Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping ›› 2020, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 66-71.doi: 10.13474/j.cnki.11-2246.2020.0046

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Data generation method of constellation heterogeneous base station virtual reference station

ZHANG Xi, CHEN Xianchun, BAO Hai   

  1. The Third Geodetic Brigade, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China, Chengdu 610100, China
  • Received:2019-05-16 Online:2020-02-25 Published:2020-03-04

Abstract: Traditional virtual reference station service is always exist constellation blind areas as constellation compatibility difference among reference stations. In order to overcome this disadvantage, a method is proposed to calculate virtual observation on the basis of error source analysis. Firstly, network construction is built through each GNSS constellation. Secondly, the master reference station of each GNSS constellation is searched. Thirdly, the master reference stations' receiver clock error are calculated and repaired. Finally, observations of multiple master reference stations are used to calculate observations of one virtual reference station. It effectively avoids the influence of single master reference station's constellation compatibility, and provides more satellites' differential data for rover station. In view of the incompatibility of some reference stations with BeiDou satellites, five reference stations are chosen to construct the observational network, and the middle station's BeiDou data is closed. Three test schemes are developed and rover station's positioning performance is tested in open areas and corner areas respectively. The experiment results confirm that virtual observation quality can be improved by combining more reference stations. Rover station can get better positioning quality, especially the usability and positioning quality can be significantly improved in the corner areas. The research has practical applicable value for combining existing reference stations and improving constellation compatibility of network RTK service.

Key words: reference stations using global navigation satellite system, constellation compatibility difference, master reference station, virtual observation, network RTK service

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