Metro Vancouver Geoid
This file is a precise geoid model that covers all of the MV and as far east as Abbotsford and beyond. This geoid model/values is loaded into MASCOT for all geodetic control monument (GCMs) in the MV, ensuring that MASCOT and the RTK Service are completely compatible.
The official name of the geoid model being distributed by binary files is HTMVBC00.byn.
The file (HTMVBC00.byn) can directly imported into GPS manufacturers software for use in the field or office * e.g. Trimble's Geomatics Office and Leica's SkiPro or Leica Geo Office.
Free software is available for free from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Geodetic Survey Division that allows you to view and extract geoid values with this file. For more information please go to Canadian Spatial Reference System Software page.
Click on this link to download the MV geoid file in Leica format.
Click on this link to download the MV geoid file in Trimble format.
Ntrip Clients
Ntrip clients can be installed on various devices with wireless connections to the internet, such as laptops, CE devices, Palm Pilots, etc. The user can then connect to the MV correction stream through their device, and stream the corrections to their GPS receiver.
Various Ntrip clients can be downloaded by clicking on these links:
- Windows Client GNSS Internet Radio, Vers. 1.4.3
- Windows CE Client GNSS Internet Radio, Vers. 1.0.0 WinCE, PocketPC 2002/3, Intel PXA Processor
- Palm OS Client, Demo Ntrip Client Program, Vers. 1.2.1 Provided by Guenther Thalmann
After downloading the appropriate Ntrip client, please refer to the document GNSS Internet Radio Client Software for details on installing and configuring the client.
