RTK Receivers PPP processing 'Fixed Ambiguities'

Hi all,

I’ve been successfully PPP processing datasets through https://webapp.csrs-scrs.nrcan-rncan.gc … ls/ppp.php but it has only just come to my attention that the ‘Fixed Ambiguities’ was always reporting 0% (not good) and all satellites phase ambiguity status showing as ‘Float’.

I’ve seen a few threads regarding data alignment https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_u- … main/Utils and firmware issues https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_RT … issues/345 but not sure if this is related or not?

I’ve been on various firmware versions, but all before v3. @sparky suggested that they have used CSRS internally, so would really appreciate his feedback on this.

Thought it might be a good opportunity to list PPP services that I have tried (after converting UBX to RINEX):

CSRS https://webapp.csrs-scrs.nrcan-rncan.gc … ?locale=en

Works OK, bar the ‘Fixed Ambiguities’

AUSPOS https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics … sy/auspos

Works OK (static only), though had significant bust in position with CSRS for some data

Trimble Centerpoint RTC https://trimblertx.com/UploadForm.aspx

Submits OK after editing RINEX header for antenna and station details, then fails to process

PPP-Wizard http://www.ppp-wizard.net/upload.html

Submits OK after editing RINEX header for antenna and station details, then fails to process

I’ve been doing some testing with creation of RINEX from both EMLID Studio and RTKConv. The best results so far (when processing with CSRS) have been using EMLID Studio with the ‘Time Rounding’ option turned on.

That said, using what I believe to be the same option ‘Time Corr’ in RTKConv does not yield the same results. I have a contact in academia that is using Trimble Business Center, but so far he has not been able to have any success with RINEX files generated from either EMLID Studio or RTKConv.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I made a small breakthrough after using the following command in Convbin from RTKlib:

convbin.exe -od -os -oi -ot -f 2 -ro "-MAX_STD_CP=3 -TADJ=1.0" -v 2.11 FILE.ubx

When submitting to CSRS I get ‘Fixed Ambiguities’ better than 80% and also the file format is accepted and processed OK using both Auspos & PPP-Wizard sites.

Just as an update. I have managed to PPK process data within Trimble Business Center using RINEX data converted using the above switches.

Good news, and thanks for the information.

I’ve had great success with using Emlid for the conversion to RINEX, and using both OPUS and Carlson SurveyGNSS (desktop s/w) for post processing static coordinates.

I want to use Trimble Centerpoint RTC as a backup to OPUS (US government shutdowns always seem to be looming, and Centerpoint, like OPUS, provides solutions in NAD83 as well as ITRF, and surveyors in the US generally work in NAD83.)

Can you share what you used for antenna and receiver models (in the RINEX) when you tried Centerpoint?

Thanks!

marky9074:
Trimble Centerpoint RTC https://trimblertx.com/UploadForm.aspx

Submits OK after editing RINEX header for antenna and station details, then fails to process

You may check the quality of your records using following instructions:

https://docs.centipede.fr/docs/rtkconv/

Overall, I don’t face issues with NRCAN PPP calculation. We usually submit 24 hours records. I recently submitted a 2,5 hours record that also got ambiguity resolution.

The WA2 (WaSoft, Professor Lambert Wanninger) engine used in Carlson SurveyGNSS, is extremely good and consistent.