Definition and components (GPS+GLONAS+Galileo+COMPASS+…) of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems), coordinate and time systems used in the GNSS, almanac data, RINEX (Receiver Independent Exchange Format) ephemeris files, precise ephemeris files, computing coordinates of the satellites in the GNSS, error sources in the GNSS, the GNSS code-phase and Doppler observables, pre-analysis of the GNSS observables, mathematical modeling of the GNSS observables, geometry-free mathematical model, geometry-base mathematical model, observable files in the RINEX, absolute positioning, relative positioning, single-baseline solution, multi-baseline solution, integer ambiguity resolution and validation, adjustment of GNSS networks, analysis and testing the results acquired from the GNSS network, transforming the GNSS results to horizontal or vertical national datum, design of the GNSS network.
Deformation analysis and its application areas. Model of deformation analysis, the models: static, kinematics and dynamic. Determination characteristics of the working area, choosing stable and unstable points on the area and deciding for time span between two sequential periods. 1D, 2D and 3D mathematical model at the geodetic networks. Quality and reliability optimization for the geodetic networks. Evaluating observation in the geodetic networks, S-transformations. Testing for the mathematical models and outlier tests. Models of static deformation and their analysis. Searching of displacements at the network points and determining quantities of the displacements. Geometric deformation analysis and its interpretation. Models of kinematics deformation and their analysis. Deformation analysis with Kalman-filter. Statistical tests for the kinematics deformation analysis.
GNU operating systems, GNU programming languages (FORTRAN, C/C++, Python, Octave, Scilab, ... ), GNU editors and IDEs, Combining different programming subroutines, Batch files in Linux, GNU drawing libraries and software, GNU GIS software.
We are offering this course in the hopes that students will: 1- Be able to obtain information and gain awareness about scientific research techniques, and research & publication ethics. 2- Be able to learn scientific research process and scientific activities which carried out in this process. 3- Be able to determine the method regarding their research 4- Be able to obtain information about data collection, evaluation of collected data and prepare of report, project, thesis and article using these data.