Hi. I've been using RTN for about a decade (primarily because I only had one R8) but I purchased a pair of Trimble R8 model 4s a couple of years ago. I have been using base/rover RTK more often, but need a little help with setting up my styles. I don't have the controller in front of me so I have to write this from memory. What I want to do is go to a new job and setup a base and start logging data so I can either process the position with TBC or submit to OPUS. I think i need to setup the RTK style for RTK and logging right? I also want to add the RTK vectors to starnet (I recently purchased the JobXML converter from Microsurvey and I already had the pro version) and combine them with my conventional data. Back to the RTK/logging, there is a n option to store data in the receiver or in the controller. Which option do I need? Is RTK/logging what I need to be using? Do I just setup the job in state plane and use "here" to get started or should I use no datum/no projection and change it to SPC in TBC? The few times I have tried this I don't have a T02 file in my reciever or TSC3 (I didn't find it at least). I feel like I'm rambling now. Any chance someone can give me a quick rundown of the style settings? Also, do you know which QC settings I need to get the vector data? Thanks in advance - I love that this board is here to help. Have a great weekend!
Just to add to what I wrote. I have been going out and cooking static on day one then come back the next day and setup on my OPUS/TBC derived points. This is such a waste of time.
You'll want to set up an "RTK & Infill" survey style. In the base receiver settings you can change the logging settings so that it stores in the receiver internal memory instead of the collector.
As far as the coordinate system setup goes, completely up to you. We generally start it up in SPC with the "here" generated in the field. I believe w/ "No datum/No projection" you're not going to be able to really utilize any of the data in the field, e.g. inversing between coords, etc.
Great. Thanks. I'll give it a shot. Any idea about QC1, QC2, and QC3?
Lee D is the one to chime in on this. Depending on circumstances you'll want a variety of options available, particularly if you need to swap RTK for conventional on the fly. RTK/Logging is my go-to. SOP for me doing as you describe is either start with a 'keyed in' autonomous position in State Plane and go to work. Later download base and rover files, convert base data files to Rinex and submit to OPUS after waiting for precise ephemeris optimally. PP everything in TBC for QC. Using the OPUS solution on base its just a straight up translation 5-10' from autonomous GP to OPUS GP. Another very useful option I use a lot is a single point localization on control from previous CORS based work. Get you real close right off the bat. I'll be checking back to take notes. No projection/no datum localizations are very limiting, but there are ways around those hurdles. You can't jump to conventional using a no project/no datum localization, but you can export an ASCII file and use it to create a new job using a scale factor and swap to conventional.
I want to say that QC1 & QC3 is what you need to incorporate the vectors into an adjustment later, but that is completely off the top of my head. I am nowhere near my collector or documentation at the moment.
There are a lot of you tube videos on this topic....I have used them quite often to setup survey styles, etc....
