Author(s)

Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Ly¹, Joseph Mbagnick Louis Diene¹, Diogoye Diouf¹, Alassane Ba²

¹Unité de Formation et de Recherches-Sciences de l’Ingénieur, Université Iba Der THIAM of Thiès, Thiès, Sénégal.
²Ecole Polytechnique de Thiès, Thiès, Sénégal.

New information and communication technologies have led to the emergence of new techniques in our daily lives. Indeed, in topography, a lightning development of new techniques and new devices has been noticed. This development has given rise to a multitude of choices of devices and various classes of precision. This implies that the decision-makers have to study the adequate equipment and the appropriate technique according to the topographic task to be realized. The objective is not to compare GNSS and topographic techniques, but to point out the contribution of the Global Navigation Satelite System (GNSS) techniques of topographic work. Thus, a theoretical study with a critical eye on the scientific principle of calculating the third topographic dimension followed by a leveling campaign, Real Time Kinematic (RTK) surveys will be used in order to be able to compare and interpret the result from these campaigns. The study of the difference resulting from the practical campaigns will allow us to identify the contribution of GNSS technology.

Topography, GNSS, Technic, Accuracy, Contribution

Ly, C. , Diene, J. , Diouf, D. and Ba, A. (2021) GNSS Technology’s Contribution to Topography: Evaluative Study of Gaps between Methods Topographies. Journal of Geographic Information System, 13, 340-352. doi: 10.4236/jgis.2021.133019.