Assemble Aircraft
Assemble the aircraft per manufacturer instruction.
Set Up & Power On R980 Base Station
Assemble the R980 base station per manufacturer instruction.
Determine base station fix type to use and update Reference Position:
Self-Survey for Relative Accuracy
Known location or built in NTRIP for Global Accuracy
Trimble R980 Base Station OperationsVerify PPK Data Logging
Verify the R980 is logging position data.
Power Up Aircraft
Power the aircraft on per manufacturer instruction.
Verify Session Start & Fix Type
Wait for the sensor to boot and start a session. The session start on the sensor is indicated by the LEDs on the sensor being solid green.
Verify the GPS fix type using the external LED on the module or use the camera indicator icon in the upper right-hand corner of IGC.
Module Status LEDs
RTK/PPK Module LED light
Status
RTK Integer Fix (Most Accurate)
Fly your mission.
Ensure the time of launch and landing is documented as it maybe required for collecting the correct CORs files.
Offload the data and PPK files from the sensor.
Use a PPK processing software to merge the data from the module/sensor with the base data and generate a PPK solution.
Use the PPK software to update the imagery tags and then process the data for stitching.
