25 years of Yavoriv SGP – structure, usage, research scope, prospects

Abstract

This paper presents detailed information about the stages of creation and directions of use of a special multifunctional standard scientific geodetic polygon (SGP) in Yavoriv district of Lviv region. The main purpose of the SGP is the metrological control of modern geodetic instruments and the testing of new technologies. The features of constructing geodetic networks, creating a local reference gravimetric network to refine the parameters of the global Earth gravimetric model, and constructing a quasi-geoid model with centimeter accuracy within the local polygon are described. The determination of high-precision astronomical coordinates and reference azimuths with an accuracy of 0.5–1.0, the creation of metrological objects of the NGP are outlined: the standard linear baseline (SLB) of original design and the fundamental geodetic network (FGN) for conducting special research and metrological verification of electronic theodolites, rangefinders, GNSS receivers, the development of a high-precision leveling network for studying accuracy and GNSS-leveling, etc. It provides information about multi-year experimental calibrations of the SLB using various methods and devices, and the first international intercomparisons on the SLB (working standard) in Ukraine, as well as multi-day GNSS observation campaigns at FGN points, the results of processing, and the achieved high accuracy. New experimental studies are related to improving the accuracy of FGN and GNSS leveling, new calibrations of SLB, including international intercomparisons, establishment of fundamental gravimetric points, optimization of the use of reference directions for metrological control and calibration of navigation equipment.