Abstract
Typically, dual-frequency geodetic grade GNSS receivers are utilized for positioning applications that require high accuracy. Single-frequency high grade receivers can be used to minimize the expenses of such dual-frequency receivers. However, user has to consider the resultant positioning accuracy. Since the evolution of low-cost single-frequency (LCSF) receivers is typically cheaper than single-frequency high grade receivers, it is possible to obtain comparable positioning accuracy if the corresponding observables are accurately modelled. In this paper, two LCSF GPS receivers are used to form short baseline. Raw GPS measurements are recorded for several consecutive days. The collected data are used to develop the stochastic model of GPS observables from such receivers. Different functions are tested to determine the best fitting model which is found to be 3 parameters exponential decay function. The new developed model is used to process different data sets and the results are compared against the traditional model. Both results from the newly developed and the traditional models are compared with the reference solution obtained from dual-frequency receiver. It is shown that the newly developed model improves the root-mean-square of the estimated horizontal coordinates by about 10% and improves the root-mean-square of the up component by about 39%.
Highlights
Differential GPS based on carrier phase observables is the first alternative for users seeking centimeter level accuracy [1]
The short baseline is fixed on the roof top of Faculty of Maritime Studies (FMS) building beside a base station established using Topcon GR3 GNSS receiver
We investigated the stochastic properties of low-cost-single-frequency receivers
Summary
Differential GPS based on carrier phase observables is the first alternative for users seeking centimeter level accuracy [1]. The second technique to account for ionosphere delay is to form ionosphere-free linear combination using both code and carrier phase observations on L1 from the single-frequency receiver. This technique is based on the Group and Phase Ionosphere Calibration (GRAPHIC) [9] [14]-[16]. Two u-blox NEO-7P LCSF GPS receivers are used to form short baseline Both pseudorange and carrier phase measurements are recorded at sampling rate of 1 Hz. The collected data are used to determine the stochastic characteristics improving the positioning performance of such receivers
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