Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-26 Thread Tim Waters (chippy)
On 8/25/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Just to give a hint at what is possible, the company I work for flagship receiver (L1/L2 dual frequency) can achieve sub-cm accuracy for static observations when tied into a nearby reference station (or other receiver).

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-26 Thread Jeffrey Martin
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Tim Waters (chippy) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/25/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Just to give a hint at what is possible, the company I work for flagship receiver (L1/L2 dual frequency) can achieve sub-cm accuracy for static

[OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Ian Dees
Hi list, Has anyone out there had any experience with the high-precision GPS survey equipment? While poking around on eBay yesterday I ran into some sub-meter and sub-decimeter precision GPS equipment. It was extremely expensive (USD$5000 - 15000), but it would be fun to try borrowing one of

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread simon
Hi Ian, How much precision do you want/need? And apart from the fun of it, does it actually benefit OSM going to these lengths? If you were in Alberta I might be able to get some 'test time' on a couple of dual frequency units Mungewell. PS. Some of the Garmin units can be put into a 'test'

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Ian Dees
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ian, How much precision do you want/need? And apart from the fun of it, does it actually benefit OSM going to these lengths? If you were in Alberta I might be able to get some 'test time' on a couple of dual frequency units

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ian, How much precision do you want/need? And apart from the fun of it, does it actually benefit OSM going to these lengths? My fairly accurate Garmin 60CSx is still wildly inaccurate when I position myself at the corner of a

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, My fairly accurate Garmin 60CSx is still wildly inaccurate when I position myself at the corner of a building and try to measure its dimensions since the building and the surrounding blocks most GPS signals. What if you had a very light bluetooth GPS mouse and strapped it to a

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Charlie Echo
+01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne Objet: Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment? On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ian, How much precision do you want/need? And apart from the fun of it, does it actually benefit OSM going

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread bvh
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 05:22:17PM +, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: My fairly accurate Garmin 60CSx is still wildly inaccurate when I position myself at the corner of a building and try to measure its dimensions since the building and the surrounding blocks most GPS signals. So more

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Frederik Ramm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What if you had a very light bluetooth GPS mouse and strapped it to a helium-filled baloon, you know, the toy shop/fun fair variety, then let it slowly ascend tied to a light yarn until you're at the top of the building...

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Alberto Riva
Hi I use normally a EGNOS/WAAS submeter DGPS, often for OSM mapping. :-) My DGPS run really well only in optimal conditions (no satellite obstruction, multipath, etc.), but I observed that the performance in a urban environment is normally lower than a normal bluetooth GPS based on a Sirf III or a

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: Sent: 25 August 2008 6:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: osm Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment? On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ian, How much precision do you want/need? And apart from the fun of it, does

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The way surveyors get around this problem (yes even the best GPS systems cant see around corners) is to take 8 waypoints by sighting down the edge of a building (2 points for each side). You can then draw

Re: [OSM-talk] High-Precision GPS Survey Equipment?

2008-08-25 Thread simon
Hi all, Just to give a hint at what is possible, the company I work for flagship receiver (L1/L2 dual frequency) can achieve sub-cm accuracy for static observations when tied into a nearby reference station (or other receiver). The data is post processes to give the most accurate results.