A Field Calibration Solution to Achieve High-Grade-Level Performance for Low-Cost Dual-Frequency GNSS Receiver and Antennas

Low-cost dual-frequency receivers and antennas have created opportunities for a wide range of new applications, in regions and disciplines where traditional GNSS equipment is unaffordable. However, the major drawback of using low-cost antenna equipment is that antenna phase patterns are typically poorly defined. Therefore, the noise in...

Experimental Evaluation of Smartphone Accelerometer and Low-Cost Dual Frequency GNSS Sensors for Deformation Monitoring

Smartphone accelerometers and low-cost Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) equipment have faced rapid and important advancement, opening a new door to deformation monitoring applications such as landslide, plate tectonics and structural health monitoring (SHM). The precision potential and operational feasibility of the equipment play an...

Community mapped elevation through a low-cost, dual-frequency GNSS receiver: A performance study in Delft (the Netherlands) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Heavy rainfall, combined with expanding (unplanned) urban settlements in flood prone areas, expose Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) to the risks of flooding. The urbanisation is so rapid in many areas that it is not beneficial to carry out expensive surveys which are quickly out of date. The work carried out by community-mapping project Dar Ramani Huria...