GFZ German research centre for geo sciences

GPS buoys

Specification

 

  • Topcon GB1000 GPS Receiver as rover
  • Trimble 4000SE GPS Receiver as base station
  • Buoy body constructed by Behrenswerft in Hamburg

 

Application

 

  • The GPS buoys are used as a differential GPS, whereas the data of the rover (GPS buoy) will be corrected with the data of the fixed positioned base station.
  • We use this system to estimate the water level and the flow direction in the river and floodplain.

 

 

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