and precertified.The Intel Edison platform has 4 GB memory to log data, so that it can be analyzed with greater precision after data collection. USB can be used to connect radios for communication between Reach devices and in the future 3G communications and flash drive logging could be added through software updates.The device has a number of interfaces. UART can be used to integrate with autopilots, and GPIO pins can be used to control a camera or trigger another device. I2C is often used in drones to communicate to external devices and is also supported on Reach.Reach can be powered through the USB port, powered from the autopilot in a drone, or powered using a power bank typically used for charging a mobile phone.Satellite receiverU-blox 72 channels, output rate up to 18 Hz, supports GPS/QZSS L1 C/A, GLONASS L10F, BeiDou B1, SBAS L1 C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, Galileo-ready E1B/CComputer platformIntel Edison dual-core 500 MHzInterfaces I2C, UART, GPIO, TimeStamp, OTG USB, Bluetooth, wi-fi, GNSSSize 26mm 45mmWeight12gManaging Reach in the browserWhen you switch on the Reach device, it automatically runs the wi-fi hotspot mode, so a user can connect to it with a smartphone and change the settings to connect it to a wi-fi network for software updates.The ReachView software enables any device with a web browser to connect to Reach to set up RTKLIB, view device logs, assess the quality of satellite observations, change streaming settings, configure connections and check the device position. The ReachView software is open source and is distributed under the GNU GPLv3 License. It was developed using Python and WebSockets for a lightweight, real-time interface. ReachView provides access to all the features of RTKLIB, said Vereninov. At the same time, weve simplified it by explaining what each feature does and using understandable names for the parameters. Weve designed the interface so you dont have to be a surveyor or RTK specialist to set up the devices.To support users, Emlid has launched a forum, and provided detailed documentation on the website.ReachView: Using the ReachView software, any device with a browser can be used to access a Reach device.Crowdfunding successIn 2015 the makers of Reach launched a crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo to raise the required funds to manufacture the receiver. The developers had some crowdfunding experience: they previously raised about $30,000 to make Navio, a Raspberry Pi-based autopilot. As of December 2015, the third generation of Navio has been manufactured.The results of the Reach campaign exceeded all the teams expectations: the target was $27,000, but the campaign took $81,960 in preorders, with promotion being mainly word-of-mouth, showing there is strong demand for high-precision positioning systems. The most popular option was a set of two receivers, suitable for RTK applications.Thanks to close cooperation with Intel, Emlid was able to acquire the required number of Intel Edison boards at an affordable price. Five months after the completion of the crowd-funding campaign, the first 400 pre-ordered Reach modules were dispatched to the customers.Reach continues to be developed and extended with software updates as often as every two weeks. The development team has grown from