Introduction to GPS data processing with the GAMIT software

Hotel Soluxe, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (2–7 July 2018)

This workshop will be led by Prof. Dr (MIT) and (University of Montana).

We require participants to complete prerequisite tasks before attending this workshop, including reading through the Introduction to GAMIT/GLOBK (more detailed reference manuals for GAMIT and GLOBK are also provided), installing the software and at least working through the test. Please contact your registered institutional representative for the current username and password to chandler.mit.edu, or if your institution is not licensed to use GAMIT/GLOBK, to download the latest release of GAMIT/GLOBK.

Final schedule
All times are Kyrgyzstan Time (UTC+6)
MONDAY 2 JULY 2018: Introductions and review of data and software preparation
09:00–09:15 Welcoming remarks by hosts
09:15–09:30 Introductions by participants
09:30–10:00 Participant review of practice and status since week 1
10:00–11:00 GNSS data from receiver to processing input [PowerPoint (196 kB)] [PDF (706 kB)]
11:00–11:20 Break
11:20–12:20 Working with command-line systems and GAMIT/GLOBK [PowerPoint (410 kB)] [PDF (2.2 MB)]
12:20–13:00 Installation of GAMIT/GLOBK 10.70 (new as of June 2018)
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–14:30 GAMIT/GLOBK for GNSS [PowerPoint (23 MB)] [PDF (2.9 MB)]
14:30–15:45 New GAMIT/GLOBK installation test with GNSS
15:45–16:00 Break
16:00–17:30 Practice and tutoring time
TUESDAY 3 JULY 2018: Review of processing with GAMIT and GLOBK
09:00–09:30 Questions and discussion time from previous day
09:30–10:15 Batch processing with sh_gamit [PowerPoint (443 kB)] [PDF (3.1 MB)]
10:15–11:00 Practice and tutoring time
11:00–11:20 Break
11:20–12:30 Practice and tutoring time
12:30–13:00 Generating time series with glred [PowerPoint (393 kB)] [PDF (852 kB)]
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Practice and tutoring time
15:00–15:45 Generating velocity solutions with globk [PowerPoint (297 kB)] [PDF (748 kB)]
15:45–16:00 Break
16:00–17:30 Practice and tutoring time
WEDNESDAY 4 JULY 2018: Processing with track
09:00–09:30 Questions and discussion time from previous day
09:30–11:00 Review and demonstration of GAMIT setup and processing
11:00–11:20 Break
11:20–12:00 Review and demonstration of GAMIT setup and processing (continued)
12:00–13:00 Practice and tutoring time
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Introduction to and basics of processing with track
[PowerPoint (390 kB)] [PDF (1.4 MB)]
15:00–15:45 Practice and tutoring time
15:45–16:00 Break
16:00–17:00 Examples using track [PowerPoint (26 MB)] [PDF (27 MB)]
[Example 1 from lecture] [Example 6(a) from lecture] [Example 6(b) from lecture]
17:00–17:30 Practice and tutoring time [San Simeon earthquake example]
THURSDAY 5 JULY 2018: Advanced concepts
09:00–09:30 Questions and discussion time from previous day
09:30–10:30 Reference frames [PowerPoint (8.9 MB)] [PDF (11 MB)]
10:30–11:00 Practice and tutoring time
11:00–11:20 Break
11:20–13:00 Practice and tutoring time
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Time series and error analysis with FOGMEx (tsfit/tsview), CATS and Hector [PowerPoint (7.3 MB)] [PDF (7.0 MB)]
15:00–15:45 Demonstration of tsview and velview
15:45–16:00 Break
16:00–17:30 Practice and tutoring time
FRIDAY 6 JULY 2018: Survey GNSS and practice and tutoring time
09:00–09:30 Questions and discussion time from previous day
09:30–10:15 Demonstration of installation of incremental updates
10:15–11:00 Dealing with earthquakes and non-linear motions
[PowerPoint (17 MB)] [PDF (39 MB)]
11:00–11:20 Break
11:20–12:00 Practice and tutoring time
12:00–12:45 Survey-mode measurements and analysis [PowerPoint (16 MB)] [PDF (28 MB)]
12:45–13:00 Practice and tutoring time
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–18:00 Field excursion
SATURDAY 7 JULY 2018: Practice and tutoring time
09:00–09:30 Questions and discussion time from previous day
09:30–11:00 Practice and tutoring time
11:00–11:20 Break
11:20–13:00 Practice and tutoring time
13:00–14:00 Lunch and depart
ADDITIONAL LECTURES: Advanced concepts

Download all presentations: PowerPoint slides (84 MB zip-file); PDFs (124 MB zip-file).