Land subsidence threatens many coastal areas across the world, including the Po river delta area, located in the north of Italy. Since the effects of this phenomenon could seriously harm (and have harmed in the past) the integrity of human structures and infrastructures, the monitoring of it is considered crucial. Land subsidence can be effectively monitored through satellite land surveying technologies such as GNSS. Since this technology’s potential can be exploited with many methods of use (various positioning techniques and various stationing techniques), it is essential to be able to adequately chose the tools and techniques necessary to reach the goal of the survey within a certain accuracy. This thesis will be focused on an in depth comparison between two GNSS positioning techniques applied in the Po river delta subsidence monitoring activities: relative positioning and Network Real Time Kinematic (NRTK) positioning, both used in the 2022 PoDelNet (Po Delta Network) campaign. Given the clear convenience advantages that NRTK has when compared to relative positioning, it is important to understand whether it is also precise enough to monitor a phenomenon of this entity. A set of maps obtained with GIS software completes the results of the study.
La subsidenza minaccia molte zone del mondo, inclusa l'area del delta del Po. Dato che gli effetti del fenomeno possono seriamente danneggiare l'integrità di costruzioni ed infrastrutture, il suo monitoraggio è considerato fondamentale. Il fenomeno può essere efficacemente monitorato tramite tecnologie satellitari quali il GNSS. Poiché questa tecnologia può essere sfruttata con varie modalità di utilizzo (vari tipi di posizionamento e vari tipi di stazionamento), è essenziale essere in grado di scegliere adeguatamente le tecniche e gli strumenti necessari a raggiungere l'obiettivo del rilievo entro una certa accuratezza. Questa tesi sarà incentrata sul confronto tra due tecniche di posizionamento GNSS applicate al monitoraggio della subsidenza nel delta del Po: il posizionamento relativo ed il posizionamento NRTK (network real time kinematic), entrambi utilizzati nella campagna PoDelNet del 2022. Dati i chiari potenziali vantaggi del posizionamento NRTK, è importante valutare se questa tecnica è anche capace di produrre risultati con una precisione sufficiente a monitorare un fenomeno di questa entità. Un set di mappe ottenute con software GIS completa i risultati dello studio.
Real-time GNSS positioning using NRTK corrections: the Po River Delta case study
ZAMBON, FEDERICO
2022/2023
Abstract
Land subsidence threatens many coastal areas across the world, including the Po river delta area, located in the north of Italy. Since the effects of this phenomenon could seriously harm (and have harmed in the past) the integrity of human structures and infrastructures, the monitoring of it is considered crucial. Land subsidence can be effectively monitored through satellite land surveying technologies such as GNSS. Since this technology’s potential can be exploited with many methods of use (various positioning techniques and various stationing techniques), it is essential to be able to adequately chose the tools and techniques necessary to reach the goal of the survey within a certain accuracy. This thesis will be focused on an in depth comparison between two GNSS positioning techniques applied in the Po river delta subsidence monitoring activities: relative positioning and Network Real Time Kinematic (NRTK) positioning, both used in the 2022 PoDelNet (Po Delta Network) campaign. Given the clear convenience advantages that NRTK has when compared to relative positioning, it is important to understand whether it is also precise enough to monitor a phenomenon of this entity. A set of maps obtained with GIS software completes the results of the study.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/46016