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GPS Solut DOI 10.1007/s10291-012-0264-x ORIGINAL ARTICLE Precise relative positioning using real tracking data from COMPASS GEO and IGSO satellites Chuang Shi • Qile Zhao • Zhigang Hu • Jingnan Liu Received: 22 October 2011 / Accepted: 19 April 2012 Springer-Verlag 2012 Abstract China completed a basic COMPASS naviga- measurements are analyzed. The analysis shows that the tion network with three Geostationary and three Inclined noise level of un-differenced phase measurements is about Geosynchronous satellites in orbit in April 2011. The net- 2–4 mm on both B1 and B2 frequencies. For the code work has been able to provide preliminary positioning and measurements, the noise level is less than 0.45 m for B1 navigation functions. We first present a quality analysis CA and about 0.35 m for B2 P code. Many of the COM- using 1-week COMPASS measurements collected in PASS results presented are very promising and have been Wuhan. Satellite visibility and validity of measurements, obtained for the first time. carrier-to-noise density ratio and code noise are analyzed. The analysis of multipath combinations shows that the Keywords COMPASS GEO IGSO Multipath noise level of COMPASS code measurements is higher combination Standalone solution Baseline solution than that of GPS collected using the same receiver. Second, COMPASS only solution GPS/COMPASS combination the results of positioning are presented and analyzed. For solution Residuals the standalone COMPASS solutions, an accuracy of 20 m can be achieved. An accuracy of 3.0 m for the vertical, 1.5 m for the North and about 0.6–0.8 m for the East Introduction component is obtained using dual-frequency code only measurements for a short baseline. More importantl