Trimble R980

Required Equipment

RTK-PPK Module

Coax Cable

Drone

Sentera Sensor

R980 Base Station

Survey Rod

Internet Enabled Device*

*Used to connect to the base station wifi and access the web interface

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This guide will assume that the setup steps for the Trimble R980 Base Station have already been completed:

1

Assemble Aircraft

Assemble the aircraft per manufacturer instruction.

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2

Install Sensor

Install the sensor per manufacturer instruction.

Sentera Sensor Setup

3

Install Module

Install the module per the manufacturer instruction.

RTK-PPK Module Installation

4

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 Operations

5

Verify PPK Data Logging

Verify the R980 is logging position data.

6

Power Up Aircraft

Power the aircraft on per manufacturer instruction.

7

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 Operation

8

Fly

Fly your mission.

Ensure the time of launch and landing is documented as it maybe required for collecting the correct CORs files.

9

Collect Base Data

Collect/download the base data from the R980 for the appropriate time period that the flight took place.

Offloading PPK Logs

10

Post Process

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.