Altus APS3G

The heart of your new surveying solution

Intelligent, Modern Solution

Designed for effortless handling and operation, the Altus
APS3G delivers more than a day’s functionality thanks to
its unique power efficiency. Furthermore, the front LED
panel allows for easy status monitoring.

The Altus APS3G is a GNSS receiver which will boost the

Key Features productivity of any survey data collection project. Robust
mobile-phone technology provides hassle free real time
544 channels for all-in-view signal tracking network connection on demand while the latest UHF
Robust RTK position accuracy and L-band radio enables users to work over longer distances.
support
The most advanced radio interference Outstanding performance
mitigation technology With Septentrio’s latest RTK engine, the Altus APS3G
Latest UHF radio technology for stable calculates an accurate and reliable position every time.
connections over long distances RTK cm-level position accuracy is guaranteed over
Longest battery life on the market delivering longer distances and even during elevated ionospheric
12-14 hours of functionality activity thanks to Septentrio’s IONO+ technology. The
All-in-one with base and rover functionality Altus APS3G’s advanced interference mitigation (AIM+)
technology offers the best resilience against
unintentional and intentional radio interference.
The Altus APS3G is the newest high precision GNSS
receiver for the modern surveyor. With an Flexible and Open Technology
integrated UHF radio and the latest GNSS Septentrio’s open technology allows the Altus APS3G to
technology, the Altus APS3G guarantees superior be fully compatible with all other hardware and software
accuracy, improved performance, longer battery solutions thus maximising the use of existing equipment
life and higher flexibility on site no matter the and driving down the cost of ownership. The Altus
environment. APS3G is easily adaptable from a data collector via Blue-
tooth for both Base and Rover operation.
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FEATURES PERFORMANCE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL

SSNDS 04/2016/52 • Specifications subject to change without notice. Certain features and specifications may not apply to all models. © 2016 Septentrio
GNSS Technology Position Accuracy 3,4 Size 178 x 89.7 mm (7.0 x 3.5 in)
544 hardware channels for all-in-view signal tracking Horizontal Vertical Weight 12 1.16 kg (2.5 lb)
Supported signals1: GPS (L1, L2, L5), GLONASS (L1,L2,L3), Standalone 1.2 m 1.9 m Internal battery 2 x 7.4V, 5000 mAh (Li-ion)
Galileo (E1BC, E5a, E5b, AltBoc), BeiDou (B1, B2), IRNSS SBAS 0.6 m 0.8 m Battery life time13 12-14 hours
(L5), QZSS (L1,L2,L5); Galileo, BeiDou and IRNSS are
optional features. DGNSS 0.4 m 0.9 m Current drain 1.0 to 1.5A, peak 2.75A
All-in-view SBAS (EGNOS, WAAS, GAGAN, MSAS, SDCM) TerraStar-D5 6 cm <10 cm External power input14 10–30 V DC
(incl. L5 tracking) Power consumption 4 W Typical
Integrated L-band receiver RTK Performance3,4,6,7 Operating temperature15 -20 °C to +65 °C
Up to 25 Hz SBAS, DGNSS, PPP and RTK2 Horizontal accuracy (-4°F to 149°F)
0.6 cm + 0.5 ppm
RAIM Vertical accuracy Storage temperature -40 °C to +75 °C
1 cm + 1 ppm
DGNSS (base station and rover) (-40°F to 167°F)
RTK (base station and rover) Velocity Accuracy3 Horizontal Vertical Shock/drop 2 m (6.6 ft)

TerraStar services (optional feature) 0.01 m/s 0.015 m/s Certification CE, FCC Class B Part 47

Septentrio’s GNSS+ patented technologies: Waterproofing IP67

Static and rapid static
• APME+ Multipath mitigation technology
• WIMU interference mitigation unit including mitigation Horizontal 3 mm + 0.5 ppm COMPATIBLE SOFTWARE
of chirp jammers and AIM+ technology Vertical • Septentrio FieldGenius Collection Software
• ION+ Advanced ionospheric scintillation mitigation 5 mm + 0.5 ppm
• Full Carlson Software SurvCE Support
• Track+ for robust tracking under weak signal
conditions • Support for a large variety of controllers, survey and
Static high precision8
• RTK+ multi-system cm-accurate positioning GIS collection software applications and post-processing
engine Horizontal 3 mm + 0.1 ppm solutions
• GLO+ special ultra-precise GLONASS bias calibration
Vertical 3.5 mm + 0.4 ppm • Mobile PinPoint-GIS App for easy monitoring and
control allowing to override location of multiple Android
applications
Connectivity Maximum Update Rate2 • RxTools including APS3G Tools for easy data analysis,
Integrated Quad-Band Cellular Modem (EDGE, 2G, 3G, Position (RTK) up to 25 Hz monitoring and advanced control
3.5G) - 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Measurements up to 25 Hz
Improved UHF transceiver, 406-470 MHz
With Control Software: NTRIP (v1 and v2), Direct IP, Data
call (CSD) Time to First Fix 1 IRNSS and Galileo are future upgradable for PVT/RTK usage

Standard rate 20 Hz (25 Hz optional for PVT over Bluetooth and

Integrated Bluetooth (Class 2) Average Time to Fixed RTK9 <7s 2
measurements logged internally)

1x 5-pin Lemo connector: Cold start10 < 45 s 3 1-25 Hz measurement rate

• Serial communication (Controller/PC) 4 Performance depends on environmental conditions

Warm start 11
< 20 s
5 Requires service activation from TerraStar
1 x 8-pin Lemo connector: Re-acquisition avg. 1.2 s 6 1σ level
• Serial communication for external radio
7 RTK Fixed ambiguities
8 Long occupations and precise ephemeris
Dynamics
Data formats and Storage 9 Baseline: <20 km
Acceleration 10 g 10 No information available (no almanacs, no approximate position)
Removable memory support: SD (up to 32 GB)
Jerk 4 g/s 11 Ephemeris and approximate position known
NMEA v2.30, NMEA 3.01 and NMEA 4.0 output format 12 1.36 kg (2.9 lbs) with internal batteries

Highly Compact and fully documented Septentrio Binary 13 Depends on environmental factors and configuration
Format (SBF) output 14 Power can be provided via Lemo connector with dedicated cable

15 At temperatures lower than -20 °C (-4 °F) external battery may be needed.
Corrections input and output:
• RTCM v2.2, 2.3, 3.0 or 3.1 and 3.2 (including all MSM)
• CMR and CMR+ (CMR+ input only)

MODELS STANDARD SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Altus APS3G
Altus APS3G: RTK Rover and Base functionality with 2 x Lithium Ion Batteries
additional extra SW features 1 x LEMO 4-pin Power Cable
1 x LEMO 5-pin to Female DB9 Serial Controller Cable
Altus APS3G-X: Altus APS3G with additional external
1 x 2GB SD Card
GNSS antenna connector
1 x APS3G Battery Charger with AC Adapter Power Supply
Altus APS3G-g: variant with external GSM antenna for 1 x USB key containing Altus APS3G documentation
enhanced signal reception 2 x UHF radio antennas (406-430 MHz & 440-470 MHz)

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