Gunnar Hillert

Gunnar Hillert

Java Champion, full-stack Spring + Angular aficionado & 2019 Kona IRONMAN Finisher.

High-Precision GPS Positioning for Spring Developers

You have GPS tracking requirements in areas such as autonomous vehicles, robotics or precision farming, but realize that phones are not accurate enough. You also wish Google Maps and OpenStreetMap had a way higher zoom level. What are your options?

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Presentation slides cover

In September, I was presenting at SpringOne 2020 on the subject of high-precision GPS for Spring Developers. It was the culmination of several months of research, development and just fun geeking out for a topic that I deeply care about. Below, please find find all the relevant artifacts, such as video recording, slide-deck and links to the demo code.

Building your own GNSS receiver (Part List)

In this blog post I am listing the parts that I have been using to build a high-precision GNSS receiver.

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Base Station & Rover

Over the past couple of weeks and months I have been evaluating and building a somewhat affordable high precision GNSS solution to achieve centimeter-level accuracy in order to track the collection of plants in my garden. I am not going much deeper into the functional aspects of the project. For that please refer to my recent presentation slides from SpringOne 2020. But I will provide a list of parts that I used to build the project.

Ardusimple Simple Rtk2b Bluetooth

How to make Bluetooth work on a Ardusimple simpleRTK2B with the Long Range Starter Kit.

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When you need high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) support, one of the best economical choices is the Ardusimple simpleRTK2B. I am using the Long Range Starter Kit that consists of a base station and a rover. By using 2 simpleRTK2B boards that communicate with each other, I am able to take advantage of Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning which gives me centimeter accuracy. The simpleRTK2B has a convenient connector for Xbee radio modules which in my case is used for the…

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