Offset detection in GPS coordinate time series
Abstract
Global Positioning System (GPS) time series are commonly affected by offsets of unknown magnitude and the large volume of data globally warrants investigation of automated detection approaches. The Detection of Offsets in GPS Experiment (DOGEx) showed that accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS) time series can be significantly improved by applying statistical offset detection methods (see Gazeaux et al. (2013)). However, the best of these approaches did not perform as well as manual detection by expert analysts. Many of the features of GPS coordinates time series have not yet been fully taken into account in existing methods. Here, we apply Bayesian theory in order to make use of prior knowledge of the site noise characteristics and metadata in an attempt to make the offset detection more accurate. In the past decades, Bayesian theory has shown relevant results for a widespread range of applications, but has not yet been applied to GPS coordinates time series. Such methods incorporate different inputs such as a dynamic model (linear trend, periodic signal..) and a-priori information in a process that provides the best estimate of parameters (velocity, phase and amplitude of periodic signals...) based on all the available information. We test the new method on the DOGEx simulated dataset and compare it to previous solutions, and to Monte-Carlo method to test the accuracy of the procedure. We make a preliminary extension of the DOGEx dataset to introduce metadata information, allowing us to test the value of this data type in detecting offsets. The flexibility, robustness and limitations of the new approach are discussed. Gazeaux, J. Williams, S., King, M., Bos, M., Dach, R., Deo, M.,Moore, A.W., Ostini, L., Petrie, E., Roggero, M., Teferle, F.N., Olivares, G.,Webb, F.H. 2013. Detecting offsets in GPS time series: First results from the detection of offsets in GPS experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 118. 5. pp:2169-9356. Keywords : GPS, offsets detection, homogenization, velocity
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013AGUFM.G13B0937G
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