Precise positioning

Precise Positioning is a term used to describe techniques to obtain the location of an object to better than a few centimeters of accuracy.

Historically precise positioning was associated with surveying and geodesy.

With the advent of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) precise positioning has been incorporated into production processes in mining, agriculture and construction. The main application has been in machine guidance and machine automation which require high levels of precision.

Precise Positioning is also increasingly used in the fields of robotics and autonomous navigation.