLONASS Experiment (IGEX-98). [Boucher and Altamimi, 2001] [4]presents a review of the IGEX-98 experiment and, as a conclusion, they suggest the following transformation [footnotes 4] from [math]\displaystyle{ (x,y,z) }[/math] in PZ-90 to [math]\displaystyle{ (x',y',z') }[/math] in WGS-84, with a meter level of accuracy.


[math]\displaystyle{ \left [ \begin{array}{c} x'\\ y'\\ z'\\ \end{array} \right ] = \left [ \begin{array}{c} x\\ y\\ z\\ \end{array} \right ] + \left [ \begin{array}{ccc} -3\,ppb & -353\,mas & -4\,mas\\ 353\,mas & -3\,ppb & 19\,mas\\ 4\,mas & -19\,mas & -3\,ppb\\ \end{array} \right ] \left [ \begin{array}{c} x\\ y\\ z\\ \end{array} \right ] + \left [ \begin{array}{c} 0.07\,m\\ -0.0\,m\\ -0.77\,m\\ \end{array} \right ] \qquad\mbox{(1)} }[/math]


Following the notation of equation (3) in Transformation between Terrestrial Frames:

[math]\displaystyle{ \left ( \begin{array}{c} x\\ y\\ z\\ \end{array} \right )_{_{TRF2}} = \left ( \begin{array}{c} x\\ y\\ z\\ \end{array} \right )_{_{TRF1}} + \left ( \begin{array}{c} T_1\\ T_2\\ T_3\\ \end{array} \right ) + \left ( \begin{array}{ccc} D & -R_3 & R_2\\ R_3 & D & -R_1\\ -R_2 & R_1 & D\\ \end{array} \right ) \left ( \begin{array}{c} x\\ y\\ z\\ \end{array} \right )_{_{TRF1}} }[/math]


the previous transformation (1) is defined by the parameters table:

GLONASS Table.png


According to the GLONASS modernisation plan[5], the ephemeris information implementing the PZ-90.11 reference system was updated on all operational GLONASS satellites starting from 3:00 pm on December 31, 2013[6]. From this time on, the satellites are broadcasting in the PZ-90.11[7]. This ECEF reference frame is an updated version of PZ-90, closest to the ITRF2000.


The transformation from PZ-90.11 to ITRF2008 contains only an origin shift vector, and no rotations nor scale factor, as it is shown in equation (2) [Revnivykh, 2007][8][9]


[math]\displaystyle{ \left [ \begin{array}{c} x\\ y\\ z\\ \end{array} \right ]_{ITRF2008} = \left [ \begin{array}{c} x\\ y\\ z\\ \end{array} \right ]_{PZ-90.11} + \left [ \begin{array}{r} 0.003\,m\,\pm0.002\,m\\ 0.001 \,m\,\pm0.002\,m\\ 0.001 \,m\,\pm0.002\,m\\ \end{array} \right ] \qquad\mbox{(2)} }[/math]


The parameters associated to the PZ-90 and PZ-90.11 are given in the next table 2 ([GLONASS ICD, 1998][10] and [GLONASS ICD, 2008][3]):


Table 2: Ellipsoidal parameters of PZ-90 and PZ-90.11.

Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame (GTRF)

Next subsections provide an overview of the first realizations of Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame, together with a description of the current applicable reference frame.

First Galileo Reference Frames

A consortium named the Galileo Geodetic Service Provider (GGSP[11]), consisting of seven institutions under the lead of GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, built up a prototype for the development of the Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame (GTRF) and the establishment of a service with products and information for the potential users under an EC 6th framework contract.

Like GPS, Galileo established a dedicated terrestrial reference frame (GTRF) as an independent realization of the international terrestrial reference system ITRS based on the estimated coordinates for each one of the Galileo Sensor Station (GSS) sites. According to Galileo requirements the three-dimensional differences of the position compared to the most recent ITRF should not exceed 3 cm (2-sigma).

Operational GTRF includes all Galileo sensor stations (GSS) and selected stations of IGS. IGS stations are used for alignment to ITRF (as GSS are not a part of it) and for densification of the network to improve the accuracy of the results.

GTRF computation includes two parts: free network adjustment including all stations (GSS and selected IGS) and network alignment to ITRF using the IGS stations.

Under GGSP project, the four first realizations of GTRF were established:

GTRF Fig 1.png


The network included 131 IGS stations and 13 GESS (Galileo Experimental Sensor Stations for the GIOVE mission).

GTRF Fig 2.png


Already the initial realization of the GTRF called GTRF07v01 was in agreement with ITRF05 up to 0.9, 0.9 and 2.7 mm for North, East, and Up respectively.

