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User Guide
Post-processing Software ---Compass solution

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Contents
About this User Guide ........................................................................................... 1

DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................ 1

Technical Assistance ............................................................................................ 1

Your Comments .................................................................................................... 1

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 2

1.1 Installation ................................................................................................... 2

1.2 User interface .............................................................................................. 2

1.2.1 Menu Bar ............................................................................................... 3

1.2.2 Navigation Pane .................................................................................... 3

1.3 Workflow ...................................................................................................... 4

2. Project management ......................................................................................... 5

2.1 Create a new project.................................................................................... 5

2.2 Import raw observation files ......................................................................... 8

2.3 Constraint known points .............................................................................. 8

3. Baseline processing .......................................................................................... 9

3.1 Static baseline processing ........................................................................... 9

3.1.1 Map View............................................................................................... 9

3.1.2 Baseline Process Settings ................................................................... 10

3.1.3 Static Baseline process ....................................................................... 11

3.1.4 Network Adjustment ............................................................................ 13

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3.2 PPK (Post-Processing Kinematic) ............................................................. 13

3.2.1 Dynamic baseline processing .............................................................. 14

3.2.1 Map View............................................................................................. 15

4. Export the report ............................................................................................. 16

4.1 Static Report .............................................................................................. 16

4.2 PPK Report................................................................................................ 17

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About this User Guide

Thank you for choosing our Post-processing Software - Compass Solution. This User
Guide provides a introduction of software installation, project management, data
processing and reporting. It can help you to get familiarized with its interface and start
your project effectively.

DISCLAIMER
Please read this software disclaimer carefully before installing Compass Solution.
(1) Compass Solution software is an intelligent post-processing software owned by
ComNav Technology Ltd.
(2) ComNav declares that software has been intensively tested, but we make no
warranty that it is compatible with all software or hardware systems, or error-free. We
are not responsible for any damages, liability or injuries caused by any failure of
software performance.
BY INSTALLING Compass Solution SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO ALL TERMS
LISTED ABOVE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS, PLEASE UNINSTALL IT
IMMEDIATELY.

Technical Assistance
If you have any question and cant find the answer that you need in this manual,
please contact your local dealer from which you purchased the M300Pro. Alternatively,
please request technical support using the ComNav website at:www.comnavtech.com
or technical support email:support@comnavtech.com.

Your Comments
Your feedback about Compass solution software and this User Guide, or other
ComNav products will help us to improve with future revisions. Please email your
comments to: support@comnavtech.com.

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1. Introduction

Compass Solution software is post-processing software designed to process

and analyze raw GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data, obtaining
high accuracy positioning solution. It can support most of the GNSS satellite
constellations (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou/Compass), and main
functions are shown below:
1) Process GNSS observation data in RINEX and ComNav formats.
2) Supports differential post-processing in static and kinematic modes.
3) Network adjustment of all processed baseline vectors.
4) Output analysis reports in various formats (web format, DXF, TXT, KML).

1.1 Installation

Double-click on compass setup.exe, choose install path to install the software.

Please make sure that the main program, dongle and C++2012 are installed
completely.

The operation system should be at least or better than:

Windows 2000
CPU: core 2.0GHz;
Internal memory > 1G, HD>80 G;
Screen resolution: 1280*1024.

1.2 User interface

This section describes the user interface and main menus of Compass
Solution software.
Menu Bar: contains all functional menus.
Standard Toolbar: quick access the frequently used functions, including
import observation files, baseline processing, network adjustment
View Area: the main display window.
Navigation Pane: navigate to different views of your raw and processed
GNSS data.
Float window: shows the information of raw or processed data, go to menu
Bar -> View -> property to active float window.
Message box: contains the output message, timelines and quality of
observation.

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Menu Bar
Standard Toolbar

View Area

window
Float
Navigation Pane

Message Box

1.2.1 Menu Bar

The menu bar includes File, Edit, GNSS, Processor, Adjustment, Report, Tools,
View, Window and Help. The main functions of each menu are described
below:

File: open, save and close the project

Edit: undo, delete the selected items, replace path and property of
observation sites
GNSS:GPS, Compass(Beidou) and GLONASS
Processor: process all or selected baselines, baseline settings
Adjustment: check observation files, check Network, search Errors,
adjustment setup and run adjustment
Report: output analysis report in various formats, including web format,
DXF, TXT, KML
Tools: Datum manager, the 7-parameters, coordinate convert, GNSS
antenna
View: standard, output, property and customize
Window: switch map, observation and report windows
Help: Help and about compass solution.

