What Is NTRIP? How RTK Corrections Work Over Networks
Every RTK receiver kit used to ship in pairs. One receiver went on the base, one went on the rover, and the accuracy of your
Every RTK receiver kit used to ship in pairs. One receiver went on the base, one went on the rover, and the accuracy of your
Most people picture surveying as someone standing behind a total station on dry land, but some of the most technically demanding survey work happens where
Before GPS existed, surveyors spent days establishing control networks just to get a handful of reliable points. Today, an RTK GPS system can deliver those
A GNSS receiver sitting on a tripod looks simple enough. Point it at the sky, wait for a fix, collect your data. But the difference
Most surveyors know their RTK system delivers centimeter-level accuracy. Fewer know exactly what’s happening in the radio spectrum to make that possible. Your GNSS receiver
Your phone’s GPS knows roughly where you are. It might place you on the right street, maybe even the right block. But for a land
Most surveyors have argued about this at some point on a job site, usually when a radio link drops mid-traverse or a drone pilot is
Every coordinate your GNSS receiver calculates starts with a signal traveling from space at the speed of light. That signal carries precise timing information encoded
Your rover just lost RTK fix under a bridge overpass, and your layout points are 200 feet down the roadway. GNSS can’t see satellites through