Precise Real-Time Positioning Using Network RTK

In the classic RTK method using a single reference station the rover needs to work within a short range from the reference station due to the spatial decorrelation of distance-dependent errors induced by the ionosphere, troposphere and orbital errors. The operating range of RTK positioning is thus dependent on the existing atmospheric conditions and is usually limited to a distance of up to 10-20 km. In addition, no redundancy of the reference stations is usually available if the reference station experiences any malfunctioning. The constraint of the limited reference-to-rover range in RTK can be removed by using a method known as Network RTK (NRTK), whereby a network of reference stations with ranges usually less than 100 km is used. The network stations continuously collect satellite observations and send them to a central processing facility, at which the station observations are processed in a common network adjustment and observation errors and their corrections are computed. The observation corrections obtained from the network are sent to the user, operating within the coverage area of the network, to mitigate his observation errors.

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