International GNSS Service Validation, Application and Calibration

Dear Colleagues,

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a collection of satellites that are positioned in a specific way to produce and transmit location, timing, and navigation data from space to connected sensors on Earth. Additionally, they offer several distinguishing features, such as the utilization of L-band frequencies, which are particularly well suited to use in remote sensing. It has been proven that GNSS remote sensing can be utilized as a substitute for passive remote sensing.

GNSS calibration is required to make sure that the data and outcomes are accurate. In essence, GNSS site calibration creates the link between the required local northing, easting, and elevation and the WGS84 latitude, longitude, and ellipsoidal height. Typically, site calibration entails both a horizontal and vertical adjustment.

The goal of this Special Issue of Remote Sensing is to provide researchers with a venue to share ground-breaking research that pushes the limits of using real-time GNSS in a variety of applications, as well as validation and calibration techniques. The following are just a few examples of potential topics:

• GNSS precise positioning applications in geodesy;
• GNSS signal processing and calibration;
• Precise non-linear motion modelling of GNSS reference stations and their physical mechanisms;
• Aided real-time GNSS precise positioning services and sensor fusion in challenging environments;
• Identification of GNSS error sources and mitigation mechanisms;
• GNSS augmentation systems and integrity monitoring;
• Real-time GNSS precise positioning services with smartphones;
• Geohazard monitoring of volcanos, earthquakes, subsidence and landslides;
• Connected and autonomous vehicles;
• Integrated applications of BIM and digital twins in infrastructure;
• Monitoring the Earth’s ionosphere and troposphere;
• Monitoring deformations of the solid Earth and variations in the hydrosphere;
• Time and frequency transfer;
• Earth rotation;
• Atmospheric parameters;
• Supporting geodetic research.

Prof. Dr. Serdjo Kos
Prof. Dr. Juan F. Prieto
Prof. Dr. José Fernández
Guest Editors

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