RDOP - a very nice way to judge precision in an RTK setup

This could be awesome to have in RV3, when collecting points!

However, PDOP only measures accuracy at the start of a measuring event. It does not indicate how precision changes over the time taken to measure the positions. We have found that another criterion of accuracy, RDOP is a better measure of precision. RDOP tracks precision over the duration of the measurements event. It takes into account the relative changing positions of the satellites during the time the positions of the receivers are measured.

As I read it, this indicator also takes into account the baseline length and the observed time. This would be an invaluable tool, especially for people using NTRIP in challenging conditions!

The patent expired in 2017, so no legal work/fee should be involved.

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This would be nice to have on any RTK device. Especially drones. Then I might be swayed to trust it.

Hi Christian,

It’s indeed interesting to learn! Thanks for the tip :slightly_smiling_face:

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