GNSSReceiverPositioningTestReport
GNSSReceiverPositioningTestReport
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Contents
1.
Introduction....................................................................................................................................1
2.
GNSSReceiversInformationandSpecifications...........................................................................1
3.
GNSSShortBaselineTest..............................................................................................................3
4.
GNSSLongBaselineTest..............................................................................................................6
5.
RTKRepeatabilityTest................................................................................................................10
6.
6.1
6.2
6.3
ResultsSummary..........................................................................................................................12
ShortBaselineTest.......................................................................................................................12
LongBaselineTest.......................................................................................................................14
RTKReliabilityResults................................................................................................................15
7.
Conclusion....................................................................................................................................15
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Introduction
ThisreportoutlinesthemethodsusedtotesttheGNSSreceiversusedforgeophonepositioningand
geodeticnetworksurveysthatareassociatedwith[ContractorName]'screw[CrewName].
ThesetestsprovideameanstoensurethatthenewGNSSreceiverscomplywithSaudiAramcoaccuracy
specificationsasoutlinedintheprocedureGDADSL015GNSSReceiverPositioningTestProcedure.It
alsoensuresthatalltheGNSSreceiversareingoodworkingconditionbeforethecrewstartsup.
Thecheckprocedureswerecompletedatthecrewcampinthe[LocationName]from42155to42158.
Thefollowingsectionsinthereportoutlinethebackgroundandtheactionsassociatedwithtestingthe
equipment:
GNSSreceiverinformationandspecifications
GNSSshortbaselinetest
GNSSlongbaselinetest
RTKrepeatabilitytest
1.
GNSSReceiversInformationandSpecifications
TheGNSSequipmenttestedincluded15TrimbleR7GNSSdualfrequencyreceiversandTrimble
Zephyr2GNSSantennas.
Ancillaryequipmentsuchastripods,steeltapes,batteriesandtribrachswerealsopartoftheequipment
used.
TheserialnumbersfortheGNSSreceiverstestedareoutlinedbelowinTableError:Referencesourcenot
found.
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TableError:Referencesourcenotfound
TheTrimbleR7GNSSreceiversaccuracyspecificationsareoutlinedinthemanufacturersspecification
sheetinTableError:Referencesourcenotfound.
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Table2TrimbleR7GNSSReceiverSpecifications
SoftwareoptionsinstalledonallTrimbleR7sareprovidedinTableError:Referencesourcenotfound.
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TableError:ReferencesourcenotfoundSoftwareoptionsinstalledonallTrimbleR7s
Trimble Business Center V3.5 software was used to process the GNSS data collected from the field.
2.
GNSSShortBaselineTest
ThefirsttestrequiredtobecompletedtocomplywithSaudiAramcospecificationswastheGNSSshort
baselinetest.Thiswascarriedoutbyonthe1stJune2015.
ThistestinvolvedthemeasurementofasetofultrashortbaselinesbytheGNSSequipment,centeredat
theverticesofasquareof5metersides,andthecomparisonoftheresultingbaselinesagainstthedistance
betweenthepointsphysicallymeasuredwithasteeltape.
Thehorizontaltoleranceforthistestis3mm+0.5ppm+10mmsetuperrorasoutlinedin
GDADSL015.
Thefourpointswereindividuallymarkedwithanailhammeredintotheground.AllfifteenGNSS
receiverswerecheckedduringthistest.
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Figure Error: Reference source not found Graphical representation of the 4 points used in
short baseline test
GNSSreceiversweresetuponeachofthefourcornersofthesquareandGNSSsatellitedatawas
collectedforaminimumof30minutesusingstatictechniques.Fourtripodsandtribrachswerealsoused.
Theopticalplummetswerecheckedbyplumbbobpriortouse.
Figure 2- Trimble R7s set up on the four points used in the short base line test
Seephotographsbelowoftheantennameasurementateachpointforonesetofreceivertests.
