PPK with RTKLib help: can't achieve a solution

I have a field crew running a PPK survey and I have a section of data where I can’t achieve a solution with RTKLib (demo5 b31). Running two RS2s with latest version of ReachView. Below is a screen shot of the Base and Rover Sat Vis from RTKPlot:

Lots of cycle slips from the Rover. I’ve attached my RTKPost config file. Can any advanced RTKLib users provide some settings tweaks that might do the trick? If anyone wants to see the raw data message me directly, as the Base file is too large to upload directly.

PPK_2019-10-09.zip (1.6 KB)

Use lastet versión b33a rtkexplorer

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I’ll try it out, but I haven’t had any issues with b31 in the past.

Now it’s the present with RS2, I had problems processing and Zinou helped me and I could solve everything with b33a

Thanks Luis, using B33a has allowed me to achieve at least a float solution:

I used the same settings as previously with b31. I wonder if there is anything else I can do to improve upon the float solution?

@Zinou do you help configure Rtkexplorer b33a for RS2 solution

Take the std config from the RS+ rtklib distibutable.

The problem is that there is not one-size-fits-all with this. 1 config might work nicely with good snr, with bad SNR it is a different story (as you have compromise i.e. SNR values to get a usable solution).

Can you upload your raw files ? There is no magic solution sadly, but I’d like to take a stab at it.

One thing I would advice is to enable all the constellations. That will give you a better chance of success

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here is my experience with a free and commercial softwares:

  • to get a better result using RTKLIB
    I add a few things to the example that I treated at the link

a very simple configuration for example is to change some options.

  • You can also test one frequencie L1 for a baseline less than 20 km or a little more for an ideal environment and change Filter Type to combined (it will took more time in post process).
  • Change Elevation Mask to 10°.
  • Satellite Ephemeris/Clock to Precise when a files a ready to download.

RTKLIB_Conf

if you are in North America you can almost check the SBAS box so
the extra measurements will increase the robustness of the solution, particularly in the case of a moving rover where many satellites may be unusable due to cycle slips.
and finally sometimes enabling or disabling some satellites or the all constellation can affect a solution.

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@Zinou thank you , I lost the link

here are my configs for 1hz for the RS+
youll need to adjust a few things if your doing 5hz and youll need to make settings for l2

http://public.region3dfg.org/apps/python_geo_processing/R3GIS_RTKlib/rtklib_reach-rs_GNSS_1hz/

they are numbered most conservative to least conservative
i run them in series and create a composit product
the settings are based on what i have read at rtklibexplorer.wordpress.com
and i use b33a

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In kinematic mode, you either get a fix or you don’t. I think the only setting that may have led to a different outcome is the ambiguity setting. I use continuous for static & fix & hold for kinematic. But I have interchanged those 2 settings because I forgot to check and would still get a fix. This is the reason why I use a 2nd base for my kinematic work. At least I get a 2nd reference station data that may fill these missing data gap.

Hi Chris,

Sorry for the delayed response!

There are much advice in the messages above that can help you achieve a better result in post-processing. Also, it’s always possible to consult our guide on improving the PPK results.

However, I’d recommend starting with the first step for the good PPK which is the quality of observation data. From the data you’ve shared with us, I can see that both base and rover logs have a lot of cycle slips and generally low SNR. I’ve attached the screenshots below.


For the time of the rover observation, you can see that simultaneously both base and rover see only two satellites with somewhat good quality (G05 and G02) and two more satellites with partially stable SNR (G12 and R05). I’m afraid this data can hardly allow you to achieve a good post-processing result.

I’d recommend checking out our simple checklist for placing the receivers. There you can find general steps for improving the quality of the observation data.

I’m sure with the good observation data and the advice from our users it’ll be possible to obtain satisfying post-processed results!

Thanks for the help everyone!

I had the field crew change a few settings including:

  • longer initialization time before starting to collect points
  • longer time on point in single solution mode
  • enable Galileo satellites
  • set GNSS update rate @ 3Hz on the rover

@polina.buriak do you have any insight into the cause of the cycle slips seen in the data set?

Hi Chris,

Would you mind sharing the photos of the environment you’ve surveyed in and the setup? It’d help us detect the cause of the data quality issue.

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