Practical GPS survey methods are generally carrier based and are categorized as follows.
Static Surveys
Receiver must resolve phase ambiguity with each occupation hence sessions are longer (more accurate at the cost of long occupation).
Various methods under this category are:
Traditional static
Rapid Static
Reoccupation (pseudo-kinematic and pseudo-static)
Kinematic (dynamic) Surveys
These surveys have short durations at each occupation as these resolve ambiguity once at the beginning of session. Then by keeping a lock on satellites, it maintains that solution for rest of the work (short occupation at the cost of accuracy).
Various methods under this category are:
