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RTK corrections in California

Paid  14 options · California Real Time Network (CRTN) · SOPAC / UC San Diego

All 14 RTK options in California

Every way to get RTKReal-time kinematic. A way to make GPS accurate to about an inch by getting live corrections from a nearby base station.More CorrectionsLive info from a base station about how far off the satellite signals are, so your rover can cancel out the error.More here, free and paid, side by side: the state network, regional or private networks, and nationwide services.

OptionTypePriceNotes
California Real Time Network (CRTN)
State-run
Paid1 account per organization: $100 one-time registration contribution; more access through a $1,000/yr data contributionSOPAC / UC San Diego
Point One Navigation Polaris
Nationwide
PaidVirtual RTK $42/mo per license (~10 cm); True RTK $125/mo per license (1-3 cm); annual discountsUS nationwide. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
GEODNET RTK
Nationwide
Paid$40/mo or $400/yr per deviceGlobal community-built network. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
RTKdata
Nationwide
Paid$40/mo, $400/yr, or $1,920 for 5 yrs per deviceGlobal. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
E38 RTK Premium
Nationwide
PaidFrom $100 (shortest term; see page for durations)Reseller; coverage varies by state. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Emlid Corrections
Nationwide
Paid1 yr included with eligible Reach receivers; top-up $699/1 yr or $1,199/3 yr per device (via E38)Emlid receivers only. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
u-blox PointPerfect Flex
Nationwide
PaidFrom $5.90/mo (up to 100 hrs); 30-day free trialRTK-SSR, global. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Swift Navigation Skylark
Nationwide
PaidFrom $69/mo (1 cm RTK) or $29/mo (sub-decimeter RTK-SSR) per ArduSimpleCheck the provider's coverage map for your area.
Leica (HxGN) SmartNet
Nationwide
PaidNot publishedPrice not published. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Trimble VRS Now
Nationwide
PaidNot publishedPrice not published. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Topcon Topnet Live
Nationwide
Paid$1,800 new US subscription (Topcon store); monthly/project terms via dealersUS network, 200 stations added Jan 2025; works with any network RoverThe receiver that moves around the job, like a survey pole or a drone. It uses the base's corrections to find its exact spot.More. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Carlson SkyNet RTN
Nationwide
Paid$1,500/yr; 14-day free trialUS nationwide, single NTRIPThe standard way RTK corrections are sent over the internet. Think of it as internet radio for correction data.More Mount pointOne specific correction stream on a caster, like one channel on a radio. Each one comes from a certain station or network setup.More, 1,700+ bases. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
RTK2GO
Nationwide
FreeFree community CasterThe internet server that hands out correction streams. Your rover logs in to it, like tuning into a radio station.More; no quality guaranteesCoverage depends on volunteer bases. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
NOAA NGS CORS
Nationwide
FreeFree post-processing data (RINEXA standard file format for raw GPS data. Any brand of receiver or software can read it.More); not a real-time RTK serviceUse for PPKPost-processed kinematic. Like RTK, but the corrections are applied after the job using recorded data, so no live link is needed.More, not live RTK. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
NOAA CORS (NCN)Free Post-processing onlyFree212 station(s) in state. RINEX for PPK and OPUSOnline Positioning User Service. A free NOAA website: upload a GPS file and it emails back the precise position of that spot.More, not live RTK. Stations ↓

California Real Time Network (CRTN)

Paid
Operator
SOPAC / UC San Diego
Access
Paid
Price
1 account per organization: $100 one-time registration contribution; more access through a $1,000/yr data contribution
Coverage
California

NTRIP caster

casterProvided by the operator after registration
Not really free: operator registration form asks for a $100 non-refundable contribution. The SOPAC site timed out.
✓ VerifiedChecked 2026-10-16 · operator source · Sources: [1]

PPK with NOAA CORS in California

NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The US agency that includes NGS and runs the CORS network.More's permanent Base stationA GNSS receiver sitting still on a known spot. It figures out how wrong the satellite signals are right now and shares that as corrections.More record satellite data all day and post it free. You can download those files and use them after a job to correct your drone or rover data (PPK), or to pin down your own base with OPUS. This is not live RTK. This state has 212 working station(s). Each NGSNational Geodetic Survey. The part of NOAA that runs the official US coordinate system, CORS and OPUS.More site log has the station's name and details.

