Guidelines for GNSS positioning in the oil and gas industry

  • Recommended Practice
  • Revision 1.1 - June 2024

An overview of the recommended principles for reliable positioning using global navigation satellite systems offshore. This document is a joint publication between IOGP and IMCA (also IOGP Report 373-19).

Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Glossary
  • Introduction and Background
  • Installation and Operation
  • Quality Measures - Introduction to Quality Assessment and Statistical Testing
  • Competence
  • Receiver Outputs/Data Exchange Formats
  • Further Reading
  • Appendix - Estimation and Quality Control

Revision

  • Rev. 1.1 - June 2024
    Page 2 and bookmarking revised, no change to content
  • Rev. 1 - February 2021
    Updated and revised version
  • Rev. 0 - July 2011
    Initial publication