GNSS Reliability Guide
Understanding how space weather affects positioning, RTK, and survey operations
GNSS & Space Weather Basics
- How Space Weather Affects GPS Solar activity disrupts the ionosphere, degrading satellite signal accuracy and availability.
- Solar Flares vs Geomagnetic Storms Two distinct phenomena with different timelines, causes, and impacts on GNSS receivers. Coming soon
- What Is Ionospheric Delay? How charged particles in the ionosphere bend and slow satellite signals, introducing positioning errors. Coming soon
For Drone Pilots
- When Should Drone Pilots Cancel Missions? Kp thresholds, risk indicators, and decision criteria for go/no-go flight planning. Coming soon
- Why RTK Drops to FLOAT Ionospheric scintillation and signal interference cause ambiguity resolution failures in real time.
For Surveyors
- How Space Weather Ruins GNSS Surveys When ionospheric conditions degrade beyond correction model limits, survey accuracy collapses. Coming soon
- OPUS & PPP Failures Explained Post-processing solutions like OPUS and PPP rely on ionospheric models that break during storms. Coming soon