Automatic plotting of airborne geophysical survey data

Smith, B.M. Ewen. 1972 Automatic plotting of airborne geophysical survey data. Journal of Navigation, 25 (2). 162-175. 10.1017/S0373463300022542

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Abstract/Summary

When geophysical measurements are made from the air, it is important to know the position of the aircraft. The position at any time is usually known from a combination of position-fixing and dead-reckoning systems. In-flight optimization of this combination is a well-studied subject. When post-flight track plotting is required for geophysical survey, use can be made of both the initial and terminal position fixes to correct the dead-reckoning track and hence improve on the in-flight version. This technique is applied to compute the track of aircraft conducting ice thickness measurements in the Antarctic, and the effect of certain errors is evaluated. The algebraic results are equally applicable in parts of the world where better navigational aids are available. A relation is derived between the track plotting errors and die errors in the geophysical measurement such that the precision of one is not degraded by errors in the other.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1017/S0373463300022542
ISSN:	0373-4633
Date made live:	11 Dec 2019 11:19 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526199

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1017/S0373463300022542

ISSN:

0373-4633

Date made live:

11 Dec 2019 11:19 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526199