Current Limitations and Prospects for Smartphone GNSS Precise Positioning

Sunil Bisnath and John Aggrey

Peer Reviewed

Abstract: Over the past few years, a myriad of journal and conference papers have been written about the topic of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) smartphone precision positioning – the “what” and “how”. However, very little has been written about why? This paper explores this issue by addressing the following questions. For context, briefly: What is the current state of GNSS smartphone measurement quality? And what is the current state of GNSS Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Precise Point Positioning (PPP) precise positioning with smartphone measurements? To the core of the contribution: Do we need “precise positioning with smartphones”? What specific applications will benefit from / be enabled by improved positioning and why? What specific improvements are needed to meet these requirements and are they attainable? This analysis helps bring into focus the prospects of precise positioning with smartphones for consideration and research.
Published in: Proceedings of the 2024 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation
January 23 - 25, 2024
Hyatt Regency Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Pages: 1 - 24
Cite this article: Bisnath, Sunil, Aggrey, John, "Current Limitations and Prospects for Smartphone GNSS Precise Positioning," Proceedings of the 2024 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Long Beach, California, January 2024, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.33012/2024.19560
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