1. Development of geodetic databases for real time MOLDPOS service Technical University of Moldova Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre (ARLC) As. Prof. Dr. Vasile Chiriac As. Prof. Dr. Livia Nistor MSc. Andrei Iacovlev As. Prof. Dr. Vasile Grama Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reiner Jager MSc Ghadi Younis Dipl. Ing. Stephan Seiler Dipl. Ing. Simone Kaelber Dipl. Ing. Peter Spohn United Nations/Moldova/United States of America Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

2. Participating institutions Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany Academy of Science of Moldova (ASM) Technical University of Moldova (TUM) Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre (ARLC) Memorandum of understanding between Academy of Science of Moldova and Federal Ministry of Education and research of Germany signed on 14 March 2008 Bilateral Research Program to fund 1 year projects: 25 000 EURO from German site and 10 000 EURO from Moldavian site. In 2008-2009 the Technical University of Moldova and in collaboration with Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences had applied application on Development of a High Capacity Real-Time GNSS Positioning Service using new RTCM 3.1 transformation messages that can be integrated in MOLDPOS - Project launched by Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre (ARLC) funded by Norwegian Government.

3. The Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences has been: Developing complete infrastructure (transformation parameter concepts, computation software and technical standards in GNSS-industry in the recent years) The scientific member (2003 – 2007) and fully involved into the international RTCM working group on transformation messages The second German partner has been involved as link between state and private GNSS-services, GNSS-industry and GIS and university into the developments The Agency of Land Relation and Cadastre has experience in: Installation, maintenance and operation of EPN GNSS reference station GNSS network measurement and processing The Technical University of Moldova has experience in: Installation, maintenance and operation of EPN GNSS reference station GNSS/RTK measurements and processing Generation and distribution of differential corrections Participating institutions

4. Project objectives Development of a communication architecture for providing RTCM 3.1 transformation messages Development of a general geodetic transformation databases concept Analysis and further scientific developments of bilateral approaches for the Height Reference Surface (HRS) modeling methods and numeric conversion procedure of ellipsoidal heights into normal heights Study of possibilities of Digital Finite Element Height Reference Surface (DFHRS) concept Implementation in MOLDPOS data­base Study of possibilities of concept and software Implementation in MOLDPOS to monitor permanently the coordinate integrity of the GNSS reference stations Testing out of the final DFHRS and COPAG/ DFLBF databases based on the Karlsruhe state of the art of the mathematical models

5. Preconditions for new geodetic infrastructure development Introduction of New Reference Systems and Map Projections ETRS 89 ITRS 97 WGS 84 GRS80GRS80 SC 42 KrasowskyKrasowsky WGS84WGS84 Ellipsoids Map projections UTMUTM TMMTMM Gauss Kruger MOLDREF99 1:500 - 1: 10 000 6  zone 1: 25 000 – 1.500 000 6  zone 1: 10 000 – 1.500 000 3  zone 1: 500 – 1:10 000 Vertical reference systems: Baltic Sea 1977 - EVRS2000

6. Development of the National GPS Network EUREF sites (5) second-order sites (418) first-order sites (72) OTACI UNGHENI CHELTUITORUL NOU PALANCA GIURGIULESTI GPS measurements (1999-2002) Preconditions for new geodetic infrastructure development

7. Reconstruction of the National Leveling Network 4699 231 5128 8138 356 1652 8712 244 4875 3554 L E G E N D 1-st order leveling 2-nd order leveling 96 336 38 2586 Reconstruction and integration in ULEN 1st polygon (350 km) closed in 2008 2nd polygon (429 km) performed 202 km in 2009 3rd polygon (116 km) performed 30 km in 2008 4th polygon (267 km) to be performed in 2010-2011 1 2 3 4 Preconditions for new geodetic infrastructure development

8. Development of The National Gravity Network 3 absolute gravity stations (2006) with RMS < 5  Gal 17 first order gravity stations (2006) with RMS < 10  Gal 112 second order gravity stations (2007-2008) with RMS < 20  Gal 271 third order gravity network performed (2008-2009) with RMS < 40  Gal 1511 third order gravity network to be performed (2010-2011) Total: 2012 gravity stations (4x4 km) Absolute gravity sites 1 st order gravity sites 2 nd order gravity sites 3 rd order gravity sites Legend: BRICENI CHISINAU GIURGIULESTI Preconditions for new geodetic infrastructure development

9. Starting from August 2006 CTIG station in Technical University of Moldova was installed in the frame of educational project JEP-24243-2003, TACIS-TEMPUS (http://ctig.utm.md/?module=projects& action=1&project_id=6);http://ctig.utm.md/?module=projects& action=1&project_id=6 Installation and maintenance of the permanent GNSS reference station in Technical University of Moldova

10. Preconditions for new geodetic infrastructure development IGEO Starting from August 2007 the Agency of Land Relations and Cadastre in collaboration with BKG installed and jointly operate a GNSS permanent tracking station IGEO (Chisinau) integrated into EPN and will be integrated in MOLDPOS (www.ingeocad/igeo)www.ingeocad/igeo Installation and maintenance of the EPN GNSS reference station

11. GPS “passive” network (1999-2002)GNSS “active” network (2010) Decision of GNSS Permanent Network Establishment Preconditions for new geodetic infrastructure development

12. CORS stations Geodetic databases development Control Center GPS NAVSTAR/ GLONASS GALILEO MOLDPOS Server RTCM Server Distribution Post processing data FTP/WWW server Real time applications GSM router Raw data RTCM messages Geodetic Data bases COPAGDFLBFDFHRS x,y (SC-42) -> x,y (MOLDREF99)x,y (MOLDREF99 -> x,y (SC-42)h (GNSS) -> H (norm)

13. Communication architecture for providing RTCM 3.1 transformation messages MOLDPOS server RTCM server GSM-modem MOLDPOS data RTCM 3.1 NMEA Position message RTCM 3.1 Geodetic data base (transformations parameters, map projections, quasigeoid model, etc)

14. Monitoring by the Karlsruhe approach (MONIKA) service

15. Testing out of geodetic databases Absolute gravity sites 1 st order gravity sites 2 nd order gravity sites 3 rd order gravity sites GPS/leveling Legend: BRICENI CHISINAU GIURGIULESTI Computation of quasigeoid model and HRS for testing zone using gravity and GPS/leveling measurements 2D Transformation parameters computation using GNSS measurements on the old network SC-42 Generation of RTCM 3.1 transformation messages and testing the accuracy of RTK measurements using existing permanent GNSS stations Testing of MONIKA software on the planned MOLDPOS permanent GNSS stations

16. The new RTCM 3.1 transformation messages allows the GNSS service to provide their users with all necessary information for 2D positioning and GNSS-based height computation related to the national HRS Improvement of normal height determination accuracy from GNSS measurements and organizing the MOLDPOS service to generate and distribute differential corrections and height anomalies generated from the high precision quasigeoid model Transformation Parameters data bases can be used by a large spectrum of users (geodetic works, cadastral surveying, GIS applications, mapping and boundary marking, etc.) MONIKA Monitoring system can be the basis of support of scientific applications (landslide and floods monitoring, environmental research, geohazard prediction, geodynamic investigations etc.) Conclusions

17. Thank you for attention United Nations/Moldova/United States of America Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Technical University of Moldova Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre (ARLC)