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Figure 6- Antenna
Height Example Pt 4
TheGNSSdatawasloggedwithanelevationmaskof15degreesatastandardloggingrateof15
seconds.Fourdifferentreceivers,antennasandTrimbleTSC3SurveyControllerswereusedoneach
session,andfourseparatesessionswererecorded.
Boththeantennaheightsandthedistancesbetweensetuppointsweremeasuredbothpriorandaftereach
observationtoeliminatethechanceofhumanerrorsandtoensurethatnobiaswasincorporatedinthe
observations.
Carewastakentoensurethatthetribrachitselfwasnotmovedfromthetripodensuringthatexcessive
setupcenteringerrorswerenotincludedintothecalculations.
Oncealltheunitsweretested,theresultingGPSbaselinelengthswerecomparedagainstthetape
measuredbaselines.
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TheresultsfromthistestcanbeseeninTable4below.
Table4
3.
GNSSLongBaselineTest
ThesecondtestrequiredtobecompletedtocomplywithSaudiAramcospecificationswasthelong
baselinetest.Thiswascarriedoutbyonthe2ndJun2015.
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ThistestinvolvedthemeasurementofasetoflongGNSSbaselinesfromknowngeodeticcontrolpoints.
Thetoleranceforthistestwas5.8mm+0.5ppm+10mmsetuperrorasoutlinedinGDADSL15.This
tolerancewasbasedoncombiningthepublishedhorizontal(3mm+0.5ppm)andvertical(5mm+0.5mm)
tolerancespecificationforstaticobservationsusingtheTrimbleR7.Italsoincludesasetuperrorof
10mm.
ThistestutilizedthreeSaudiAramcogeodeticcontrolnetworkpoints(L7714.30,2236,andL8986.29).A
GNSSreceiverwassetuponeachcontrolpointanddatawascollectedforaminimumof45minutes
usingstatictechniques.
Figure 7 - Graphical representation of the 3 points used in GNSS long baseline test
Fiveseparatesessionswereneededinordertorotateall15GNSSreceiversthroughthistest.
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AllR7GNSSReceivers,ZephyrModel2GPSAntennas,TSC3SurveyControllers,tripodsandtribrachs
werecheckedonthistest.
ThedatawasprocessedbyTrimbleBusinessCentre(TBC)V3.5software.
Onceall15GNSSunitshadbeensetupandrotatedthroughthistest,theresultsofGNSSbaselineswere
comparedtotheaverageobservedbaselinetoensureconsistencyofresults.SeeTable5,Table6and
Table7below.
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Table5
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Table6
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Table7
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4.
RTKRepeatabilityTest
ThethirdtestrequiredtobecompletedtocomplywithSaudiAramcospecificationswastheRTK
repeatabilitybaselinetest.Thiswascarriedoutbyonthe3 ndJun2015.
ThistestinvolvedtheobservationofasetofRTKmeasurementsfromeachGNSSroverreceiverto5
newlyestablishedpointsusingalocalGNSSbasestation.
Thehorizontaltoleranceforthistestis8mm+0.5ppm+20mmsetuperror.Theverticaltolerancefor
thistestis15mm+1.0ppm+20mmsetuperror.Thehorizontalandverticaltolerancesarebasedon
publishedtolerancespecificationsforRTKobservationsusingtheTrimbleR7GNSSreceiver.
Thebasestationwasestablishedataknowngeodeticcontrolpoint(TG1234).(Provideaphotoofthe
basestationsetup).Theelevationmaskatthebasestationwassetto15degrees.
5points(101,102,103,104and105)approximately12metersapartwereestablishedatadistanceof
approximately5kmfromthebasestation.Eachpointwasindividuallymarkedwithawoodenstake
hammeredintotheground.AllfifteenGNSSreceiverssurveyedeachpointusinga3secondRTK
observationduringthistest.Therangepolewassupportedbyabipodtoensureaccuratecentering.
(Provideagraphicthatshowsthebasestationrelativetothe5RTKpointsdetailtheapprox.distance
betweenthebaseandtheRTKpoints.Provideaphotoofthe5points.Provideaphotothatshowsoneof
thesepointsbeingsurveyedusingabipod/supportingstructuretosupporttherangepole).
