X,Y,Z pickup and setout with RTK base and rover

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I am new to this forum and new to the Sparkfun RTK system overall.

I would like some tech guidance on what would be the best unit/s to purchase that allows me to have a base station and rover for rtk centimeter accuracy that I can go into the field collect and save XYZ data, bring back to my office, download into EmbeddedCAD sofware in order to create site topography mapping and plans and then upload these new data points for site specific setout.

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Luckily, we have a lot of options - are you wanting to prioritize price or accuracy? We sell some lower-end modules that offer 1.4cm if that is enough, and we have many that offer 0.6cm with various feature sets

Are you wanting an all-in-one device or would you prefer a more involved DIY process that doubles as an education + saves money? Do you require tilt compensation for your use-case?

I’ll be able to give some more concrete direction after I see your responses

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1.4 cm accuracy is okay. I an using this for topographical pick up on agriculture property and do not need tilt compensstion. I would like to read this through Field Genius then move into embeddedCAD to do my desogn work for row locations and plant locations then to upload back into Field Genius to then do set out in the property i surveyed. In the past I have been using Emlid , topcon and trimble systems but looking for a more inexpensive alternative.

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Great

I usually recommend our tried-and-true F9P boards - they can be set up as either base or rover (instructions for either are here, instructions for both are here), comes with a standard SMA connector, small form factor, good power efficiency, etc

You’ll need a way to get the data from one to the other, I recommend the Serial Radios (same as used in the last link above)

Using ground plates for the antenna help reject multipathing

You have quite a bit of leeway for antennae, just make sure they cover L1/L2 bands at a minimum (some have a TNC connector, if you choose one of those be sure to grab adapters)

Then just follow the guides linked above and you’re all set!