Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping ›› 2026, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (7): 54-59,66.doi: 10.13474/j.cnki.11-2246.2026.0708

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Performance evaluation of smartphone positioning based on broadcast ephemeris and IGS ionospheric products

Liu Lei1, Lu Junlin2,3, Li Guangcai2,3   

  1. 1. Anhui Basic Surveying and Mapping Information Center, Hefei 230031, China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3. State Key Laboratory of Precision Geodesy and Positioning, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
  • Received:2026-02-06 Published:2026-08-15

Abstract: [Purposes] This paper aims to evaluate the enhancement effect of different ionospheric correction products on the performance of smartphone single-frequency GNSS standard point positioning. [Methods] It used Huawei Mate40 and vivo iQOO smartphones as test terminals.A comparative analysis was conducted on the performance in SPP using the broadcast ephemeris-based Klobuchar model and the real-time (RT-GIM),rapid (RAP-GIM),and final (FIN-GIM)global ionospheric map products provided by the International GNSS Service. [Findings] With the Klobuchar model,the positioning RMSE for the Huawei Mate40 and vivo iQOO smartphones were 3.85 and 8.25 m,and 5.76 and 8.33 m in the north and up directions,respectively.When using RT-GIM,they decreased to 2.35 and 6.61 m (Huawei Mate40),and 3.87 and 6.45 m (vivo IQOO).The use of FIN-GIM further optimized the performance to 2.29 and 6.42 m (Huawei Mate40),and 3.47 and 5.94 m (vivo iQOO),with RAP-GIM showing similar performance. [Conclusions] The IGS ionospheric products are significantly superior to the Klobuchar model,with FIN-GIM demonstrating the best overall performance,providing an effective reference for positioning in smartphones and other single-frequency GNSS terminals.

Key words: smartphone, standard point positioning, ionospheric delay, broadcast ephemeris, global ionospheric map

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