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What is a Ground Control Point?

A ground control point (GCP) is a physical marker used to indicate a specific location on the ground. They are often placed at corners of...

What is a RINEX file?

RINEX files are used in surveying to determine the precise location of points on the earth's surface. Surveyors use GPS receivers to...

The GPS Surveying Glossary

Base Station - A base station is a GNSS antenna and receiver set up as a reference specifically to collect data to be used in determining...

Accessing RoboDot UI with DJI Drone Controller

It's common to use the RoboDot as an RTK GPS base station for use with DJI drones. One of the benefits of the RoboDot GPS Receiver is...

What is NTRIP

NTRIP stands for Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol. Simply put, NTRIP is a standard method for RTK GPS rovers and base...

Robota Celebrates 11 Years of Service

As of February 28th, 2022 Robota has dedicated 11 years of service to its customers. Over this span, Robota has developed hardware and...

Suffering from RINEX? OPUS?

Have you or anyone you know suffered trying to get a Rinex file from your GPS? It's a basic text file, but every manufacturer has its way...

Repeatably Set Up a GPS Base Station

When surveying with GPS, the process of setting up a traditional base station over a point of interest can be full of opportunities for...

When RoboDot Tracks Itself in Shipment

TLDR; We shipped a RoboDot from Dallas to San Antonio, TX via ground shipping while it was logging observation to highlight the device's...