The GPS positioning method is widely used in the performance of forest tasks due to its convenient observation. But the result of GPS positioning without precise GPS measurements or DGPS method generally includes relatively large positioning errors. In case of mountainous regions, these positioning errors more increase because tree canopies or topographies interfere GPS satellite signals. Thus, observers have to consider how large positioning errors are included under the various observation condition in mountainous regions. In this study, we conducted a real-time GPS positioning experiment in the mountainous region with widely used three hand-held GPS measurements and a precise GPS measurement in Korea Forest Service. We observed the positioning data at various regions of topography and physiognomy. Finally, we analyzed the RMSE of each GPS positioning results under various mountain environments.

This paper is described on the positioning accuracy of GPS which has observed from November. 1991 to September, 1992 in Korean southeast coast. The main results give as follows. 1) A daily variance of positioning error is irregularly, and the average error of the latitude and the longitude are 15.1m, 22.7m respectively. 2) The usable satellites in Korean southeast coast from Panggojin to Chisepo are SV satellite number 2, 3, 11～21, 23～26 and sv 28, of all these sv 3, 16, 17, 23, 24 and 26 can be observed in all the area. 3) A circle of the average radius enclose 95% of the measurement points are 72.9m and the average shift distances from standard position are 34.6m. 4) The variation of PDOP(HDOP) at each measurement points are coincide with the one of distance error.