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Relative station positions (plotted from lat/lon, no basemap).
Station IDLat, LonNGS links
ANA134.0150, -119.3635Coordinates · Site log
AZU134.1260, -117.8965Coordinates · Site log
BILL33.5782, -117.0646Coordinates · Site log
BKAP35.2871, -116.0804Coordinates · Site log
BLYT33.6104, -114.7148Coordinates · Site log
BMHL34.2514, -116.0530Coordinates · Site log
CACC41.7456, -124.1843Coordinates · Site log
CAPO37.7142, -122.2221Coordinates · Site log
CARH35.8884, -120.4308Coordinates · Site log
CASN34.4157, -119.8453Coordinates · Site log
CASR38.4407, -122.7470Coordinates · Site log
CAT233.3116, -118.3338Coordinates · Site log
CAT333.4458, -118.4830Coordinates · Site log
CCCC35.5653, -117.6712Coordinates · Site log
CMBB38.0342, -120.3860Coordinates · Site log
CMOD37.6413, -121.0000Coordinates · Site log
CNPP33.8576, -117.6089Coordinates · Site log
COPR34.4149, -119.8795Coordinates · Site log
COSO35.9823, -117.8089Coordinates · Site log
CRBT35.7916, -120.7508Coordinates · Site log
CRU134.0293, -119.7848Coordinates · Site log
CSST34.4081, -119.3713Coordinates · Site log
DSSC33.7333, -116.7121Coordinates · Site log
EWPP34.1042, -117.5256Coordinates · Site log
GISA34.0693, -117.2183Coordinates · Site log
GLRS33.2748, -115.5214Coordinates · Site log
GMPK33.0511, -114.8273Coordinates · Site log
GNPS34.3086, -114.1894Coordinates · Site log
GOL235.4252, -116.8893Coordinates · Site log
HNPS33.7050, -115.6353Coordinates · Site log
IID232.7062, -115.0318Coordinates · Site log
IMPS34.1576, -115.1451Coordinates · Site log
ISLK35.6623, -118.4743Coordinates · Site log
JPLM34.2048, -118.1732Coordinates · Site log
LORS34.1333, -117.7541Coordinates · Site log
MLFP33.9184, -117.3180Coordinates · Site log
MODB41.9023, -120.3028Coordinates · Site log
MONP32.8919, -116.4223Coordinates · Site log
MUSB37.1699, -119.3093Coordinates · Site log
NOCO33.9197, -117.5696Coordinates · Site log
OHLN38.0063, -122.2730Coordinates · Site log
ORES34.7391, -120.2786Coordinates · Site log
ORVB39.5546, -121.5003Coordinates · Site log
OZST34.6834, -119.3534Coordinates · Site log
P05938.9284, -123.7262Coordinates · Site log
P06040.9976, -122.4149Coordinates · Site log
P06632.6165, -116.1698Coordinates · Site log
P09136.6143, -117.5315Coordinates · Site log
P09336.6060, -117.9942Coordinates · Site log
P09437.2008, -117.7042Coordinates · Site log
P14038.8292, -120.6932Coordinates · Site log
P14338.7602, -119.7648Coordinates · Site log
P14639.3375, -120.5373Coordinates · Site log
P14840.4186, -120.8060Coordinates · Site log
P14939.6021, -120.1050Coordinates · Site log
P15039.2924, -120.0339Coordinates · Site log
P15140.2889, -120.0773Coordinates · Site log
P15441.8071, -123.3601Coordinates · Site log
P15740.2475, -124.3081Coordinates · Site log
P15840.4225, -124.1072Coordinates · Site log
P15940.5048, -124.2828Coordinates · Site log
P16240.6911, -124.2370Coordinates · Site log
P16440.1193, -123.6933Coordinates · Site log
P16540.2456, -123.8533Coordinates · Site log
P16840.6686, -123.8815Coordinates · Site log
P16940.7912, -123.9677Coordinates · Site log
P17040.8802, -123.8633Coordinates · Site log
P17136.4855, -121.7925Coordinates · Site log
P17236.2281, -121.7673Coordinates · Site log
P17335.9457, -121.2903Coordinates · Site log
P17637.4718, -122.3571Coordinates · Site log
P18137.9145, -122.3768Coordinates · Site log
P18338.3137, -123.0689Coordinates · Site log
P18539.2613, -123.7493Coordinates · Site log
P18838.6679, -123.2296Coordinates · Site log
P19039.2420, -123.2040Coordinates · Site log
P19638.2981, -122.7426Coordinates · Site log
P19838.2599, -122.6075Coordinates · Site log
P20638.7778, -122.5758Coordinates · Site log
P21036.8161, -121.7318Coordinates · Site log
