Acceptance Tests of the Software and Technical Complex of the High-Precision Satellite Positioning System in the Kacharsky Mine

Abstract

The world development of science and technology prompts many countries to use their own modern coordinate systems, determined on the basis of satellite measurements. Moreover, the modern system must be characterized by its openness and unity for the entire territory of the country. One of the main problems arising during the creation and operation of our own high-precision positioning satellite systems in the Republic of Kazakhstan are: the lack of domestic satellite equipment, specialized software and test methods for the software and hardware complex. A unique opportunity appeared in the development and testing of the software and hardware complex of the high-precision satellite positioning system at the Kacharsky open pit thanks to the funding of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan through grants for scientific and technical projects for 2018–2020 (grant No. AP05136083) and co-financing of the private partner JSC «SSGPO». The article presents the results of technical solutions for the implementation of a high-precision satellite positioning system, in particular, the creation of a permanent base station (BS) of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) at operating open pit. The primary purpose of the work is to provide high-precision positioning of an open field in order to determine geodetic coordinates using modern satellite navigation technologies in real-time and post-processing. This development continues the path of introducing the elements of Industry 4.0, which is currently being carried out at the Kacharsky open pit.