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c/equipment•Posted byu/uma_geomatics•24 days ago

Recommendations for a survey-grade GNSS receiver under $10k?

Need a standalone GNSS receiver for GCP work. Currently borrowing our total station crew's Trimble R10 but they need it back. Looking for something that can do RTK via NTRIP and static observations.

Budget is around $8-10k. Don't need a full robotic total station, just something for establishing control and checking drone accuracy.

What are people using in this price range?

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R Martin PLS•24 days ago

Emlid Reach RS3 is $6k and punches way above its weight. Multi-constellation, multi-frequency, built-in NTRIP client. Not quite Trimble quality but for GCP work it's excellent.

We use two of them as rovers alongside our Trimble for larger projects.

Gary Bowman•24 days ago

Look at the CHC i93. Around $8k, full multi-freq receiver, solid RTK performance. Less known brand but the hardware is legit. Many Chinese manufacturers are selling Trimble-quality receivers now at half the price.

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