A precise geoid model of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KTH method and its validation

Abstract

We compute the first gravimetric geoid model for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHG2022) based upon the KTH method and additive corrections. The BHG2022 is computed with the help of 34,820 terrestrial gravity points and a digital elevation model produced by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. The gravity data is gridded onto a 0.02 arc-degree resolution via the nearest neighbour interpolation method. ITU_GGC16 and ITG-Grace2010 models are utilised to provide long wavelengths of gravity field up to 280 and 180 maximum degree/order in the geoid computation, respectively. On the basis of an external evaluation by 609 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-levelling points homogeneously distributed over the country, the accuracy of the BHG2022 is estimated to be 5.65 cm absolutely. This is the most precise geoid model ever seen in this territory. The result highlights the significant effect of all gravity data obtained from various sources on the accuracy of the geoid model. © 2023 Survey Review Ltd.