Measurement Uncertainty Assessment in Remote Object Geolocation

Remote object geolocation is a process of determining the geographic location of distant objects, which is often required in geology, military applications, surveying and elsewhere. Unlike in the case of widely used satellite localization and navigation solutions, there are very few studies of the measurement uncertainties and their propagation in the case of geolocating distant, non-cooperative objects. To investigate this specific segment of navigation we developed an experimental system built entirely of COTS (Commercial Of-The-Shelf) components. The aim of this work is to study the possibility for assessing the measurement characteristics of such integrated systems, based on the specified uncertainties of the individual measuring devices.