• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.423-430
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• 2023

One recent notable method for real-time elimination of ionospheric errors in geodetic applications is the Predicted Global Ionosphere Map (PGIM). This study analyzes the level of accuracy achievable when applying the PGIM provided by the Center for Orbit Determination of Europe (CODE) to the Korean Peninsula region. First, an examination of the types and lead times of PGIMs provided by the International GNSS Service (IGS) Analysis Center revealed that CODE's two-day prediction model, C2PG, is available approximately eight hours before midnight. This suggests higher real-time usability compared to the one-day prediction model, C1PG. When evaluating the accuracy of PGIM by assuming the final output of the Global Ionosphere Map (GIM) as a reference, it was found that on days with low solar activity, the error is within ~2 TECU, and on days with high solar activity, the error reaches ~3 TECU. A comparison of the errors introduced when using PGIM and three solar activity indices-Kp index, F10.7, and sunspot number-revealed that F10.7 exhibits a relatively high correlation coefficient compared to Kp-index and sunspot number, confirming the effectiveness of the prediction model.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.125-133
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• 2017

Time comparison is necessary for the verification and synchronization of the clock. Two-way satellite time and frequency (TWSTFT) is a method for time comparison over long distances. This method includes errors such as atmospheric effects, satellite motion, and environmental conditions. Ionospheric delay is one of the significant time comparison error in case of the carrier-phase TWSTFT (TWCP). Global Ionosphere Map (GIM) from Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE) is used to compare with Bernese. Thin shell model of the ionosphere is used for the calculation of the Ionosphere Pierce Point (IPP) between stations and a GEO satellite. Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) and Koganei (KGNI) stations are used, and the analysis is conducted at 29 January 2017. Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) which is generated by Bernese at the latitude and longitude of the receiver by processing a Receiver Independent Exchange (RINEX) observation file that is generated from the receiver has demonstrated adequacy by showing similar variation trends with the CODE GIM. Bernese also has showed the capability to produce high resolution IONosphere map EXchange (IONEX) data compared to the CODE GIM. At each station IPP, VTEC difference in two stations showed absolute maximum 3.3 and 2.3 Total Electron Content Unit (TECU) in Bernese and GIM, respectively. The ionospheric delay of the TWCP has showed maximum 5.69 and 2.54 ps from Bernese and CODE GIM, respectively. Bernese could correct up to 6.29 ps in ionospheric delay rather than using CODE GIM. The peak-to-peak value of the ionospheric delay for TWCP in Bernese is about 10 ps, and this has to be eliminated to get high precision TWCP results. The $10^{-16}$ level uncertainty of atomic clock corresponds to 10 ps for 1 day averaging time, so time synchronization performance needs less than 10 ps. Current time synchronization of a satellite and ground station is about 2 ns level, but the smaller required performance, like less than 1 ns, the better. In this perspective, since the ionospheric delay could exceed over 100 ps in a long baseline different from this short baseline case, the elimination of the ionospheric delay is thought to be important for more high precision time synchronization of a satellite and ground station. This paper showed detailed method how to eliminate ionospheric delay for TWCP, and a specific case is applied by using this technique. Anyone could apply this method to establish high precision TWCP capability, and it is possible to use other software such as GIPSYOASIS and GPSTk. This TWCP could be applied in the high precision atomic clocks and used in the ground stations of the future domestic satellite navigation system.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.343-348
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• 2023

The ionosphere acts as the largest error source in the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal transmission. Ionospheric total electron content (TEC) is also easily affected by changes in the space environment, such as solar activity and geomagnetic storms. In this study, we analyze changes in the regional ionosphere using the Qusai-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), a regional satellite navigation system. Observations from 9 GNSS stations in South Korea are used for estimating the QZSS TEC. In addition, the performance of QZSS TEC is analyzed with observations from day of year (DOY) 199 to 206, 2023. To verify the performance of our results, we compare the estimated QZSS TEC and CODE Global Ionosphere Map (GIM) at the same location. Our results are in good agreement with the GIM product provided by the CODE over this period, with an averaged difference of approximately 0.1 TECU and a root mean square (RMS) value of 2.89 TECU.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2010년도 한국우주과학회보 제19권1호
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• pp.30.3-31
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• 2010

