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In the past centuries, conventional levellings have been used to maintain the Dutch national height reference frame. Four primary levellings are carried out in the past century. Because the height benchmarks show significant motion, even within the time-span of one levelling campaign, their heights are better described by a (strict) kinematic model. We have developed Matlab-software in order to estimate the velocities of underground benchmarks, which form the backbone of the reference frame. The software performs a least squares parameter estimation, hypothesis testing and preprocessing. The amount of data, and more importantly, the rank defect may severely limit the possibilities of the model. Further research is needed to improve the model.
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Kleijer, F., Kenselaar, F., de Bruijne, A.J.T., Molendijk, R.E. (2002). Employing the Strict Kinematic Model for the Maintenance of a Height Reference Frame Based on Conventional Levellings. In: Drewes, H., Dodson, A.H., Fortes, L.P.S., Sánchez, L., Sandoval, P. (eds) Vertical Reference Systems. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 124. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04683-8_23
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