CHAPTER 1

1.1 Designing a Satellite Positioning System

	1.1.1 Introductory Remarks
	1.1.2 Design Specifications
	1.1.3 Implications of Opting for a Satellite Positioning System
	1.1.4 Principles of Positioning

1.2 System Ingredients

	1.2.1 Introduction
	1.2.2 System Configuration
	1.2.3 Satellite Datums
	1.2.4 Earth Motion in Space and Reference System Transformations
	1.2.5 Satellite Ephemerides
	1.2.6 Measurement Technology
	1.2.7 Positioning Strategies
	1.2.8 Overview: Essential Characteristics

1.3 Biased Ranges

	1.3.1 Introduction
	1.3.2 Clock Behaviour
	1.3.3 Biased Ranges

1.4 Positioning Strategies

	1.4.1 Geometrical Principles
	1.4.2 Receiver-Biased Range Positioning
	1.4.3 Receiver-Biased Range-Difference Positioning
	1.4.4 Satellite-Biased Range Positioning
	1.4.5 Satellite-Biased Range-Difference Positioning
	1.4.6 Range Positioning with Ambiguous Ranges
	1.4.7 Range-Differencing of Ambiguous Ranges
	1.4.8 Solution Strategies for Biased Ranges: Summary Remarks
	1.4.9 The Impact of Satellite Geometry

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