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Simultaneous observation solutions for NASA-MOTS and SPEOPT station positions on the North American Datum

1974; Springer Nature; Volume: 111; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf02521817

0007-4632

Jimmy Reece, J. G. Marsh,

Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Simultaneous observations of the GEOS-I and II flashing lamps by the NASA MOTS and SPEOPT cameras on the North American Datum (NAD) have been analyzed using geometrical techniques to provide an adjustment of the station coordinates. Two separate adjustments have been obtained. An optical data—only solution has been computed in which the solution scale was provided by the Rosman-Mojave distance obtained from a dynamic station solution. In a second adjustment, scaling was provided by processing simultaneous laser ranging data from Greenbelt and Wallops Island in a combined optical-laser solution. Comparisons of these results with previous GSFC dynamical solutions indicate an rms agreement on the order of 4 meters or better in each coordinate. Comparison with a detailed gravimetric geoid of North America yields agreement of 3 meters or better for mainland U.S. stations and 7 and 3 meters, respectively, for Bermuda and Puerto Rico.