TRANSFORMATION OF DISTORTED GEODETIC NETWORKS TO NEW COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEMS : A CASE STUDY FOR ED50-ITRFXX TRANSFORMATION IN TURKEY

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SOYCAN M., SOYCAN A., TUNALIOĞLU N.

GEODETSKI VESTNIK, vol.61, no.1, pp.58-75, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 61 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2017.01.58-75
  • Journal Name: GEODETSKI VESTNIK
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.58-75
  • Keywords: coordinate transformation, ED50, ITRF, general polynomial transformation, transformation with complex numbers, radial basis functions, IMAGE REGISTRATION, FAULT, GPS, APPROXIMATION, EARTHQUAKE
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The transformations between ITRFXX (International Terrestrial Reference Frame) established for local and regional geodetic networks and ED50 (European Datum 1950) are routinely implemented in practice via several transformation models. In some specific cases, these models, which are widely used in practice, may be insufficient to solve the transformation problem, and thus this causes a significant loss of accuracy for the transformed points coordinates. In this study, firstly the polynomial transformations with general equations (GP) and complex numbers (CNP) were examined as alternative to well-known transformation models for modelling the distortions. In addition, transformation models based on radial basis functions (RBFs), a modern method for estimating multivariable functions, have been examined. The transformation problem has been addressed in two numerical case studies, with real data located in different regions of Turkey.