Articles | Volume 5, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-65-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-65-2016
Research article
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24 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 24 Mar 2016

A new high-precision and low-power GNSS receiver for long-term installations in remote areas

David H. Jones, Carl Robinson, and G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

Abstract. We have developed a new high-precision GNSS receiver specifically designed for long-term unattended deployments in remote areas. The receiver reports its status, and can be reprogrammed remotely, through an integrated satellite data link. It uses less power than commercially available alternatives while being equally, if not more, accurate. Data are saved locally on dual SD card slots for increased reliability. Deployments of a number of those receivers in several different locations on the Antarctic ice sheet have shown them to be robust and able to operate flawlessly at low temperatures down to −40 °C.

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Short summary
Long-term records from high-precision GPS receivers are essential for studying geophysical movement. Existing, commercially available, precision GPS receivers are not intended for long-term, autonomous deployment. We have designed a GPS receiver that is better suited for this application. In this paper, we discuss the receiver design and compare its performance with that of some of the commercially available receivers.