Understanding “GNSS” vs. “Compensated” Coordinate Values When Using the Skadi Smart Handle™

When you are using the Skadi Smart Handle™, you may use the “Position” page of Eos Tools Pro to monitor important information. In this article, we’ll explain how to interpret the “GNSS” versus “Compensated” coordinate values in Eos Tools Pro while using the Skadi Smart Handle. We’ll also explain why it’s valuable to monitor these values while using the Skadi Smart Handle.

Finding these Coordinate Values in Eos Tools Pro

Once you have enabled and initialized your Skadi Smart Handle, navigate to the “Position” page of the Eos Tools Pro app. Here, you will see a “Coordinates” section toward the top of the page.

Interpreting the “GNSS” vs. “Compensated” Coordinate Values

Here are what the coordinates mean in each column:

• In the “GNSS” column, the coordinate values represent the positions at the physical location of your GNSS receiver.
• In the “Compensated” column, the coordinate values represent the GNSS positions being computed using the smart handle (no matter which mode is being used)

Once you’ve gone through the workflow to initialize your Skadi Smart Handle, your “Compensated” coordinate values should differ from your “GNSS” coordinate values. This is because the Skadi receiver now calculates an offset from your location using the handle’s built-in sensors.

Note: For information on how to initialize the Skadi Smart Handle, access the Skadi Smart Handle User Manual or watch the Skadi Smart Handle YouTube video, “How to Enable and Initialize the Skadi Smart Handle.”

These values can be used as a visual cue for your status in either of the two Skadi Smart Handle modes: Extensible Virtual Range Pole™ mode and Invisible Range Pole™ mode.

Why are My “Compensated” Coordinate Values Red?

In some cases, the “Compensated” values will turn red. (Your smart handle will concurrently single-vibrate to indicate an invalid position. See the “Troubleshooting Invalid Positions” section of the Skadi Smart Handle User Manual for further information.) This could happen if you lose initialization or RTK fixed status, or if you are in Extensible Virtual Range Pole mode and are not pressing the trigger. In any case, when the values are red, the important thing to note is that no data is being sent your third-party data collection software.

Get the Skadi Smart Handle User Manual

For more information about the Skadi Smart Handle, please consult the full Skadi Smart Handle user manual here.

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