Viavi Solutions Inc.

Matthew Lamb

Scott Roy Pettygrove

In addition to GNSS antennas, other azimuth measurement components such as magnetometers may be provided on antenna alignment devices. The GNSS based azimuth may then be compared against the azimuth measured by the other components and the difference (i.e., the delta) may be calculated. Using the calculated delta and or observing the delta over time, a quality metric is calculated. For example, a lower delta may correspond to a higher quality metric and the higher delta may correspond to a lower quality metric. The quality metric may then be displayed alongside the GNSS based azimuth. The quality metric may then be used by a technician to determine the level of trust (or confidence level) of the GNSS based azimuth.

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Matthew Lamb