DRONE RTK, ANYWHERE — IN THREE STEPS

Before you start

• UAV Mate charged and powered on — green LED is lit.
• A phone, tablet, or laptop to open the console.
• For base setup: your drone and its controller. For GCP work: a survey pole.
• A clear view of the sky.

Set up & placement

• Choose open sky with a clear 360° view. Keep away from buildings, trees, vehicles, and metal/reflective surfaces (multipath).
• Mount on a stable, level tripod. Once the base has fixed, do not move it.
• Set up within Wi‑Fi range of the drone's remote controller — the controller joins UAV Mate's Wi‑Fi and relays the corrections up to the drone.

• Hold the pole vertical over the mark — the built‑in electronic bubble helps you level it.
• Work in the open; avoid tree canopy and tight spots beside walls.

Connect & sign in

1. On your phone/tablet, join UAV Mate's Wi‑Fi: UAV MATE‑<SN> (<SN> = your unit's serial number, on the device label). The hotspot is open — no password.
2. Open a browser to http://192.168.2.1:8080.
3. At the Device console login screen, sign in — default password uavmate.
4. The console opens on the Base Station tab. Two tabs — Base Station and GCP Collection — cover the whole workflow; the gear icon opens Device settings.

Set up a PPP base station

Keep PPP (Self‑converge) selected — the default; no known point and no internet are needed. To use a surveyed mark instead, choose Known point and enter its coordinates. Then tap Start base station.

Keep the unit still. The status card walks through Place → Converge → Broadcast with live progress. Convergence typically takes 6–8 minutes under open sky — a good window to set up your drone.

Broadcasting starts automatically once converged — the base sends RTCM corrections over its private Wi‑Fi, and static RINEX logging runs alongside. The fixed base position appears below the status card (ITRF2020, current epoch; typ. H 1.5 cm / V 3.0 cm) — Copy it or write it down for your flight‑planning software.

Connect the drone's controller

The corrections reach the drone through its controller, not the drone directly:

1. On the drone controller, join UAV Mate's Wi‑Fi (UAV MATE‑<SN>).
2. In the flight app, open NTRIP / RTK and enter:

3. Connect and confirm the drone shows RTK Fix. You're ready to fly.

Collect ground control points

L‑Band PPP (no base needed) · CORS — your NTRIP account over 4G (SIM required) · Radio — from an external base. Then tap Apply & Start Rover.

Enter a Point ID and the antenna height (ground mark to antenna reference — stored heights are reduced automatically). When the status shows Fixed, put the pole tip on the mark and tap Collect point — 5 s. Hold the pole steady for the 5‑second occupation.

Repeat for each point, review the Collected points list, then Export CSV.

Read the LEDs

Solution status — at a glance