Simply stated, RTCM is the English language of RTK. RTCM is the data format that allows Brand A base station to work with Brands B, C and D rovers. Data formats such as ATOM or CMRx are proprietary to their respective companies. RTCM is common to nearly all GNSS receivers. But where does this format come from? What is RTCM? Many users will see it offered in their NTRIP list of mountpoints. This session will explain who and what RTCM is. The audience will leave the session with a respectable amount of knowledge about this organization that mostly works in the background. This author sits on the Board of Directors for RTCM as Trimble’s representative, is chairman of Special Committee 135 dealing with the radio layer of RTK and is secretary for Special Committee 104 which provides the RTK standard.
