INTEGRATIONS

RTK Integrations: Compatible Apps and Field Setups

Kalmix receivers bring RTK positioning into compatible Android apps and real field workflows. Find the software path and setup for agriculture, surveying, robotics, automotive, or UAV work.

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SOFTWARE

Compatible Android apps for Kalmix RTK receivers

SCOUT PRO and SCOUT provide standard NMEA to Android field apps. What differs between apps is whether the correction client is built in or position is shared through Android Mock Location — and that decides whether you need anything else installed.

Verified means we ran that specific combination — receiver, app version, Android version, and correction path — on our own hardware. It does not guarantee every phone, every OS version, or every feature in the app.

NTRIP Inside The receiver exchanges position and corrections with the field app, and the field app exchanges corrections with the NTRIP caster. The field app connects to the receiver and runs the NTRIP correction client. No separate provider app is required.
Mock Location The receiver exchanges position and corrections with a provider app. The provider app sends position to Android system location, which sends it to the field app. A provider app runs the correction client and shares the corrected position with Android through Mock Location.
NTRIP Inside SW Maps
Verified Guide →
Mock Location Carry Map
Verified
NTRIP Inside Field GNSS
Verified
NTRIP Inside GNSS Master
Verified
Mock Location Google Maps
Verified
NTRIP Inside Lefebure NTRIP Client
Verified
NTRIP Inside Locus GIS
Verified
Mock Location Locus Map
Verified
Mock Location Mapit GIS
Verified
Mock Location Mergin Maps
Verified
Mock Location QField
Verified

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INDUSTRIES

RTK GNSS applications by industry

Choose the field task first. Each industry below shows the positioning job, the system it depends on, and the closest published article, documentation, or product page available today.

Agricultural tractors working in a field for GNSS-guided precision farming operations

RTK GPS for agriculture

Field work depends on repeatable position across steering, sampling, boundary mapping and trial plots. Receiver behavior matters at headland turns, along tree lines and whenever a crew needs to find the same point next season.

Run autosteer with AgOpenGPSSCOUT PRO over USB-C into AgOpenGPS on a Windows tablet, with corrections from a network service or your own base. Eng. Note: AgOpenGPS RTK →
Sample soil on a repeatable gridReturn to the same sampling points season after season, with the receiver on a pole and a handheld app recording each location. Eng. Note: Phone-based RTK →
Map a field boundaryWalk or drive a boundary and record it with coordinates that hold up in farm records. Eng. Note: Field mapping →
Revisit a trial plotFind the same plot twice across a growing season so measurements stay comparable. Eng. Note: Field trials →
Surveyor using a GNSS receiver and tripod for high-precision land surveying and mapping

Surveying and mapping with RTK GNSS

Survey and mapping records need more than a precise-looking coordinate. Each capture should preserve the correction source, reference frame, antenna height and fix status needed to defend or reuse the result.

Collect points and boundariesCollect points, lines and parcel boundaries with attributes, using a Kalmix receiver read directly by the app. Integration: SW Maps setup →
Map assets and utilitiesLog poles, valves, covers and cabinets with position and attributes in one pass. Eng. Note: Phone-based RTK →
Stake out designed positionsSet out designed positions on the ground from saved coordinates. Eng. Note: Coordinate systems →
Route corrections from your own basePublish RTCM from a receiver on a known point through an NTRIP caster instead of subscribing to a correction network. Eng. Note: Inside NTRIP →
Automated yard vehicles moving containers in an industrial port environment

Outdoor robotics integrations

Outdoor robots use RTK as a global position input to the navigation stack. The host also needs the correct update rate, coordinate frame and fix status, plus clear behavior for the seconds when the solution degrades.

Keep a mower on planned linesKeep a mower on planned lines across a lawn or field without a buried boundary wire. Eng. Note: RTK robotics →
Repeat an inspection or patrol routeRepeat the same route and tag each observation with a position that can be found again. Hub: GNSS + IMU/DR →
Position a container handler at a port terminalGive a port or yard vehicle an absolute position for repeatable routes around containers, cranes and covered docks. Eng. Note: Yard RTK evidence →
Choose a GNSS platform for automationCompare GNSS observables, application control, and the path from evaluation to production. Eng. Note: AG3335 platform →
Aerial view of cars and trucks traveling on a divided multi-lane road

RTK GNSS for automotive and off-highway

Automotive and off-highway systems use RTK for road-test comparison, driving-stack input, route control and sensor validation. Useful results depend on stable logging, correction continuity and a clear record of which parts of each run can be trusted.

Validate positioning on a road testLog a full run with Kalmix TRACE, then compare it against a reference trajectory run by run. Product: TRACE →
Feed position to an ADAS or autonomous stackDeliver corrected position and RTK solution status to the driving stack at an output rate the control loop can consume. Eng. Note: NMEA output →
Position haul trucks and off-highway vehiclesKeep mining and quarry vehicles on planned haul routes where the site has no fixed infrastructure. Eng. Note: RTK robotics →
Provide a reference for sensor validationGive camera, radar and lidar a position truth to be checked against. Eng. Note: Ground Truth test →
Fixed-wing UAV platform in flight requiring multi-frequency GNSS reception and phase stability

Drone and UAV integrations

Drone integration starts with weight, vibration, antenna placement and RF interference from motors, ESCs and video links. The receiver still has to deliver a stable position over the required interface before the flight controller or mapping workflow can use it.

Feed position to a flight controllerFeed corrected position to the autopilot over its own serial interface. Eng. Note: NMEA output →
Set ground control for aerial mappingHold a known position on the ground while the aircraft flies, for control points and check points. Eng. Note: Field trials →
Bring a portable base to a flight siteBring your own correction source to a site with no network coverage. Eng. Note: RTK correction sources →

Behind these results:Ground Truth test data Engineering Notes Kalmix on GitHub