Anyone else feel like traditional RTK workflows are changing?
Anyone else feel like traditional RTK surveying workflows are slowly starting to change?
Over the past few years, I’ve noticed more projects combining GNSS + SLAM + LiDAR + visual positioning together instead of relying purely on conventional rover workflows.
Especially on construction sites, roadworks, and more complex environments where RTK coverage isn’t always ideal.
A few trends I’ve been noticing lately:
- More demand for fast reality capture instead of just collecting points
- Clients increasingly wanting point clouds + positioning together
- SLAM systems becoming far more practical in real-world field work
- Visual stakeout actually saving a surprising amount of time
- PPP corrections getting more attention for remote projects
Feels like the industry is gradually shifting from “positioning only” toward more complete spatial intelligence workflows.
Curious what everyone else is seeing:
Are most people here still mainly running traditional RTK setups, or are SLAM / LiDAR / visual workflows becoming part of your daily jobs now?
Would be really interesting to hear how things are evolving in different countries and markets.