User's Manual

Glossary
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PhaseCenterofAntenna –Thepointfromwhichtheelectromagneticradiationspreadssphericallyoutward,withthephaseof
thesignalbeingequalatanypointonthesphere.
PocketͲ3D– FieldcontrollersoftwarebyTopconthatsupportsbothGNSSandTS.
R
RealͲTimeKinematic(RTK)–
AprecisemethodofrealͲtimesurveying.RTKenablesyoutocheckthemeasurementquality
withouthavingtoprocessthedata.
RootMeanSquare(RMS) –Statisticalmeasureofthemagnitudeofavaryingquantity.
Rover– AmobileGNSSreceiveranddatacollectorusedfordetermininglocationinthefield.
S
SatelliteͲBasedAugmentationSystems(SBAS)–
Complementsexistingglobal navigation systems.SBAStransmitsdifferential
correctionsandmessagesfornavigationsatellitesthatarewithinsightofanetworkorreferencestationsinawidearea,such
asacontinent.
StaticSurvey– Typicallyusesanetworkormultiplebaselineapproachforpositioning.Thismethodprovidesthehighest
accuracyandrequiresthelongestobservationtimes.
T
TopconReceiverUtility(TRU)–
Hardwareconfigurationsoftwareforreceiversandperipheraldevices.TRUisincludedonthe
GPS+SoftwareCDthataccompaniedyourreceiver.
U