GPS Baseline Estimation of the $2^{nd}$ Order Geodetic Control Network

GPS baseline analysis is a mathematical procedure which estimates a baseline vector from carrier-phase double-differenced observations. Least squares technique is generally applied for the processing and integer ambiguities in the observations should be resolved to obtain maximum accuracy of the solution. In GPS control surveying, after assembling the baseline solutions into a network, adjustment is performed to derive final coordinate sets of unknown points. This paper deals with details of GPS baseline analysis for the order national geodetic network adjustment. After reviewing GPS campaigns carried out by National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) and their observations. technical issues and considerations for the GPS baseline analysis are presented with emphasis of selecting the processing strategies and software. Finally, the analyzed results will be evaluated by examining the close of figures formed by joining the processed baseline vectors.