... ignored by the G8 and engaged no significant world leaders In response to the 2008 finance crisis the President ofthe General Assembly established the ‘Commission of Experts ofthe President ofthe General ... controlled by the ‘G10’ group of developed country central banks Figures 1.1 and 1.2 aim to further describe the complexities ofthe relationships and emphasize the importance ofthe BIS and FSB The latter ... strengthening the GFS as a standard-setter and rule-maker as evidenced by the increasing role ofthe G20 and speculation about the fall ofthe dollar as the reserve currency in favor of a basket of...
... characterized by the high mobility of funds and the rapid development of new payment tools To secure the benefits ofthe international financial system, we, the Finance Ministers ofthe G-7 countries, ... so-called “offshore financial centers” (OFCs) that not comply with international standards In addition to ongoing initiatives in the FATF and the OECD, the Report ofthe OFCs Working Group ofthe Financial ... gain access to the financial system If there is obscurity about their ownership, banks and other financial institutions may not be able to discover the identity ofthe beneficiary ofthe account...
... the GPS signal travels, or propagates, at the speed of light In addition to the effect of these errors, the accuracy ofthe computed GPS position is also affected by the geometric locations of ... Carrier-phase measurements Another way of measuring the ranges to the satellites can be obtained through the carrier phases The range would simply be the sum ofthe total number of full carrier cycles ... is due to the fact that the wavelength (or resolution) ofthe carrier phase, 19 cm in the case of L1 frequency, is much smaller than those ofthe codes There is, however, one problem The carriers...
... and address the various modes of GPS positioning and the issue ofthe ambiguity resolution ofthe carrier-phase measurements The various GPS services available on the market and the standard ... background One ofthe most difficult tasks, which I encountered, was the recommendation of an appropriate GPS reference book to the course attendees Giving the fact that the majority ofthe GPS users ... one ofthe tasks ofthe MCS The status of a satellite is set to unhealthy condition by the MCS during satellite maintenance or outages This satellite health condition appears as a part of the...
... before, the ranges from the receiver to the satellites are needed for the position 20 Introduction to GPS computation Either the P-code or the C/A-code can be used for measuring the pseudorange The ... obtained through the carrier phases The range would simply be the sum ofthe total number of full carrier cycles plus fractional cycles at the receiver and the satellite, multiplied by the carrier ... another [4] In other words, the receiver, when it is switched on, cannot determine the total number ofthe complete cycles between the satellite and the receiver It can only measure a fraction of...
... accuracy, the effect ofthe ionosphere Mathematical modeling of these errors and biases is also possible In this chapter, the main GPS error sources are introduced and the ways of treating them are ... number called the dilution of precision (DOP) The lower the value ofthe DOP number, the better the geometric strength, and vice versa [3, 8] The DOP number is computed based on the relative receiver-satellite ... that the DOP value can be determined without making any measurements As a result ofthe relative motion ofthe satellites and the receiver(s), the value ofthe DOP will change over time The changes...
... system The orientation ofthe axes ofthe CTRS is defined as follows: The z-axis points toward the conventional terrestrial pole (CTP), which is defined as the average location ofthe pole during the ... the orientation ofthe axes, and the origin In the case of a 3-D geodetic (also known as geographic) coordinate system, the reference surface is selected to be the ellipsoid The orientation of ... define the dimension ofthe reference ellipsoid; three parameters to define the position ofthe origin; and three parameters to define the orientation ofthe three axes with respect to the earth...
... the data with one ofthe scientific software packages available, such as the BERENSE software developed by the University of Bern, rather than a commercial software package The precise ephemeris ... the two receivers, the more similar the errors Therefore, if we take the difference between the measurements ofthe two receivers (hence the name differential positioning), the similar errors ... respect to the center ofthe Earth (Figure 5.1) Almost all ofthe GPS receivers currently available on the market are capable of displaying their point-positioning coordinates To determine the receivers...
... depends on the size ofthe uncertainty parameters ofthe ambiguities as well as the used probability level The larger the uncertainty values and/or the probability level, the larger the size ofthe ... fieldwork, the data is downloaded into the PC processing software, which will first use the initialization data to determine the initial ambiguity parameters Once determined, the software will use these ... method, the receiver uses the ambiguity parameters determined during the initialization to solve for the coordinates ofthe new points As mentioned in Chapter 2, the initial integer number of cycles...
