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Use of Similarity Transformations to Improve GPS Heighting


Table 5: Statistical summary using CG2 to derive the coefficients for the similarity transformation CS8 at 10 GPS points, for Selangor.
    No CS   CS8
# pts  10   10
Max (cm)  37.7   10.1
Min (cm)  -55.0   -9.5
Mean(cm)  -18.3   0.0
Std± (cm)  28.0   5.4
RMS (cm)  32.3   5.1


Table 6: Statistical summary using CG2 to derive the coefficients for the similarity transformation CS8 at 26 GPS points, for Perak.
    No CS   CS8
# pts  26   26
Max (cm)  7.2   43.7
Min (cm)  -70.8   -38.9
Mean(cm)  -29.2   0.0
Std± (cm)  16.5   14.2
RMS (cm)  33.4   13.9


Table 7: Statistical summary using CG2 to derive the coefficients for the similarity transformation CS8 at 27 GPS points, for Pahang
    No CS   CS8
# pts  27   27
Max (cm)  178.4   74.1
Min (cm)  -47.6   -65.4
Mean(cm)  37.4   0.0
Std± (cm)  49.6   30.6
RMS (cm)  61.4   30.0


Table 8: Statistical summary using CG2 to derive the coefficients for the similarity transformation CS8 at 11 GPS points, for Negri Sembilan
    No CS   CS8
# pts  11   11
Max (cm)  154.8   33.5
Min (cm)  -24.7   -22.6
Mean(cm)  44.4   0.0
Std± (cm)  60.3   16.3
RMS (cm)  72.6   15.6


Table 9: Statistical summary using CG2 to derive the coefficients for the similarity transformation CS8 at 13 GPS points, for Kelantan.
    No CS   CS8
# pts  13   13
Max (cm)  66.3   6.7
Min (cm)  -51.6   -15.8
Mean(cm)  9.8   -1.4
Std± (cm)  36.4   7.08
RMS (cm)  36.3   6.9



Table 10: Statistical summary using CG2 to derive the coefficients for the similarity transformation CS8 at 12 GPS points, for Kedah.
    No CS   CS8
# pts  12   12
Max (cm)  9.0   9.9
Min (cm)  -90.2   -13.2
Mean(cm)  -34.7   0.0
Std± (cm)  25.8   6.0
RMS (cm)  42.6   5.7


Table 11: Statistical summary using CG2 to derive the coefficients for the similarity transformation CS8 at 16 GPS points, for Terenganu
    No CS   CS8
# pts  16   16
Max (cm)  81.3   15.0
Min (cm)  -5.6   -19.3
Mean(cm)  38.2   0.0
Std± (cm)  23.0   9.7
RMS (cm)  44.2   9.4

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