Development and Application of a Pseudo Real-Time Kinematic Survey System (KISS)

John T. Kelly

Abstract:	The development and implementation of the Kinematic Survey System (KISS) at Edwards Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) was a pioneering effort in the development of a viable geodetic survey and positioning system with high relative accuracy (less than 20 cm/kinematic; less than 5 m/differential) and low cost. The KISS was a precursor to the current field of portable integrated systems known as “manpack” units, and included several unique algorithms for code correlation processing, carrier phase ambiguity resolution and cycle slip correction, and post-processing analysis. The KISS was initially targeted as a concept validation platform in support of the range GPS/Target Space Positional information (TSPI) concepts being utilized within the larger ARDS project (Advanced Range Data Systems) at AFFf’C, but due to both its success and the newly-generated applications for use was spun off as a prototype surveying system. The KISS has been utilized for a wide range of applications, including ARDS support testing, DMA land geodesy and PMTCINWTC comparison tests, and various other AFFTC affiliated projects. This paper presents the background and development of the KISS surveying system, its processing and deployment philosophy and implementation, and the resultant accuracy and performance findings in both differential and kinematic modes. The results of several KISS- implemented projects are presented also, including short and long baseline validation results, comparison tests during NGS field tests, and the completion of the varied topography RADCHAP survey. The paper summarizes with results gleaned from the system’s utilization, including possible future proposals indicated through the author’s experience with this project.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 5th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1992) September 16 - 18, 1992 Albuquerque, NM
Pages:	1015 - 1023
Cite this article:	Kelly, John T., "Development and Application of a Pseudo Real-Time Kinematic Survey System (KISS)," Proceedings of the 5th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1992), Albuquerque, NM, September 1992, pp. 1015-1023.
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