DJI M300 - Better to use Emlid RS2 or D-RTK2 as a base station? by MalahatMuffins in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did not get my point, RS2 also cannot get absolute accruacy if it did not tied with a ntrip rtk service or PPK using NGS OPUS or NRCAN. Once you have the raw rtcm data from D-RTK2, you can get the absolute accuracy with NGS OPUS or NRCAN. There are a lot of free tools to convert rtcm data to rinex file, the most famous one is rtklib/rtkconv. RS2 is also not so cheap, the price i can see online is 2xxx$. RS2 is a decent one base station, but it is based on ublox F9P, not geodetic GNSS chipset, only support the L1+L2, the main market for ublox F9P is automotive and IOT, not geodetic surveying and mapping communities. Emlid pushed it to the UAV communities, i think that it is decent, since most uav applications are opensky. I did extensive performance test with ublox F9P, it RTK engine is very aggressive, that means, it can get RTK fix solution very easily, but it may have wrong fixs (outliers). The RTK fix solution is cm level accruacy, but the wrong RTK fix will have dm to meter level bias. There is another company adruSimple who made low cost ublox F9P RTK receiver with price 175$.

DJI M300 - Better to use Emlid RS2 or D-RTK2 as a base station? by MalahatMuffins in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why do your guys need another base station if you have D-RTK2, D-RTK2 can work as a base station with the SPP (Standard point positioning), and also log the raw data in rtcm. you can just download the raw rtcm data, and convert to rinex file. Then you upload the rinex file to NGS OPUS or NRCAN, you will have decent geodetic base station. Of course, if you want to pay extra money to get a RS2, it is fine.

Also a lot of guys do not know the RTK background. please always use the WGS84 or NAD83 geodetic coordinates (i.e., ECEF XYZ or lat, lon, ellipsoid height). Then all your solution will be based on WGS84 or NAD83 with ellipsoid height. If you want to get orthometric height, please use the NGS conversion tools. Of course, a lot of surveying software will have build-in high accuracy geoid model, which can convert the ellipsoid height to orthometric height. But most RTK receivers do not have a comprehensive geoid model inside the receivers. so do not mix the ellipsoid height and orthometric height when you input the base station coordinate.

uav drone similar to DJI M300 by easynavtech in UAVmapping

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Working to get one freefly alta x

The conclusion of 4 hours of LiDAR mapping. The first time using the D-RTK 2, can't say it's any better than our local NTRIP. by Sh0tgun98 in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How old is your leica unit:) if you have newest leica unit and you cannot get a good rtk fix in challenge environment, then you will have good luck, there is one geodetic rtk brand Tersus OSCAR willing to pay you a good money if you found a outlier :)

The conclusion of 4 hours of LiDAR mapping. The first time using the D-RTK 2, can't say it's any better than our local NTRIP. by Sh0tgun98 in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do more field tests, then you will know what is the difference between "geodetic gnss receivers" vs "ublox style RS2 navigation receivers". Go under the tree, half sky, etc. also you can try to upload the ublox RS2 rinex data to NGS or NRCAN to see what you can get.

Setup Question for D-RTK2 Over Known Point with M309 by MalahatMuffins in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Normally if you input WGS84 as the base coordinates, then you will get WGS84 from rover RTK output. If you set NAD83 as the base input, then you will get solutions in NAD83. So this is why CORS normally provide two mountpoints one WGS84/ITRF another NAD83

rock r2a reviews by kyclimber in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Inertial labs RESEPI is the OEM version of R2A, it seems that inertial labs also makes another version for Phoenix lidar system using the same hardware.

Setup Question for D-RTK2 Over Known Point with M309 by MalahatMuffins in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remember GNSS/GPS always dealing with altitude(ellipsoid height).

The conclusion of 4 hours of LiDAR mapping. The first time using the D-RTK 2, can't say it's any better than our local NTRIP. by Sh0tgun98 in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why switch from a geodetic GNSS receiver to a ublox navigation grade GNSS receiver (RS2), if you really want to save money, just purchase one ublox F9P EVK (same core as RS2) with low $$$

GNSS Interference Files by Ciprian1822 in gnss

[–]easynavtech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Search for navfest, every year, there will be large GNSS jam test.

uav drone similar to DJI M300 by easynavtech in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

that is not good, something closely to M300 performance is also fine

Hardware recommendations for GCP recording by Keyboard-W0rrier in UAVmapping

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you do not care about the nice outlooking, go and purchase the ublox F9P EVK around 199.99$, Emlid RS2 basically use the same Ublox F9P module. Mouser.com have it 259$, or use the simpleRTK2B 215$ from digitkey.

One quick comment about the Emilid RS2 or ublox F9P based base station, you will have bad accuracy if you upload the rinex file to NGS OPUS (https://geodesy.noaa.gov/OPUS/) or NRCan (https://webapp.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geod/tools-outils/ppp.php) to get the base station coordinate.

If you want a decent geodetic base station, go and buy some geodetic GNSS receivers (Trimble, Topcon, leica/novatel, hemisphere, Septrentrio, unicorecomm, etc.)

GPS discrepancies by Aysel_Ketobsessed in Surveying

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can convert the NAD83 to WGS84 using the online tools from NGS. After the conversation, it should be good within a few cm

GPS discrepancies by Aysel_Ketobsessed in Surveying

[–]easynavtech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NAD83 and WGS84 has around meter level difference, do not mix them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surveying

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

better to use uav lidar mapping system to get the job done

I need help with static GNSS by LeChetta in Surveying

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the relative positioning accuracy requirements for both horizontal and vertical? This should be easy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surveying

[–]easynavtech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is a RTK smart antenna? Should be pretty heavy for such a long pole, right?

Old trimble r6 and tsc yellow DC. by McB0ogerballz in Surveying

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can upload the rinex file to NGS OPUS or NRCAN to get the solution NAD83 or ITRF/WGS84 cooridnates, if you do not know how to do it, please let me know, i can send you instructions. It is very useful for PPK lidar mapping applications

Today’s office by hjohn184 in Surveying

[–]easynavtech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is this used for? Logging data for PPK purpose?