ThankyouandWelcometoFPRNRealTimeConnectionandSupport.

WewillbediscussingthebestpracticesforselectingaFPRNproduct,PlannedNetwork
Improvements,andSupportOptions.
AfewthingshavetobeconsideredbeforedecidingwhattypeofFPRNproductyouwishto
use.
IntendedUse
SensorLanguage
Protocol
TypeofNetworkSolution
FPRNProducts
And
IfyouchooseSingleBaselinewillyouusezoning
Beforewegetstartedwiththedecisionmakingletstalkaboutaveryimportantnumber.

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ThatnumberistheEndUserIPAddress.
Thisnumberisconstantandwillnotchange,atleastuntilwemigratetheFPRNservers,
whichwewilltalkaboutlater.
TheIPaddressistheprimaryconnectionforreceivingRealTimeData.
TheportnumberindicatestheFPRNProducttype.
Forexampleausermayconnectto74.174.224.205:5401withamountpointofVRSRTCM3
ThisisaconnectionforperformingtopographyusingtheRadioTechnicalCommissionfor
MaritimeService(RTCM)version3.1,anautomaticVirtualReferenceSystem(VRS)Network
Solution.

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Whatwouldbethebestpracticeforlocatingcontrol?
Useanetworksolution?
Or
Useasinglebaselinesolution?
Controlshouldbelocatedusingsinglebaselinefrommultiplestationsandmultiplesatellite
constellations.
Iwouldlocatethecontrolbytakingmultiplereadings,atleast5,frommultiplestations,at
least4,usingmultiplesatelliteconstellations,atleast2.Givingatotalof40readingsat
eachcontrolpoint.Thiswouldrequireeachpointtobevisitedtwice.

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Ifyouaretryingtoreach95%confidencelevelforClassB,8mm(0.026ft),upto5%of
measurementscanbeexcludedifgreaterthan.026ft.fromaverage.

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Whatwouldbethebestproductforperformingtopography?
Useanetworksolution?
Or
Useasinglebaselinesolution?
Actuallythisisatrickquestion.
Thetypeofproductwoulddependontheproximitytothereferencestation.
IfyourentireprojectisclosetoareferencestationIwouldusesinglebaseline.
IfyourprojectliesinbetweenreferencestationsthenIwoulduseanetworksolution.
TypicalNetworkSolutionsproduceresultsof:

12cm(0.03to0.07ft)Horizontal
23cm(0.07to0.10ft)Vertical
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TheThreecommonlanguagesare:
RadioTechnicalCommissionforMaritimeServices(RTCM2.x)
CompactMeasurementRecord(CMRorCMR+)
AndRTCM3.x
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AllareusedforRealTimeKinematic(RTK)
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AllincludeNetworkRTK(NRTK)
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BothRTCMformatsincludeGlonass Data

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RTCM2.xisidealforlegacysensors.
CMR+wasdevelopedbyTrimble
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ItonlyincludesGNSSdata
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ItismoreefficientthanRTCM2.x
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HowevertheGlonass extensionisstillproprietary
IsmoreefficientthanRTCM2.xand
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HasalowerbandwidththanCMR+
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NowletstalkaboutProtocols.
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ThetwoprimaryFPRNprotocolsareNetworkTransmissionofRTCMoverInternetProtocol
(NTRIP)andTransmissionControlProtocol/InternetProtocol(TCP/IP).
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NTRIPallowstheFPRNtoincludemultipleproductsunderoneIPport.
ForexampleIP74.174.224.205:5408transmitstheMAXnetworksolutioninRTCM2.x,
RTCM3.x,Topcon,andLeicaProprietaryLanguages.Theendusersimplyhastochoosethe
appropriatelanguagemountpoint.
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WhileTCP/IPconfinestheFPRNtooneproductperIPport.
ForexampleIP74.174.224.205:5284transmitstheMAXnetworksolutionintheRTCM2.x
language,

WhileIP74.174.224.205:5291transmitstheMAXnetworksolutionintheRTCM3.x
language,and
IP74.174.224.205:5297transmitstheMAXnetworksolutionintheLeicaProprietary
language.
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TheMasterAuxiliaryConcept(MACorMAX)isanetworksolutiondevelopedbyLeica.
MAX worksbycreatinganetworkanddenotingoneofthereferencestationswithinthe
networkasamasterstationandtheremainingstationsasAuxiliarystations.Then
transmitstheobservationsforthemasterandcorrectiondifferencesfortheauxiliariesto
therover.
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TheVirtualReferenceSystemisanetworksolutiondevelopedbyTrimble.
VRSworkscreatingaphantom referencestationattheoriginalbroadcastlocationofthe
rover.Thentransmitstheobservationsforthephantomreferencestationtotherover.
Whatnetworksolutiondoyouthinkwouldbetheeasiesttorepeat?
Witheithernetworksolutionwhatwouldtheenduserneedtodowhencollecting
topographicdataonaprojectthatspansseveralmiles?
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NowletstalkaboutFPRNProducts.
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TheSingleBaselineproductcomesinthreeprotocols,
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AutomaticNearestwhichisbasedonlocation
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NTRIPzonewhichusesthezonemapand
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Manualwhichrequirespreprogrammingofthesensorortheusertocarryalist.
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TheMaxNetworksolutionalsocomesintwoprotocols,NTRIP(withiMAX forLegacy
Sensors)andTCP/IP(alsohavingiMAX forLegacySensors).

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TheVRSNetworksolutionalsocomesinbothNTRIPandTCP/IPprotocols.
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ThesezonesareusedintheNTRIPprotocolwhenusingthesinglebaselinesolution.
Forexampletheenduserisusingthesingle baselinesolutionforlocatingcontrolona
project.
TheuserentersIPaddress74.174.224.205:5451forZone5,thenselectsmountpoints
DLND,SNFD,LEES,ORL1,andHULKandrecordsfiveobservationsfromeachmountpoint.
Theuserreturnsthepointafterthesatelliteconstellationchangessignificantlyandrepeats
theprocess.Thiswouldgive50observationsforthecontrolpoint.

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AsyoumayormaynotknowtheFPRNwascreatedovertenyearsagowhenmostofthe
internetconnectionsweredialup.Nowthattheprimaryinternetconnectionisdigitalwe
areintheprocessofconvertingthereferencestations.
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WeareinthemiddleofmigratingtheFPRNserverstoaSharedResourceCenter.Thistakes
thedaytodayoperationoftheFPRNserversoutofthehandsoftheFDOTandallowsusto
concentrateonserviceandsupport.
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WeareplanningonupgradingalltheFDOTcontrolledreferencestationstoantennasand
sensorsthatsupportGlonass andareeasilyupgradabletosupportothersatellite
constellationswhentheybecomeavailable.
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InthefuturewewillbedoingaStatewidecoordinateconversiontobringtheFPRNonto
theNationalSpatialRefernce System(NSRS).
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WehavebeenlookingintoStationdensificationinordertoeliminategapsincoverage.
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Andfinally letstalkaboutsupport.
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ThefirstlineofsupportistheFPRNwebpagelocatedatwww.myfloridagps.com.Onthe
siteyouwillfindanswerstocommonlyaskedquestionsandtutorialsforequipmentsetup.
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Second,ifyouarehavingproblemsthatarenotansweredbytheFAQorthetutorials,
pleasesendandemailtothesupportdesk.
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If noneoftheabovehelpyououtpleasedonothesitatetocallmyselforScottHarper.
Thankyou.

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