Delivering High-Accuracy Positioning with GNSS

By Mike Ball / 05 May 2020

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Unmanned Systems Source, an online supplier of components, complete unmanned aerial system (UAS) and other products, has released an article detailing how to achieve high accuracy positioning with GNSS receivers for drones and unmanned vehicles.

Read the article on Unmanned Systems Source’s website here

The article provides details of:

Accuracy limitations due to GNSS satellites and the Earth’s atmosphere
Real Time Kinematic (RTK) error correction
Precise Point Positioning (PPP) error correction
Combining near-RTK accuracy and quick initialization times with the broadcast nature of PPP
GNSS corrections via subscription services

To gain the greatest possible accuracy from your GPS/GNSS receiver and achieve precise positioning for drones and unmanned vehicles, GNSS corrections need to be applied. To find out more about the best corrections technology for your application, read the full article on Unmanned Systems Source’s website.

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