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0 pointsbradknowles3y ago0 comments

I can see the value of recording the raw data at the time and then applying the corrections after the fact. I'm sure there are applications for that mode of operations.

But for the ground surveying and ground control RTK equipment I've been looking at, you do want to apply those corrections in real time. For example, if you're controlling a tractor that is pulling a lot of heavy equipment through a field of crops, and you want to make sure you line up correctly on the product being farmed (e.g., corn), you want to make sure that your tractor goes exactly where you want it to go, and in real time.

In my mind, that's what Real Time Kinetics is all about.

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defrost3y ago· 1 in thread

Heh - I came back to correct myself, I completely forgot about ground surveyors hammering in pins | monuments - they want the real time corrections as they go for that task.

But yeah, real time control of moving vehicles is exactly where you want transmitted corrections - it originated with military requirements to correct in real time as interceptors close in on targets and today (like yourself?) I use it in the agricultural domain for tractors and drones.

bradknowlesOP3y ago

It occurs to me that if you're just passively looking at the data that is collected, then collecting that data and correcting it afterwards may well be the best approach.

But if you're taking actions that might result in changing the thing or the space you're surveying (like putting in markers, or controlling heavy equipment, or directing the application of military force), then that's where you will most likely want to have those real time corrections.

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