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For this reason, it is important to minimize the impact of ionospheric refraction, and ionospheric models are one of the methods used. As the intensity of the processes taking place in the ionosphere is variable because of solar activity, the influence on satellite observations is also not constant; it varies by location and time of day and year. Therefore, models focusing on the region of interest to users are especially useful in precise GNSS applications. In this research, the H2PT model covering the region of Europe was examined at a temporal resolution of 15 min and two spatial resolutions (latitude \u00d7 longitude) of 1\u00b0 \u00d7 1\u00b0 and 5\u00b0 \u00d7 5\u00b0. This study aimed to compare the H2PT model with the solution obtained from the International GNSS Service (IGS) in the context of vertical total electron content (VTEC). The H2PT values in high-latitude regions turned out to be overestimated compared to IGS VTEC maps, while, in low-latitude regions, the situation was the opposite. Although the differences between the analyzed maps were usually a few TECUs, it was observed that, during the course of a day, they could increase to several dozen TECUs. Furthermore, the data from selected days characterized by high or low activity of the ionosphere were subjected to a detailed analysis (in relation to quiet days, as well as to the median). The data available with a 15-min interval allowed the identification of short-term disturbances appearing in the ionosphere. The analyzed model, which is of a regional nature and has a relatively high resolution, allows improvement to be made to the quality of the determined ionospheric correction in GNSS positioning.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15184478","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,12]],"date-time":"2023-09-12T03:54:06Z","timestamp":1694490846000},"page":"4478","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Comparative Analysis of the H2PT Ionosphere Model"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-5848-5625","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paulina","family":"Gajdowska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centrum Bada\u0144 Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8659-4545","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"\u015awi\u0105tek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centrum Bada\u0144 Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9128-3514","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u0141ukasz","family":"Tomasik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centrum Bada\u0144 Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6467-7091","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariusz","family":"Po\u017coga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centrum Bada\u0144 Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Teunissen, P.J.G., and Montenbruck, O. 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