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GNSS · Rover and base

Spherefix SP30

Three ways to take a point: RTK on the pole, a tilted pole where you cannot plumb it, and a laser on what you cannot stand on. Set up and supported by the crew that carries one on its own jobs.

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Spherefix SP30 GNSS receiver, front view, showing the control panel
±8 mm RTK horizontal + 1 ppm · vertical ±15 mm + 1 ppm · RMS
< 2 cm Tilted-pole point pole up to 60° from plumb
≤ 2.5 cm Laser point, 3D target within 5 m
> 24 h Rover on one charge 7.4 V, 10 000 mAh, network datalink

How it takes a point

Four ways to get the shot

One receiver on the pole. The two cameras and the laser are for the shots that used to mean a second trip or an offset.

01

RTK fix

1408 channels · 20 Hz

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS and NavIC, on every band the receiver tracks. Corrections over 4G from an NTRIP service, or over the built-in 5 W LoRa radio from your own base.

02

Tilted pole

< 2 cm · pole to 60°

The inertial module corrects for the angle of the pole, so you stop chasing the bubble on every shot. Corners, the base of a wall, the back of a curb: hold the tip on the point, lean the pole out of the way, take the shot.

03

Laser

≤ 2.5 cm · within 5 m

A camera aims a laser at the point you cannot stand on: a footing under water, the lip of a live manhole, the far side of a trench. The receiver reads the range and works out the coordinate from where the pole is.

04

AR stakeout

1080p · 70° view

The wide camera puts the design point onto a live picture of the ground in the controller. You walk to the mark on the screen instead of reading north and east offsets.

Photographs

On our own jobs

Not a studio. The SP30 on a pole and on a tripod in Ontario, and the kit as it arrives.

Spherefix SP30 GNSS receiver on a carbon survey pole in front of a treeline
SP30 on the rover pole
Spherefix SP30 base on a tripod over a control point, with the rover on a pole and the yellow kit case on the ground
Base on a tripod over the control point, rover on the pole
Open Spherefix SP30 kit case showing the receivers, controller and accessories in foam
The case, opened
Side of the Spherefix SP30 showing the laser and AR camera window
Laser and AR camera window on the side of the receiver
Spherefix C500 data controller held in a hand above the kit case
C500 data controller

Specification

The numbers

Manufacturer figures, as published. Where Spherefix states a condition, we keep it.

GNSS

  • 1408
    Channels
  • GPS · GLONASS · BDS · Galileo · QZSS · SBAS · NavIC
    Constellations
  • L1C/A · L1C · L2P(Y) · L2C · L5
    GPS signals
  • B1I · B2I · B3I · B1C · B2a · B2b
    BDS signals
  • E1 · E5a · E5b · E6
    Galileo signals
  • 20 Hz
    Position update rate
  • RTCM 3.x in · NMEA-0183 out
    Correction and output formats
  • < 40 s cold · < 1 s reacquire
    Start-up

Positioning accuracy (RMS)

  • ±(2.5 mm + 1 ppm) H · ±(5 mm + 1 ppm) V
    Static
  • ±(8 mm + 1 ppm) H · ±(15 mm + 1 ppm) V
    RTK
  • < 2 cm
    Tilt compensation, pole within 60° of plumb
  • ≤ 2.5 cm 3D
    Laser survey, target within 5 m
  • 0.4 m H · 0.8 m V
    DGPS
  • 1.5 m H · 2.5 m V
    Single point

Cameras

  • 1920 × 1080 · f/2.5 · 70.3° diagonal
    AR stakeout camera
  • 4224 × 3200 · f/2.9 · 44° diagonal
    Laser aiming camera

Communications

  • LTE FDD and TDD · WCDMA · GSM
    Cellular
  • 410 to 470 MHz · 1 / 2 / 5 W · LoRa
    Internal radio
  • TRIMTALK · TRIMMK3 · SOUTH · TRANSEOT · CSS
    Radio protocols
  • Bluetooth BR, EDR and BLE · Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    Local links

Power

  • 7.4 V · 10 000 mAh
    Battery
  • > 24 h as a rover on a network datalink
    Endurance
  • USB PD 12 V / 2 A · USB 5 V / 3 A · 9 to 24 V DC external
    Charging

Build

  • Ø 145.7 mm × 93.6 mm
    Size
  • 1000 g
    Weight
  • IP68
    Ingress rating
  • 1.5 m drop on the pole
    Shock
  • −20 °C to +60 °C
    Operating temperature
  • Magnesium alloy shell, ABS/PC top cover
    Housing
  • 32 GB
    Onboard storage
  • ARM Cortex-A7 · Linux
    Processor

Manufacturer's published figures: Spherefix SP30 datasheet, 2025, dual-camera edition. Accuracy values are RMS under Spherefix's stated conditions. Spherefix notes that parameters may be updated; ask us for the current sheet before you rely on one figure.

Variants

Which SP30

Same body, radio and battery across the range. The difference is what sits behind the side window.

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SP30

Laser and AR cameras, tilt survey, 5 W LoRa radio, 4G.

Also available

SP30SE

Tilt survey, 5 W LoRa radio, 4G. No laser or AR cameras.

Also available

Spherefix SP Nano

176 g. Same RTK fix and tilt survey, no radio or cameras.

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Services

Not just the box

Installation

  • Mounted, wired and calibrated
  • On your machine, on your site
  • Operator trained before we leave

Support

  • A number that reaches a real person
  • Someone who has stood in the same mud
  • Phone and on-site

GNSS data prep

  • DWG, DXF and LandXML in
  • Machine surfaces and localisations out
  • Checked before they reach the cab

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We will tell you what it needs and what it costs, without a sales call first.

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