The anticipated configuration of the operational GTRF network is presented in the figure below.

GTRF Fig 3.png


GTRF transformation parameters to ITRF2005 are reported below.

Solution GTRF08v01, epoch 07:241, used number of ITRF2005 sites: 103

GTRF Fig 4.png

Current Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame

Based on the outcomes of the previous section, the Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame used by the Galileo system is described in the Galileo Open Service - Service Definition Document (SDD) [12]. The Galileo navigation data (e.g. satellite ephemeris) is referenced to the GTRF. Accordingly, the user position coordinates derived from Galileo position solutions are referenced to GTRF.

Galileo GTRF is the independent and highly accurate realisation of the international Terrestrial Reference System based on the estimated coordinates of each one of the Galileo Sensor Station (GSS) sites. The Geodetic Reference Service Provider (GRSP) entity supports the Galileo Control Centre in realising the Galileo Terrestrial Reference Frame (GTRF).

At any time, the alignment between the GTRF and the latest physical realisation of the ITRF is such that the difference between the ITRF and the GTRF coordinates of the ITRF stations/markers used in the realisation of the GTRF is less than 3 cm (2σ). The GTRF is regularly aligned if new ITRF realisations are published. , Galileo OS user equipment needs to apply the appropriate valid transformation parameters between the latest ITRF and the desired reference frame.

BeiDou Coordinate System (BDC)

The BeiDou Coordinate System (BDC) used to compute BeiDou navigation data is consistent with China Terrestrial Reference Frame (CGCS) 2000, which in turn is referred to ITRF97 with the epoch of 2000.0.

The main parameters of the reference ellipsoid are nearly the same as those defined by ITRS with the semi major axis (a), second degree harmonic coefficient (J2), and the mean angular velocity of the Earth (ω) the same as those of the ellipsoid of GRS1980. The gravitational mass (GM) constant adopts the value of WGS-84 (Wei, 2003). The flattening of the ellipsoid of BDC is f = 1/298.257222101[13].

Please find below the geodetic constants and parameters of Earth Ellipsoid CGCS2000:

BeiDou.png

Notes

  1. ^ The document "Modern Terrestrial Reference Systems PART 3: WGS-84 and ITRS" contains data and interesting references about WGS-84 and ITRS (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/Articles/Reference-Systems-Part-3.pdf).
  2. ^ With accuracy at the level of 1-2 meters, while the accuracy of the ITRF reference stations is at the centimetre level.
  3. ^ "G" indicates that it has exclusively been obtained with GPS observations and 730 indicates the GPS week.
  4. ^ [math]\displaystyle{ mas: }[/math] mili-arcseconds ([math]\displaystyle{ 1 mas = 4.84813681 \cdot 10^{-9} }[/math] radians). [math]\displaystyle{ ppb: }[/math] parts per billion ([math]\displaystyle{ 1 ppb=10^{-9} }[/math]).

Credits

This article was initially written by Technical University of Catalonia, Spain and updated by GMV to introduce the Beidou Reference Frame information according to the references.

References

  1. ^ WGS-84 (G1762) Information
  2. ^ a b National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Standardization Document World Geodetic System 1984
  3. ^ a b GLONASS ICD, 2008. Technical report. v.5.1.
  4. ^ [Boucher and Altamimi, 2001] Boucher, C. and Altamimi, Z., 2001. ITRS, PZ-90 and WGS 84: current realizations and the related transformation parameters. Journal of Geodesy 75, pp. 613-619.
  5. ^ Directions 2014: New Horizons of GLONASS, GPS World, Denis Lyskov, Deputy Head of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, December 1, 2013
  6. ^ GLONASS Open Service Performance Standard
  7. ^ The transition to using the terrestrial geocentric coordinate system PZ-90.11 in operating GLONASS system has been implemented, Russian Federal Space Agency, Information-analytical centre, 4 April 2014
  8. ^ [Revnivykh, 2007] Revnivykh, S., 2007. GLONASS Status and Progress. In: Minutes of the 47th CGSIC Meeting, Forth Worth, Texas.
  9. ^ Global Geocentric Coordinate System Of The Russian Federation, WG D – Reference Frames, Timing and Applications, Mr. V. Vdovin and Ms. A. Dorofeeva, November 7, 2012.
  10. ^ [GLONASS ICD, 1998] GLONASS ICD, 1998. Technical report. v.4.0.
  11. ^ Galileo Geodetic Service Provider in GSA website
  12. ^ Galileo Open Service - Service Definition Document (SDD).
  13. ^ Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (2012)