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Orbit & Clock Corrections

The GDGPS System provides 1 Hz corrections to the GNSS spacecraft position (X, Y, Z coordinates), and clock state in the broadcast ephemerides. Differential corrections are available for the following constellations: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, and QZSS. They are globally and uniformly valid - just like the broadcast ephemerides.

Adding the corrections to the broadcast ephemerides gives the precise orbit and clock state of the spacecraft, typically accurate to better than 20 cm 3D RMS. In fact, we derive the orbit and clock corrections by subtracting the broadcast ephemeris from our precise real-time orbit and clock solution product.

The corrections for the GNSS satellites are available as in a variety of streaming data formats, including a compact JPL format, and the RTCM Space State Representation (SSR) format.

The correction message includes velocities of the orbital corrections, enabling the user to propagate the corrections into the future, and be resilient to short data outages.

Look at our live performance monitor to see real-time point-positioning carried out, utilizing our correction data stream.

The following table summarizes the key attributes of this product. It applies to all medium Earth altitude GNSS satellites. Geosynchronous, and inclined geosynchronous satellites (in the BeiDou and QZSS Systems) are somehwat worse.

AttributePerformance
Accuracy
     Orbits
     Clocks
     URE
 
< 20 cm 3D RMS
< 20 cm RMS (after de-biasing and de-trending)
< 10 cm RMS
Latency 4-6 seconds
Format Proprietary binary or RTCM SSR
Frequency
     Orbits
     Clocks
 
60 seconds
1 second
Access mode UDP (recommended) or TCP

Real-time GNSS
Products & Services
Precise, Global, Reliable
- Embedded Autonomous Ephemeris Prediction (AEP) software
- Orbit & Clock Corrections
- Orbit & Clock States
- Broadcast Ephemeris & Almanac
- Complete 50 bps Navigation Message
- Global Ionospheric (TEC) Maps
- Raw Measurements
- Predicted Orbit & Clock States
- Integrity & Performance Monitoring
- Global Virtual Reference Network
- Assisted GNSS Data
- GLONASS corrections, orbit and clocks

- Automatic Precise Positioning Service
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