... are relatively closer to each other Additionally, the precise ephemeris and the coordinates ofthe reference stations may be obtained in either ofthe ITRF or the improved NAD 83 systems 7.2 ... 8] Both of these systems use satellite data link and cover various regions ofthe world (see Figure 7.3) The OMNISTAR service operates in the C-band ofthe frequency spectrum, while the LandStar ... within the coverage area of a particular beacon station The coverage depends, among other factors, on the transmitter power output, the atmospheric noise, and the receiver sensitivity The coverage...
... first epoch ofthe orbit, and the number of epochs in the ephemeris file Line starts with the symbols (##) and shows the GPS week number, the seconds ofthe week, the epoch interval, and the modified ... represent the day ofthe year of first record; the eighth character, f, represents the file sequence number within the day The file extension characters yy and t represent the last two digits of ... satellites, the various types of measurements in the same sequence as given in the header, and the signal strength Other information, such as the loss of lock indicator, is also included in the data...
... provide the heading and the traveled distance ofthe vehicle, replacing the traditional DR system MEMS-based gyroscopes and accelerometers are expected to overcome the size and the cost ofthe current ... measure the objects acceleration plus the gravitational force, while the gyroscopes provide information on the orientation ofthe inertial platform These sets of information are accumulated by the ... for a long period of time In particular, the performance ofthe gyroscopes limits the overall performance ofthe inertial system Integrating GPS and INS overcomes the limitations of both systems...
... to the sea bottom and then reflected back to the echo sounder (see Figure 10.10) The water depth is then computed based on the recorded travel time ofthe sounding pulse and the velocity ofthe ... orientation ofthe laser with the measured altitude ofthe points leads to direct acquisition of accurate digital elevation models (DEM) Another advantage ofthe LIDAR system is that the data can ... used in other phases ofthe mining cycle, for example, in checking the coordinates ofthe individual points and volume surveying Either the RTK or the non-RTK GPS could be used for these functions...
... receivers use the frequency channel rather than the code to distinguish the satellites The chipping rates for the P-code and the C/A-code are 5.11 and 0.511 Mbps, respectively The GLONASS navigation ... stream, which provides, among other things, the satellite ephemeris and the channel allocation [2] The signal of GLONASS system is not affected by either SA or antispoofing The GLONASS system completed ... times The offset between the two time systems changes slowly and reaches several tens of microseconds One way of determining the time offset is by treating it as an additional variable in the receiver...
... 98.2% depending on the relative values ofthe errors in the easting and northing components The ratio ofthe 2drms to the CEP varies from 2.4 to This means that an accuracy of 40m (CEP) is equivalent ... CEP means that there is a 50% chance that the true horizontal position is located inside a circle of radius equal to the value of CEP [1] The corresponding probability level ofthe 2drms varies ... ratio of 2.5 The spherical error probable (SEP) is used to express the accuracy ofthe 3-D case SEP means that there is a 50% chance that the true 3-D position is located inside a sphere of a...
... president of France JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET, president ofthe European Central Bank WANG QISHAN, vice premier ofthe State Council ofthe People’s Republic of China WU YI, vice premier ofthe State ... Much of my work was done on the phone, but there is no official record of many ofthe calls My phone log has inaccuracies and omissions To write this book, I called on the memories of many ofthe ... in the Oval Office ofthe White House discussing the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the troubled housing finance giants For the good ofthe country, I had proposed that we seize control of...
... the GPS signal travels, or propagates, at the speed of light In addition to the effect of these errors, the accuracy ofthe computed GPS position is also affected by the geometric locations of ... and address the various modes of GPS positioning and the issue ofthe ambiguity resolution ofthe carrier-phase measurements The various GPS services available on the market and the standard ... accuracy, the effect ofthe ionosphere Mathematical modeling of these errors and biases is also possible In this chapter, the main GPS error sources are introduced and the ways of treating them are...
... example, if the price of a basket of apples is $3 in the US and the price of a basket of same apples is £2 in the UK, then according to PPP, the direct quote ofthe exchange rate in the US must ... if the common currency is the euro, and the exchange rates oftheeuro vis-à-vis the US dollar and the British pound are available at €0.8788/$ and €1.4373/£ Then the cross rate refers to the ... formula to the previous cases ofthe Norwegian kroner, the Polish zloty, the British pound and the US dollar, the percentage bid-ask spreads ofthe four currencies in terms of their euro exchange...
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... the GTFP in order to enhance the reach ofthe program among SMEs However, regardless ofthe definition of SMEs, there is some question as to whether the indicator in itself is informative ofthe ... included in the work IEG and the World Bank therefore not warrant that the use ofthe content contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of third parties The risk of claims resulting from ... product ofthe staff ofthe Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) ofthe World Bank Group Note that IEG and the World Bank Group not necessarily own each component ofthe content included in the work...