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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Applicant:
Kendall Ferguson, Stafford, VA (US);
Inventor:
Kendall Ferguson, Stafford, VA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/20 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reference station integrity monitoring, network Real Time Kinematic (RTK) information is accessed for a location associated with a GNSS reference station. At least one aspect of GNSS information local to the location of the GNSS reference station is compared with a corresponding aspect of the network RTK information. The results of the comparing are monitored for indication of occurrence of compromise to operational integrity of the GNSS reference station.