We performed a comprehensive comparison between GPS Global Ionosphere Map (GIM) and TOPEX/Jason (T-J) TEC data for the periods of 1998~2009 in order to assess the performance of GIM over the global ocean where the GPS ground stations are very sparse. Using the GIM model constructed by CODE at University of Bern, the GIM TEC values were obtained along the T-J satellite orbit at the locations and times of the measurements and then binned into various geophysical conditions for direct comparison with the T-J TECs. On the whole, the GIM model was able to reproduce the spatial and temporal variations of the global ionosphere as well as the seasonal variations. However, the GIM model was not accurate enough to represent the well-known ionospheric structures such as the equatorial anomaly, the Weddell Sea Anomaly, and the longitudinal wave structure. Furthermore, there seems to be a fundamental limitation of the model showing the unexpected negative differences (i.e., GPS < T-J) in the northern high latitude and the southern middle and high latitude regions. The positive relative differences (i.e., GIM > T-J) at night represent the plasmaspheric contribution to GPS TEC, which is maximized, reaching up to 100% of the corresponding T-J TEC values in the early morning sector. In particular, the relative differences decreased with increasing solar activity and this may indicate that the plasmaspheric contribution to the maintenance of the nighttime ionosphere does not increase with solar activity, which is different from what we normally anticipate. Among these results, the plasmaspheric contribution to the ionospheric GPS TEC will be presented in this talk and the rest of it will presented in the companion paper (poster presentation).

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2024

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) has been used as a tool to accurately extract the Total Electron Content (TEC) in the ionosphere. The multi-GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, and QZSS) constellations bring new opportunities for ionospheric research. In this study, we develop a regional ionospheric TEC model using GPS, Galileo, and QZSS measurements. To develop an ionospheric model covering the Asia-Oceania region, we select 13 International GNSS Service (IGS) stations. The ionospheric model applies the spherical harmonic expansion method and has a spatial resolution of 2.5°×2.5° and a temporal resolution of one hour. GPS TEC, Galileo TEC, and QZSS TEC are investigated from January 1 to January 31, 2024. Different TEC values are in good agreement with each other. In addition, we compare the QZSS(J07) TEC and the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE) Global Ionosphere Map (GIM) TEC. The results show that the QZSS TEC estimated in the study coincides closely with the CODE GIM TEC.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to develop precise point positioning (PPP) algorithms based on GLONASS code-pseudorange, verify their performance and present their utility. As the basic correction models of PPP, we applied Inter Frequency Bias (IFB), relativistic effect, satellite antenna phase center offset, and satellite orbit and satellite clock errors, ionospheric errors, and tropospheric errors that must be provided on a real-time basis. The satellite orbit and satellite clock errors provided by Information-Analytical Centre (IAC) are interpolated at each observation epoch by applying the Lagrange polynomial method and linear interpolation method. We applied Global Ionosphere Maps (GIM) provided by International GNSS Service (IGS) for ionospheric errors, and increased the positioning accuracy by applying the true value calculated with GIPSY for tropospheric errors. As a result of testing the developed GLONASS PPP algorithms for four days, the horizontal error was approximately 1.4 ~ 1.5 m and the vertical error was approximately 2.5 ~ 2.8 m, showing that the accuracy is similar to that of GPS PPP.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제46권8호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

본 논문은 무인기용 대전자전 송수신 장치 개발에 대한 연구로 재밍(jamming) 환경에 강건한 대역확산(DSSS) 송수신기 개발에 대해 기술한다. 대역확산 방식은 데이터의 전송률 보다는 재밍마진이 중요하기 때문에 송수신 장치의 개발 목표로 재밍마진이 15dB 이상이고, 확산코드를 변경 가능한 송수신기를 제작하는 것이다. 멀티패스 성분을 이용하기 위한 레이크 수신기와, FEC로 부호이득이 7.2dB인 터보 코드를 적용하였다. 본 논문에서는 대역확산 송수신 장치의 전체적인 구조와 설계방법, 기능시험 결과를 기술하고 결론을 맺는다.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2011년도 한국우주과학회보 제20권1호
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• pp.22.2-22.2
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• 2011

