Airace Geo Studio

Airace Geo Studio

Installation Instructions

1. Download the installation file "Airace Geo Studio Setup.exe" from the official Airace website.
2. Execute the "Airace Geo Studio Setup.exe" file by double-clicking it to initiate the application installation.
3. The installation process will commence automatically. Please wait for its completion.
4. Launch the Airace Geo Studio application from your desktop to begin using it.

Please ensure that your computer meets the specified minimum system requirements before proceeding with the installation.

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit or higher
• Processor: Intel/AMD CPU with a minimum of 4 cores for optimal performance
• RAM: 4GB or more for optimal performance
• Internet Connection: Stable and active

How to Use

Start the "Airace Geo Studio.exe" application from your desktop. The application encompasses five main features, as illustrated in the provided screenshot:

• Convert to RINEX
• Static
• Kinematic Processing
• Network Baseline
• Drone Data

Convert to RINEX

1. This option facilitates the conversion of raw survey files (in .ubx format) generated by the Airace One mobile app into Rinex files, which are suitable for subsequent data post-processing.
2. Select the ‘Convert to RINEX’ option in the Airace Geo Studio and then click on the file selection area below it.
3. A file selection dialog box will open. Select the raw file and click Open.
4. The raw file will get loaded in the Airace Geo Studio Software. Now click on the settings icon to change the settings.
5. After clicking the settings icon, the following settings page will open as shown in the screenshot.
6. In settings, you can choose where to save the output file by selecting the selected folder option and browse to the directory where you want to save the output file. By default, the output file will be saved in the directory of the input folder.
7. You can also select logs duration to and from time and interval between the readings, Rinex version, marker name, satellites, etc. By default, the optimal settings are already selected for you. Make sure to add a Marker Name for the raw file and click on Save button when done.
8. Once the desired settings are saved, click on Submit button to start Rinex Conversion.
9. The Airace Geo Studio Software will process the raw file and generate Rinex files: (.obs) and (.nav) files. These two files will be used for post-processing the survey data.

1. Static processing is used for long observation of a point. Whenever we need to get highly accurate coordinates of a point, we use static processing for it.
2. For static processing, we will have one base raw file and a rover raw file. First, we will convert both base and rover raw files to observation and navigation files (.obs and .nav) using the ‘Convert to RINEX’ option.
3. Once we have observation and navigation files of both the base and rover, then we will select the Static option in Airace Geo Studio and it will have three file inputs.
4. In the first file input, select Rover’s observation (.obs) file.
5. In the second file input, select the base’s observation (.obs) file. When you have selected the base observation file, a new option will be presented for you for entering the known base point. By default, it will be Rinex Header position but if you have a base known point you can select to enter it in one of the following formats:
   • Latitude, Longitude, Ellipsoidal Height (in degree decimal format)
   • Latitude, Longitude, Ellipsoidal Height (in degree minute seconds format)
   • Easting, Northing, Zone, Ortho Height (egm96 and egm08_5 models are supported)
6. In the third file input, select the base’s navigation (.nav) file.
7. You can view the raw position of the base and rover in the map shown.
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8. After adding all three files, either click on Submit button to process the static processing with default settings or click on the settings icon to open settings.
9. You can set the output file name and its directory in the settings menu. Also, you can filter the data using log duration and interval.
10. There are more settings options such as use base observations, Filter type, Elevation mask, Output Height, SNR mask, Satellites, Integer Ambiguity Resolution, Solution format, Time Format, Rover/Base Antenna Height, Lat Lng Format, Debug trace, etc. which you can customize as per your needs.
11. If you have selected the output height from ellipsoidal to geodetic then there will be a new option to select the Geoid Model. Airace Geo Studio has two supported Geoid Models: Internal, egm96, and egm08_2.5.
12. After you have selected the correct settings, click the Save button at the bottom to save the settings.
13. Click on Submit button to start Static Processing.
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14. Once the processing is completed, the map will get updated with the coordinates of the point and you can click on the point to get more details about the point.
15. The software will generate CSV, PDF, SHP, DXF, and KML files once the processing is completed. You can click on the respective download button to download each type of file as per your needs.

Kinematic Processing

1. Kinematic Processing is used to get accurate coordinates of all rover observation points in a survey. For this, we will have a rover observation and navigation file and a base observation file.
2. Select Kinematic Processing in Airace Geo Studio and in the Kinematic Convert section select the respective base/rover observation and navigation file. After adding the base observation file you will get options to add the known base point as it was in Static processing.
3. Press Submit button or if you want to change the settings then press on settings icon.
4. The settings are similar as it was in Static processing. Change settings as per your requirement then click on the Save button to save the settings.
5. Once the Kinematic post-processing is complete it will generate a position file (.pos). By default, the (.pos) file will get automatically selected in the Timing Filter section.
6. Position of all points in the pos file will be shown in the App when (.pos) file is added whether automatically or manually.
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7. Now once the (.pos) file is added, add the CSV file that you have exported from the Airace One Mobile App.
8. After adding both files, select the geoid Model from the drop-down menu and then click on Connect Points button to start the process.
9. When the process is completed, the map will get updated with all the processed points. Click on any point to get the details about it.
10. The software will generate CSV, PDF, SHP, DXF, and KML files once the processing is completed. You can click on the respective download button to download each type of file as per your needs.
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