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  "id": 333829,
  "title": "Could the participants use RTK?",
  "url": "/competitions/smartphone-decimeter-2022/discussion/333829",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2022-06-28T13:39:18.524980600Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 5,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hi Kagglers, </p>\n<p>Since I can see there is a rule explain the usage of the external data:</p>\n<p><em>C.&nbsp;External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).</em></p>\n<p>Does it mean that we can use RTK? </p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "1836246",
      "postDate": "06/28/2022 13:39:18",
      "content": "<p>Hi Kagglers, </p>\n<p>Since I can see there is a rule explain the usage of the external data:</p>\n<p><em>C.&nbsp;External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).</em></p>\n<p>Does it mean that we can use RTK? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Kagglers, \n\nSince I can see there is a rule explain the usage of the external data:\n\n*C. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).*\n\nDoes it mean that we can use RTK?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1836320",
      "postDate": "06/28/2022 14:30:35",
      "content": "<p>RTK is licensed under <a href=\"https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause\" target=\"_blank\">https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause</a> which means (to my knowledge), yes, it's ok to use</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "RTK is licensed under https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause which means (to my knowledge), yes, it's ok to use",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1836712",
      "postDate": "06/29/2022 01:57:53",
      "content": "<p>It sounds great! Thanks for your reply!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It sounds great! Thanks for your reply!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1836779",
      "postDate": "06/29/2022 04:28:28",
      "content": "<p>Where can we find the best reference data? Unlike last year, Verizon seems like out of service. Does anyone know how to get the reference data with the most constellation coverage and the highest frequency?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Where can we find the best reference data? Unlike last year, Verizon seems like out of service. Does anyone know how to get the reference data with the most constellation coverage and the highest frequency?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1838641",
      "postDate": "06/30/2022 17:41:23",
      "content": "<p>There are instructions and code in the \"Getting Started with RTKLIB\" code notebook that will automatically download base station observations from a nearby CORS station for each ride.  These are downloaded from the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) website and all include dual-frequency observations from GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo constellations.  It will also download navigation data for each of the rides from the UNAVCO website.  For downloading data for a single ride, the easiest source is the user friendly NGS site at <a href=\"https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/UFCORS/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/UFCORS/</a>.</p>\n<p>You can also follow the instructions in this notebook to generate an RTK/PPK solution on each ride using RTKLIB.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "There are instructions and code in the \"Getting Started with RTKLIB\" code notebook that will automatically download base station observations from a nearby CORS station for each ride.  These are downloaded from the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) website and all include dual-frequency observations from GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo constellations.  It will also download navigation data for each of the rides from the UNAVCO website.  For downloading data for a single ride, the easiest source is the user friendly NGS site at https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/UFCORS/.\n\nYou can also follow the instructions in this notebook to generate an RTK/PPK solution on each ride using RTKLIB.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1839675",
      "postDate": "07/01/2022 16:07:38",
      "content": "<p>Your comment is really appreciated! I believe it will also be helpful for all the other participants!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Your comment is really appreciated! I believe it will also be helpful for all the other participants!",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1836320,
      "author_name": "chris62",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/28/2022 14:30:35",
      "content": "<p>RTK is licensed under <a href=\"https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause\" target=\"_blank\">https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause</a> which means (to my knowledge), yes, it's ok to use</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1836712,
          "author_name": "yihanzhong",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/29/2022 01:57:53",
          "content": "<p>It sounds great! Thanks for your reply!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1836779,
      "author_name": "leigangluo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/29/2022 04:28:28",
      "content": "<p>Where can we find the best reference data? Unlike last year, Verizon seems like out of service. Does anyone know how to get the reference data with the most constellation coverage and the highest frequency?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1838641,
          "author_name": "timeverett",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/30/2022 17:41:23",
          "content": "<p>There are instructions and code in the \"Getting Started with RTKLIB\" code notebook that will automatically download base station observations from a nearby CORS station for each ride.  These are downloaded from the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) website and all include dual-frequency observations from GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo constellations.  It will also download navigation data for each of the rides from the UNAVCO website.  For downloading data for a single ride, the easiest source is the user friendly NGS site at <a href=\"https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/UFCORS/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/UFCORS/</a>.</p>\n<p>You can also follow the instructions in this notebook to generate an RTK/PPK solution on each ride using RTKLIB.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1839675,
          "author_name": "yihanzhong",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "07/01/2022 16:07:38",
          "content": "<p>Your comment is really appreciated! I believe it will also be helpful for all the other participants!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "1836246": "Hi Kagglers, \n\nSince I can see there is a rule explain the usage of the external data:\n\n*C. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).*\n\nDoes it mean that we can use RTK?",
    "1836320": "RTK is licensed under https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause which means (to my knowledge), yes, it's ok to use",
    "1836712": "It sounds great! Thanks for your reply!",
    "1836779": "Where can we find the best reference data? Unlike last year, Verizon seems like out of service. Does anyone know how to get the reference data with the most constellation coverage and the highest frequency?",
    "1838641": "There are instructions and code in the \"Getting Started with RTKLIB\" code notebook that will automatically download base station observations from a nearby CORS station for each ride.  These are downloaded from the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) website and all include dual-frequency observations from GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo constellations.  It will also download navigation data for each of the rides from the UNAVCO website.  For downloading data for a single ride, the easiest source is the user friendly NGS site at https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/UFCORS/.\n\nYou can also follow the instructions in this notebook to generate an RTK/PPK solution on each ride using RTKLIB.",
    "1839675": "Your comment is really appreciated! I believe it will also be helpful for all the other participants!"
  },
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