A performance assessment of low-cost RTK GNSS receivers

John Jackson; Brian Davis; Demoz Gebre-Egziabher

doi:10.1109/PLANS.2018.8373438

A performance assessment of low-cost RTK GNSS receivers

John Jackson, Brian Davis, Demoz Gebre-Egziabher

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Abstract

A black-box assessment of five low-cost, RTK-capable GNSS receivers was performed. The objective was to gauge the RTK positioning capabilities of the receivers using the Minnesota Continuously Operating Reference Station (MnCORS) network. Position solutions were collected in rural, suburban and urban environments under static and dynamic test conditions. Performance was measured in terms of accuracy, availability (% of time RTK is reported), continuity (loss of RTK lock statistics) and time to first RTK fix. Results show that low-cost receivers exhibit significant accuracy and availability degradation between different environments. The metrics degraded between static and dynamic testing, though the receivers maintained consistent performance relative to one another.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	642-649
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538616475
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PLANS.2018.8373438
State	Published - Jun 5 2018
Event	2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Monterey, United States Duration: Apr 23 2018 → Apr 26 2018

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Name	2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings

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Other	2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Monterey
Period	4/23/18 → 4/26/18

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project was funded by and received technical support from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The research team would like to thank Nathan Anderson and Peter Jenkins of the Office o f L and M anagement’s S urveying & Mapping Section for their leadership, guidance, and feedback. The team would also like to acknowledge all the members of the MnDOT Technical Advisory Panel and MITPPC for their engagement and assistance.

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Jackson, J., Davis, B., & Gebre-Egziabher, D. (2018). A performance assessment of low-cost RTK GNSS receivers. In 2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings (pp. 642-649). (2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PLANS.2018.8373438

A performance assessment of low-cost RTK GNSS receivers. / Jackson, John; Davis, Brian ; Gebre-Egziabher, Demoz.
2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 642-649 (2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings).

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Jackson, J, Davis, B & Gebre-Egziabher, D 2018, A performance assessment of low-cost RTK GNSS receivers. in 2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings. 2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 642-649, 2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018, Monterey, United States, 4/23/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PLANS.2018.8373438

Jackson J, Davis B , Gebre-Egziabher D. A performance assessment of low-cost RTK GNSS receivers. In 2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 642-649. (2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, PLANS 2018 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/PLANS.2018.8373438

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