1.2.2 Navigation Pane

It contains five tabs: compass list, observation, dynamic baseline, static

baseline and station.
Compass list: Map view of baseline (static baseline), and route of PPK will

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be shown after dynamic baseline processing.

Observation: shows the detailed information of observation files.
Dynamic baseline: dynamic baseline list
Static baseline: static baseline list
Station: the station marker list

To change the display in the main view area, you should firstly click 1

navigation Pane, then select the particular display items in area, the
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selected items will be shown in the View area.

1.3 Workflow

The diagram below shows the workflow of Compass solution software, which
gives you a clear view of baseline processing.

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2. Project management

In this chapter you will learn to create a new project, import raw data files and
add coordinate constraints.

2.1 Create a new project

Firstly, you should install Compass solution software properly, and download
GNSS raw data from the receiver to your PC. Then, run Compass Solution ->
click File -> New Project, then:

1) Choose the folder path

2) Enter a file name

3) Select coordinate System, you can select one from the coordinate system
list (WGS72, WGS84, Xian80, Beijing54 and CGCS2000), or click
coordinate detail to add a local datum system.

Tips: 1) For save path, we recommended that you save the project and GNSS raw
data in the same path, which is easier for project management; 2) To download GNSS
raw data to your PC, please reference to Compass receiver utility User Guide.

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Click Add to define new datum, you can set proper parameters (ellipsoid and
projection) for your new coordinate system; Also Click Modify to edit the
currently coordinate parameters.

Firstly check use

default ellipsoid, select
the proper ellipsoid
from the list, then enter
the Coordinate System
Name.

Enter 3 or 7 parameters if
needed

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Select the proper projection

model, and enter parameters
according to the Project location.

In Geoid Models, check Add

Geoid Modules, click Add Geoid
File to input a Geoid module. Then
click OK to finish datum modify.

Then you can select the coordinate system you built, click OK to active this
datum in the current project.

Tip: the coordinate system and its parameters also can be edited in Tools -> datum
manager.

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2.2 Import raw observation files

1. To import GNSS raw data, click File -> Import in the menu bar. The static
observation file can be imported directly; For PPK and dynamic data, please
check Import Dynamic files.

Tip: Compass solution only can support dynamic raw data in ComNav format.

2. After importing the raw data, click Observation -> select the observation
file in the navigation pane, then right-click on the file name to edit properties,
including station name and antenna information.

2.3 Constraint known points

To ensure all stations within your local grid coordinate system, at least 1 station
should be fixed on a known point. Click station -> properties -> Known Point
to enter coordinate values (check the Constraint).

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Tip: You can get the default coordinate value under current coordinate system by
clicking Default. It should not be a big difference between the default value and the
known value; otherwise, check the coordinate system parameters.

3. Baseline processing

This chapter will introduce how to process GNSS raw data in static and PPK
mode respectively, which helps you to learn about the basic settings in the
software.

3.1 Static baseline processing

In static mode, Compass Solution can directly process baseline vectors of

different sites with simultaneously recorded GNSS raw data. We
recommended that at least 3 receivers observe at the same time to form the
simultaneously loop of baselines.

3.1.1 Map View

The static baseline vector will be automatically formed after importing GNSS
raw data. Go to Compass list -> Map to check the baseline vectors.

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3.1.2 Baseline Process Settings

Before starting static baseline processing, click Processor -> Baseline

setting in the menu bar to set proper processing parameters. The settings are
related to data import rules, observations, troposphere and ionosphere.

Sampling Interval: the data

processing interval, the value should
be greater than the interval used
during recording of the data.

Elevation Mask: the minimum mask

angle to be used. When the data is a
good quality the mask should be
between 10 and 15 degrees.

Min Time (Min.): the minimum

observation period of GNSS raw
data to form the baseline.

Max Distance (km): the maximum

observation distance of GNSS raw
data to form the baseline.

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Select proper correction model for

troposphere and lonosphere.

Weather parameters: Temperature,

Airpressure and Relative.

Allow you to disable satellites

individually so that data from
these satellites will not be part of
the solution.