Foreachpoint,theaveragecoordinatefromthe15RTKobservationswascomputed.Thiscoordinatewas
comparedagainsteachindividuallyRTKderivedcoordinate.Thedifferenceswerereviewed.SeeTable8,
Table9,Table10,Table11andTable12below.
Table8RTKRepeatabilityTestResults(Point101)
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Table9RTKRepeatabilityTestResults(Point102)
Table10RTKRepeatabilityTestResults(Point103)
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Table11RTKRepeatabilityTestResults(Point104)
Table12RTKRepeatabilityTestResults(Point105)
5.
ResultsSummary
ShortBaselineTest
Thefollowingtableoutlinesasummaryoftheresultsfromshortbaselinetest.
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Baseline
Aver
age
Dist
anc
e
(GN
SS
Vect
or)
Aver
age
Dist
anc
e
(Ste
el
tape
)
Compu
ted
Tolera
nce
Maximu
m
Differen
ce
Mean
Differen
ce
1-2
5.00
7
5.00
0
0.013
0.008
0.008
Pass
2-3
5.00
1
5.00
0
0.013
0.001
0.000
Pass
3-4
5.00
9
5.00
0
0.013
0.009
0.008
Pass
1-4
5.00
9
5.00
0
0.013
0.009
0.008
Pass
1-3
7.10
1
7.10
0
0.013
0.001
0.001
Pass
2-4
7.06
0
7.06
0
0.013
0.001
0.001
Pass
Remarks
Table11ShortBaselineTestResultsSummary
Thedifferencesfromshortbaselinetestwereallwithintherequiredspecificationsandtolerances.
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LongBaselineTest
Thefollowingtableoutlinesasummaryoftheresultsfromlongbaselinetest.
Baseline
Aver
age
Dist
ance
(Vect
or)
Comput
ed
Toleran
ce
Maximum
Differenc
e
Mean
Differenc
e
L7714.30
2236
3113
2.83
4
0.019
0.008
0.000
Pass
L7714.30L8986.29
2704
6.22
4
0.018
-0.015
0.002
Pass
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Remarks
L8986.29
2236
2629
6.38
7
0.017
0.019
2mm
(1baseline)
- Pass
0.000
Table12LongBaselineTestResultsSummary
Thedifferencesfromlongbaselinetestwereallwithintherequiredspecificationsandtolerances.
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RTKReliabilityResults
ThefollowingtableoutlinesasummaryoftheresultsfromRTKreliabilitybaselinetest.
Sta
tio
n
Dist
anc
e
fro
m
Bas
e
Horiz
ontal
Toler
ance
Max
Hori
z.
Diff
Vect
or(
m)
10
1
505
0.1
23
0.03
1
0.02
4
10
2
505
0.1
75
0.03
1
0.03
0
10
3
505
0.2
23
0.03
1
0.03
0
10
4
505
0.2
86
0.03
1
0.03
0
10
5
505
0.3
15
0.03
1
0.02
4
Mean
Horiz.
Diff
Vecto
r (m)
0.022
0.020
0.018
0.025
0.022
Verti
cal
Toler
anc
e
Ma
x
Ve
rti
cal
Di
ff
(m
)
Me
an
Ve
rti
cal
Di
ff
0.04
1
0.
00
3
0.
00
0
Pass
0.04
1
0.
00
2
0.
00
0
Pass
0.04
1
0.
00
7
0.
00
0
Pass
0.04
1
0.
00
3
0.
00
0
Pass
0.04
1
0.
00
4
0.
00
0
Pass
Rema
rks
Table13ShortBaselineTestResultsSummary
ThedifferencesfromtheRTKreliabilitytestwerewithintherequiredspecificationsandtolerances.
6.
Conclusion
Allresultsfromthetestingshowthatall15GNSSreceiverusedforreceiverpositioningandgeodetic
controlnetworksurveyssatisfytheaccuracyrequirements.
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Table14ReceiverResultsSummary
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