이 연구에서는 한반도 상공의 전리층 총전자수를 격자 형태로 나타냈다. 이를 위해 국토해양부 GPS 상시관측소에서 제공 중인 코드와 위상 측정값을 선형조합하였으며 그 결과물을 이용하여 시선방향 총전자수를 산출하였다. 이때 전리층 총전자수 산출결과의 정확도를 향상시키기 위해 가중최소자승법을 이용하여 위성과 수신기의 하드웨어 오차인 DCB(Differencial Code Bias)를 추정하였으며 추정된 DCB값은 IGS에서 제공 중인 DCB값과 비교하여 정확도를 확인하였다. 산출된 시선방향 총전자수를 연직방향 총전자수로 변환하기 위해 사상함수를 적용하였으며, 이를 다시 각 격자점에서의 연직방향 총전자수로 변환하기 위해 기존 연직방향 총전자수에 역거리 가중 보간법을 적용하였다. 각 격자점에서의 총전자수는 IGS(International GNSS Service)에서 제공 중인 GIM(Global Ionosphere Map) 모델의 총전자수와 비교하여 정확도를 확인하였다. 산출된 총전자수는 2시간 간격으로 나타내어 한반도 상공 전리층 총전자수의 변화 경향을 확인하였다.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2014

휴대용 단말에 간편하게 구현 가능하도록 GPS의 코드의사거리 관측치 기반의 정밀단독측위(PPP; Precise Point Positioning) 알고리즘을 개발하고 그 성능을 검증하였다. PPP에 필요한 기본 모델로 그룹 딜레이, 상대성 효과, 위성안테나 위상중심오프셋 보정모델을 적용하였다. 위성 궤도와 시계오차는 IGS(International GNSS Service) 공식 산출물에 최적의 알고리즘을 통해 보간하고, 대류권과 전리층 오차는 각각 과학기술용 GPS 자료처리 소프트웨어로 산출한 참값과 GIM(Global Ionosphere Model)을 사상함수를 적용해 시선방향 오차로 변환해 적용하였다. 개발된 알고리즘을 4일간 테스트한 결과 수평오차는 0.8~1.6m, 수직오차는 1.6~2.2m 수준으로 나타났다. 이는 DGPS 측위결과와 유사한 성능으로 향후 PPP 알고리즘의 추가개선이 이루어질 경우 다양한 측량 및 위치기반서비스 분야에 활용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2011

전리층에 의한 신호지연 오차는 2000년 5월 SA해제 후 GPS 측위의 가장 큰 오차 요인이다. 이 연구에서는 전리층 오차를 산출하기 위한 방법으로 국토지리정보원 44개소의 상시관측소로부터 제공된 위상평활코드 의사거리 관측값을 이용하여 전리층 총전자수를 추정하였다. 총전자수를 정확하게 추정하기 위해 위성과 수신기의 하드웨어 바이어스인 DCB(Differential Code Bias)를 산출하여 적용하였으며, 적용 효과를 확인하기 위해 GlM을 기준으로 DCB 적용 전 후의 전리층 총전자수를 비교하였다. 그 결과, DCB를 적용했을 때 약 3~4 TECU, 적용하지 않았을 때 약 35~45 TECU의 RMS 오차를 나타냈다. DCB를 적용하여 $1^{\circ}{\times}1^{\circ}$ 공간해상도의격자형 전리층 총전자수 지도를 생성하였으며, 이때 총전자수 추정에 이용되는 상시관측소의 개소 수 증가에 따른 효과를 분석하기 위해 상시관측소의 개소 수를 10개소, 20개소, 30개소, 44개소 순으로 증가시키며 총전자수를 추정하였다. 각 총전자수 지도를 GIM과 비교하여 RMS 오차를 산출한 결과, 10개소의 상시관측소를 이용한 경우 5.3 TECU에서 44개소의 상시관측소를 이용한 경우 3.9 TECU로 감소하는 것을 확인하였다.