Ensure High Accuracy with the Baseline Processor

If all of requirements listed in the table below are met while performing and processing a static GNSS survey, the baseline processor in Trimble Business Center Version 2.40 or higher can provide accuracy as high as:

  • 0.003 + 0.1 ppm (horizontal)
  • 0.005 + 0.4 ppm (vertical)

Property

Requirement for highest accuracy

In the field...

 

Occupation time

10 minutes + 2 minutes per kilometer

Measurement rate

10 seconds, or more frequent

Space vehicles (SVs)

5 minimum

Position dilution of precision (PDOP)

<2 for minimum PDOP

<15 for maximum PDOP

Geomagnetic K-index

3 maximum
(see http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/k-index.html)

Environment

Ensure the following:

  • Minimum number of cycle slips
  • Low RF interference
  • Low multipath environment
  • Minimum number of sky obstructions
  • Similar tropospheric conditions at both stations

Receivers/antennas

Ensure the following:

  • Dual-frequency receivers/antennas
  • Geodetic antennas
  • Latest firmware installed
  • Equipment in working condition per manufacturer recommendations
  • Precise height measurements with stable tripods or mounts

In the office...

(Select in Project Settings > Baseline Processing.)

Processing interval

Select "Use all data".

Ephemeris type

Select "Precise".

Antenna model

Select "US National Geodetic Survey Calibration" or the equipment manufacturer's antenna model.

Related Topics

Workflow: Process GNSS Baselines

Process Baselines

Change Baseline Processor Settings