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How to Check if the Ranging Pole is Normal with Oscar Receiver and Nuwa App?

As we all know, RTK positioning accuracy can reach the centimeter level. If we want to get accurate results, we should make sure to eliminate systemic errors, especially the error caused by the ranging pole. If we were in the field and got inaccurate results, it is likely to be a problem with the ranging pole. Maybe the pole is bent, or the leveling bubble needs to be calibrated. There is a simple way to check whether the ranging pole is normal with Oscar receiver and Nuwa app in the field.

1. Mount the Oscar to the pole, configure it to Rover mode, and get a Fixed solution in Nuwa.
2. Measure a point in "Survey" interface of Nuwa, then keep the pole tip at that point, rotate 90 degrees and measure it again. Repeat three times to get four points in "Point" of Nuwa.
3. Compare the location of the four points in the "Survey" interface. If they're randomly distributed, and the distance between the two of them is around 2 cm, it means the pole is normal. If they are very regularly distributed and the distance between them is too large, please measure four times again for confirmation. If the situation keeps the same, there may be something wrong with the ranging pole, better change to a good one.

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