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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.
Pocket‐3D– FieldcontrollersoftwarebyTopcon thatsupportsbothGNSSandTS.
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Real‐TimeKinematic(RTK)– Aprecisemethodofreal‐time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.
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Satellite‐Based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.
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