Signal processing and analysis of VLBI data using frequency-agile bandwidth synthesis

Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) has had a very successful history as a technique for both Astronomy and Geodesy, being able to provide sub-milli arcsecond resolution in astronomical mapping and sub-centimeter accuracy in the measurement of global baselines. This thesis work examines the data processing and data analysis of a Canadian built end-to-end geodetic VLBI system.; This thesis details the data reduction software that determines delay and delay rate information from a VLBI experiment and the data analysis of the first experiments conducted with the new S2 system. The data reduction software is required to turn a large amount of correlator output into a small sets of delays and delay rates. The analysis of S2 experiments was completed to determine station co-ordinates on global baselines to an accuracy of +/-1 cm. The S2 system is evaluated as a tool for geodetic analysis, and compared with currently used VLBI systems.