Positioning, 2017, 8, 47-56
http://www.scirp.org/journal/pos
ISSN Online: 2150-8526
ISSN Print: 2150-850X
DOI: 10.4236/pos.2017.84004 Oct. 13, 2017 47 Positioning
GNSS Multipath Reduction Using GPS and DGPS
in the Real Case
Salem Titouni
1
, Khaled Rouabah
1
, Salim Atia
1
, Mustapha Flissi
1
, Oussama Khababa
2
1
Electronics Department, ETA Laboratory, University of Mohamed El-Bachir El-Ibrahimi, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria
2
Engineering Office & Technical Studies, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria
Abstract
In Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) like Global Positioning System
(GPS) and future Galileo, space signal reception in urban environment seems
to be one of most significant. The urban environment is characterized by the
presence of an excessive number of obstacles that produce Multiple Path (MP)
in positioning the receiver. Consequently, it is of primary importance to cha-
racterize and ameliorate the performances of GNSS receiver for this type of
application. In this paper, a method to mitigate MP in GNSS applications was
proposed. Its principle is based on the addition, to the geographic map of a
city or a neighborhood, of a supplementary information that consists of the
correction of error caused by the MPs. The latter one was carried out by the
comparison of the measurements, realized by Differential GPS (DGPS) and
GPS, between two different sites with the same form. The first one was cha-
racterized by the presence of the MPs and the second one was completely
clear of any type of obstacle. As a consequence, the measurements comparison
has allowed us to deduce the GNSS MPs errors. This information can subse-
quently be used to make the corrections of the errors caused by MPs and it
can be generalized by a measurement company to any entire city in order to
identify errors in any neighborhood.
Keywords
GNSS, GPS, DGPS, Multipath
1. Introduction
The first stage realized in a GNSS receiver consists of visible satellites acquisi-
tion, as well as a coarse estimate of signal in space (SIS) parameters correspond-
ing to each satellite of the constellation [1]. This operation is accomplished by a
How to cite this paper: Titouni, S., Roua-
bah, K., Atia, S., Flissi, M. and Khababa, O.
(2017) GNSS Multipath Reduction Using
GPS and DGPS in the Real Case. Position-
ing, 8, 47-56.
https://doi.org/10.4236/pos.2017.84004
Received: August 17, 2017
Accepted: October 10, 2017
Published: October 13, 2017
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