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Remembering all fixes for verification

July 23, 2020  - By
Helping the guard: For the Kentucky Air National Guard, Sibole surveyed for paint lines on the taxiway for C-130 aircraft. (Photo: Matt Sibole)
Helping the guard: For the Kentucky Air National Guard, Sibole surveyed for paint lines on the taxiway for C-130 aircraft. (Photo: Matt Sibole)
Helping the guard: For the Kentucky Air National Guard, Sibole surveyed for paint lines on the taxiway for C-130 aircraft. (Photo: Matt Sibole)

Helping the guard: For the Kentucky Air National Guard, Sibole surveyed for paint lines on the taxiway for C-130 aircraft. (Photo: Matt Sibole)

Like Adam Plumley, Matt Sibole is also a solo surveyor and a Javad GNSS advocate. Based in Kentucky, Sibole tackles up to 140 jobs a year, which he would be unable to do using only a total station or a robotic station. Instead, he relies on the accuracy of GNSS.

He particularly relies on J-Field, the Javad GNSS data-collection software. When using the software’s “Boundary Profile” feature, he can get a fix, then re-initialize and get another fix that he can then compare in real time to the previous fix.

“J-Field keeps all fixes in memory to compare to each other, until you get a group of fixes that agree with each other to verify which fix is the correct fix,” Sibole explained. “We all know that a fix is not necessarily the ‘right’ fix. Javad’s J-Field program will give the user the confidence to know in real time that the shot is correct.”

“J-Field also has a relative accuracy calculator built in to verify that I meet minimum standards in the field before I leave the site,” Sibole said.

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About the Author: Tracy Cozzens

Tracy Cozzens has been with GPS World magazine in varying capacities since 2006, wearing many hats during her tenure. She has worked in government, for non-profits, and in corporate communications, editing a variety of publications for audiences ranging from federal government contractors to teachers.