[FOSS-GPS] Recommended receivers for precise fixed relative measurements
Stewart Nelson
voip at heyitsmail.com
Wed Sep 9 13:37:26 PDT 2015
I'd like to measure several points on a small (~ 70 m X 140 m) property,
with 5 cm or better accuracy, relative to a reference receiver in the
center of the field.
Can you please recommend suitable USB-powered receivers, compatible with
RTKLIB or other free or inexpensive software? They must be readily
available (in stock in US) and if possible under $200 for the pair,
including external antennas if required.
There is good Wi-Fi Internet coverage over the property. The laptops
that will power the receivers can boot to Windows 10 or Ubuntu 14.04.
If needed, the receiver pair can be left several minutes at each
location to be measured. Though absolute positions are not required,
there is a recent survey marker whose coordinates could be entered.
I see some really inexpensive units that get good reviews (though not
for precision use), e.g. GlobalSat BU-353-S4 at ~$30 each delivered.
However, it appears that RTKLIB can't read the SiRF binary format, and
its NEMA output doesn't include carrier phase info. What accuracy could
be expected from hardware like this?
Thanks,
Stewart
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