Complex technology of navigation and geodetic support of airborne electromagnetic surveys

The paper considers the complex technology of navigation and geodetic support of airborne geophysical surveys by the example of airborne electromagnetic survey using a portable transceiver system. The technology includes satellite and photogrammetric methods. The technology incorporates innovation methods used to determine navigation and geodetic parameters protected by the Russian patents and tested in practice. The paper presents the results of authors’ long-term experience in this sphere.

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