Chapter 1. Introduction
Published Online: 9 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470586266.ch1
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis, Fifth Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Ghilani, C. D. (2010) Introduction, in Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis, Fifth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470586266.ch1
Publication History
- Published Online: 9 MAR 2010
- Published Print: 3 MAR 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470464915
Online ISBN: 9780470586266
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- field of surveying and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS);
- Geographic information systems (GIS) and new data acquisition instruments;
- direct and indirect measurements;
- precise values - not necessarily being accurate values;
- least squares method - based on theory of mathematical probability
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Direct and Indirect Measurements
Measurement Error Sources
Definitions
Precision versus Accuracy
Redundant Observations in Surveying and Their Adjustment
Advantages of Least Squares Adjustment
Overview of the Book
Problems