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> Quote from a previous post:> > “As Paul brought up a lot of surveyors will regard you as a lesser specimen due to the fact that you are not...
> > To answer your last question, probably more than you think. Considering that each shot has "multiple" measurements in it already, then real...
> > > I> Well, considering that I don't have a 5700 receiver, I was trying to figure out what you have in mind. Basically, what you're say...
> > > > > > > > > > So, Kris's RTK coordinates appear to have a standard error of about 0.09 ft. in N and in E values co...
> > > I think your obvious problem is with Trimble if you think they are misrepresenting the accuracy of their equipment. Why not call them u...
> > > > So, Kris's RTK coordinates appear to have a standard error of about 0.09 ft. in N and in E values compared to yours?Ahem! That's ...
RTK really means> As most of should be aware, RTK now stands for> > 'Rolling Thunder Kris' Morgan........Roger that!!! 🙂
RTK Surveys, That's it, I'm calling one of you out (Shawn)> > > Most mortal surveyors would be pretty pleased to find a monument in a swamp t...
> > So you're still admitting that you have no practical knowledge of how to use RTK to achieve the same specs as a static point. Okay. We wer...
> > > M'kay, you think that a Trimble 5700 receiver is going to have an RTK horizontal accuracy much better than the manufacturer's specifica...
Stuff happens when shovels get involved. 🙂
> > > When Trimble specs a horizontal accuracy of +/-(8mm + 1ppm) RMS error for RTK positioning with an R8, what would YOU expect to get out ...
> > 5700 is NavStar only. Why don't you turn it on and test it? Oh, that's right. You'd hate to be wrong.> > M'kay, you think that a Tr...
> > Is that question coming from the same guy that determines his own error estimates for angular accuracy for his theodolites and total station...
> > So I take it you never actually turned on the RTK feature of that 5700 you bought and ACTUALLY gave it the good old college try then?> &g...
> > My composition may be lacking, but my understanding is that he occupied the NGS monument for an unspecified amount of time and then processe...
When we go behind most of the people I know, who use RTK, we find very very close results to what is published, typically on a magnitude less than a t...