DENSIFYING STATEWIDE HIGH ACCURACY REFERENCE NETWORKS (HARNS): GPS NETWORKS FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SUPPORT

For the past six years, state and local governments in Wisconsin have been involved in a land record modernization program, called the Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP). The use of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology in developing and densifying a High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) has become a major component of the WLIP, since geodetic control provides the foundation for all other parts of a modern, multipurpose land information system (MPLIS). This paper provides background information on the WLIP, discusses the importance of the geographic reference framework (one of eight foundational elements of the WLIP), reviews how the Wisconsin GPS Work Group came into being, and outlines the institutional and technical aspects of the standards developed by the Work Group to guide the local densification of geodetic networks as part of the WLIP program. The paper concludes with a review of the status of the standards, with attention to recommendations adopted and the impact on WLIP-funded projects.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 10-26

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00727013
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 1 1996 12:00AM