When using a Leica GS15, if xRTK is always ON, is there any likelyhood points shot in wide open places will be less accurate (than points shot in wide open places, but with xRTK OFF)? If the answer is no, what reason is there for even having the choice of turning it off? This is confusing. Everything I have read on the topic seems to indicate the accuracy in wide open spaces is not affected when xRTK is on. If this is true I find it baffling why Leica would even make the setting an option.
Thanks anyone,
ibenhavin
I see what you're saying. Second guessing software/ firmware/ hardware operation is futile in this day and age.
A little off the subject, but right up that alley:
I have a client I visit regularly that offices on the second floor of a two story building. The elevator has two 'floor' buttons, 1 & 2. Why?! I'm thinking just one "GO" button would suffice in that situation.
But then again, my thinking has never fallen near the crest of the ol' bell shaped curve. B-)
I'm not familiar with these, but would it draw more power with it on?
Maybe it's to conserve power, but I'm guessing, also.
Thanks everyone. Not sure who gets the prize(?).
(ubenhavin?)
I turn it off sometimes, as I find it annoying, thinking that I have actual lock - but then see the X instead.
My experience is that it's not reliable/repeatable - which is pretty much useless.
Isn't there an additional fee for xRTK?
No... xRTK is part of Leica SmartWorx since firmware 4.00 for the full version of SmartWorx. It became avaible for the GS08 plus running SmartWorx Lite in the latest release which is firmware 5.50
Havin,
xRTK is gives the ability to have a position which is better than a float solution but not a fixed position. Basically the position CQ values reported are accurate and is meant to be a tool to gain a position while observing the positional CQ values and the user can accept the value for the position with those CQ's the system. So if you are just trying to get something with say position is +/- 1 ft and elevation is +/- 1 ft and xRTK is reporting this quality then you can choose to record it.
The options is either on or off. If the xRTK is set to ON then it takes not extra effort or battery life to use this option.
This is the explanation to your question I think...
I do not use it unless I may have rough positions say of a creek center line under a canopy because.....
If xRTK is turned on the system reports "RTK initialized" as soon as a xRTK position is gained. This is the design built into the software. It just personally annoys me that when I hear the voice or if I just choose to use the beep signals only I hear it and think that I have a centimeter level fix when I just really have a xRTK fix. I just want to hear the system report a fixed solution only when it is a final fixed position. Again, just a personal preference with me.
The other question you raised was could you store a bad position. If you have your quality control set to a tolerance then even if you take a position with only a xRTK fix the system will warn you that you have chosen to record a position that is out of tolerance.... do you want to store this position... Yes or No? So if you have your quality control set to check both horizontal and elevation tolerance that is reasonable for a fixed solution.... No you would not have an issue. The system will warn you that the position is out of tolerance.
I think the reason the selection is available to have it off is in line with my preference.... just have the system report a fixed solution only when it is a centimeter level fix.
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Thanks Mark. Now it makes sense...
(ubenhavin?)