Compass time offset: default

value is 14.

3.1.3 Static Baseline process

1. After setting the baseline process parameters, click Processor -> Process All.

After all baseline processed, check the quality value (Solution type, Radio and
RMS) and baseline information (dx,dy,dz,ds) shown in the view area. To
acquire a high-accuracy result, also check:
Solution value from Unsolved to Fix
Radio should be smaller than warning value you set (default as 3)
RMS value< 0.00X (millimeter accuracy)
Check: valid
Alternatively, click Adjustment -> Search Loops Errors to check PPM value
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of loop and detailed baseline processing information.

2. If the baseline RMS and Ratio values cannot meet standard requirements,
edit the baseline manually and process it again.
Delete bad observation data in the Timeline window based on the Quality
window. As the below example shown, observation data with a big cycle slip
should be deleted from Timeline window.

Tip: In the Time Line window, selecting the observation means delete the observation
data, right click the selected observation and choose Restore Detected to restore the
deleted observations.

3. Process this baseline again to acquire a better result.

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You can also edit baselines, including:

Delete: delete this baseline from your project, which is not recommended.
Forbidden this baseline: forbid this baseline to be part of the solution, used
only when the baseline without good accuracy.
Using this baseline: allow this baseline to be part of the network
adjustment
Reverse start and end: reverse the direction of baseline vector
Detailed Result: include Fix slip, Fix solution and float solution.

3.1.4 Network Adjustment

In this section, you will carry out a least squares adjustment using the
processed baselines above. Firstly go to Adjustment -> Adjustment setup in
the menu bar.

3D: WGS84 coordinate as control

points

2D: Horizontal adjustment, use local

gird coordinates as control points

Height Fitting: Height adjustment

Tip: we recommend that you apply 2D & Height to adjust baselines.

Then click Adjustment->Run

Adjustment, click OK to complete
adjustment.

3.2 PPK (Post-Processing Kinematic)

For PPK (Post processed Kinematic) mode, it can process trajectories of rover
combined with base station static data. Commonly, set the sampling interval of
base station as 1/s and fix it on the known point (see 2.3 Constraint known
points).The dongle is needed to active the PPK function, make sure the dongle
is connecting to your PC and installed the drive properly.

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3.2.1 Dynamic baseline processing

1. Setting up process parameters for the dynamics baseline, which should be

the same as static baseline processing setting (the sampling interval is 1/s).

2. Right-click on the files name to process this baseline alone. The figure is
shown below:

3. Click Next to finish dynamic baseline processing, you will see the baseline
information, i.e. Epoch Num, Fixed Epoch and Fixed percentage.

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4. Double right click on the Dynamic baseline to check detailed information of

each point.

3.2.1 Map View

After dynamic baseline processing, you can go to Compass list -> Map to
have a look at trajectories of your rover.

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4. Export the report

This chapter will introduce how to export processing reports.

4.1 Static Report

Go to Report in the main menu bar, you can output a network adjustment
report in web format. It contains five parts: project property, coordinate system,
baseline, 3D non-constraint adjustment and 3D constraint adjustment, which
help you to check the result of baselines and adjustments.

The most important parameter you

should check is X square check, if it
shows fail, copy the value of reference
factor to Adjustment -> Adjustment
Setup -> Free adjustment, then run
adjustment again.

Tip: the X square check parameter is meaningful for triangle network adjustment. For
single baseline processing, you only need to check parameters, i.e. Solution, Ratio
and RMS.

Other report formats can be exported, including brief report, DXF and KML. In
the end, click File -> Save to save your project.

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4.2 PPK Report

1. Double right-click on this baseline to check the detailed information

2. In the detailed information pageright click to select Filter -> Export format,
Solve style -> OK to set the report format.

Export format:
Latitude/longitude: export the report in WGS84 coordinate system
Projection: export the report in local grid coordinate system.
Relative 2D: Horizontal distance relative to base station
Relative distance: 3D distance relative to base station
Solve style: Filter the processing results, commonly choose Fixed carrier phase
(centimeter accuracy).

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3. Output report, PPK report or KML format, we recommend to save the report
in **.csv format, which makes it easier to analyze post-processing result. And
the KML allows you to save files in the format accepted by Google Earth

4. After exporting the report, go to the main menu bar -> File -> Save, save the
project.

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