Journal
REMOTE SENSING
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/rs13091621
Keywords
DGNSS; network RTK; accuracy; distance-dependent errors
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFB0501803]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission [JCYJ20170818104822282]
- Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) [152223/18E]
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Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS) is a system widely used to enhance the accuracy of single-frequency receivers. Conventional DGNSS does not consider distance-dependent errors, but network RTK corrections can improve accuracy for longer baseline lengths. The study demonstrates that using network RTK corrections can significantly improve the accuracy of local-area DGNSS applications in low-latitude regions.
The differential global navigation satellite system (DGNSS) is an enhancement system that is widely used to improve the accuracy of single-frequency receivers. However, distance-dependent errors are not considered in conventional DGNSS, and DGNSS accuracy decreases when baseline length increases. In network real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning, distance-dependent errors are accurately modelled to enable ambiguity resolution on the user side, and standard Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) formats have also been developed to describe the spatial characteristics of distance-dependent errors. However, the network RTK service was mainly developed for carrier-phase measurements on professional user receivers. The purpose of this study was to modify the local-area DGNSS through the use of network RTK corrections. Distance-dependent errors can be reduced, and accuracy for a longer baseline length can be improved. The results in the low-latitude areas showed that the accuracy of the modified DGNSS could be improved by more than 50% for a 17.9 km baseline during solar active years. The method in this paper extends the use of available network RTK corrections with high accuracy to normal local-area DGNSS applications.
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