In SW Maps, the position bubble will turn from Blue (regular GNSS fix), then to Orange (RTK Float), then to Green (RTK Fix). This is what i found in the guide but i also at times get a red dot when connected to the device,
Actually, my experience shows that in “Float” the accuracy is quite poor, many times over 3 ft, even if the reported accuracy is 5-10 cm at the exact same time.
I’d rather store a DGPS number than a Float number.
While in float, you can store points and you’ll see what I am saying.
The unit seems to wander aimlessly until it “fixes”. The process reboots over and over again until it “fixes”. That’s what you want.
Yesterday, I was watching the UTM coordinates while floating, and they jumped instantly by 50cm when the fix was achieved. All of that with 5cm reported accuracy in Float.
I work a lot in trees and quite often a fix is never achieved. Sometimes, you come back a different day and it works.
My surveyor has a Trimble system ($$$) and it works better than the Facet. But in 99% of the time, I am OK with what I get.
Their Float process is different, and does not seem to wander nearly as much.