P21737.1045, -121.6506Coordinates · Site log
P22237.5392, -122.0833Coordinates · Site log
P22437.8639, -122.2191Coordinates · Site log
P22537.7139, -122.0583Coordinates · Site log
P23037.8190, -121.7864Coordinates · Site log
P23136.6217, -121.9054Coordinates · Site log
P23736.6370, -121.3868Coordinates · Site log
P24236.9539, -121.4632Coordinates · Site log
P24537.7131, -119.7061Coordinates · Site log
P25437.4896, -121.4692Coordinates · Site log
P25637.9320, -121.6048Coordinates · Site log
P26138.1530, -122.2175Coordinates · Site log
P26738.3803, -121.8232Coordinates · Site log
P26838.4735, -121.6464Coordinates · Site log
P27039.2438, -122.0552Coordinates · Site log
P27138.6574, -121.7146Coordinates · Site log
P27737.1924, -122.3669Coordinates · Site log
P27835.7112, -121.0608Coordinates · Site log
P28035.5441, -120.3476Coordinates · Site log
P28235.8378, -120.3452Coordinates · Site log
P28335.8067, -120.2853Coordinates · Site log
P28435.9333, -120.9069Coordinates · Site log
P28736.0248, -120.6978Coordinates · Site log
P29535.6971, -120.8424Coordinates · Site log
P30236.6347, -120.6186Coordinates · Site log
P30436.7390, -120.3566Coordinates · Site log
P30537.3522, -120.1968Coordinates · Site log
P30637.7952, -120.6445Coordinates · Site log
P30736.9473, -120.0579Coordinates · Site log
P31038.7356, -120.3343Coordinates · Site log
P31439.6857, -123.5819Coordinates · Site log
P31939.7071, -123.2951Coordinates · Site log
P32541.1517, -123.8826Coordinates · Site log
P32940.0822, -123.4520Coordinates · Site log
P33240.5466, -123.1745Coordinates · Site log
P33439.4936, -122.7359Coordinates · Site log
P33639.5281, -122.4305Coordinates · Site log
P33940.0341, -122.6683Coordinates · Site log
P34140.6507, -122.6069Coordinates · Site log
P34340.8871, -123.3342Coordinates · Site log
P34439.9291, -122.0280Coordinates · Site log
P34540.2712, -122.2708Coordinates · Site log
P34639.7947, -120.8675Coordinates · Site log
P34741.1833, -120.9485Coordinates · Site log
P34840.9055, -121.8280Coordinates · Site log
P34940.7311, -122.3194Coordinates · Site log
P46336.0225, -117.1647Coordinates · Site log
P46736.5702, -118.0906Coordinates · Site log
P46836.9757, -118.1184Coordinates · Site log
P47034.4624, -117.3939Coordinates · Site log
P47232.8892, -117.1047Coordinates · Site log
P47332.7338, -116.9495Coordinates · Site log
P47433.3552, -117.2487Coordinates · Site log
P47532.6664, -117.2439Coordinates · Site log
P47833.2357, -117.0716Coordinates · Site log
P48032.9760, -116.3485Coordinates · Site log
P48233.2402, -116.6714Coordinates · Site log
P48333.0592, -116.5693Coordinates · Site log
P48633.2602, -116.3223Coordinates · Site log
P49432.7597, -115.7321Coordinates · Site log
P50032.6900, -115.2999Coordinates · Site log
P51334.9073, -120.6502Coordinates · Site log
P51635.1062, -120.3834Coordinates · Site log
P52134.8886, -119.8154Coordinates · Site log
P52335.3045, -120.8603Coordinates · Site log
P52635.6360, -120.8697Coordinates · Site log
P53235.6338, -120.2670Coordinates · Site log
P53437.0612, -122.2376Coordinates · Site log
P53935.7027, -120.1821Coordinates · Site log
P54435.7313, -119.7380Coordinates · Site log
P55434.7923, -118.8480Coordinates · Site log
P56034.8218, -118.5409Coordinates · Site log
P56335.4187, -119.4212Coordinates · Site log
P56535.7439, -119.2367Coordinates · Site log
P56636.3244, -119.2293Coordinates · Site log
P56735.4209, -118.7536Coordinates · Site log
P57236.5855, -118.9546Coordinates · Site log
P58234.6343, -117.5489Coordinates · Site log
P58433.8926, -116.9516Coordinates · Site log
P59135.1524, -118.0165Coordinates · Site log
P59235.2385, -117.3032Coordinates · Site log
P59435.8967, -117.3901Coordinates · Site log
P59834.1925, -116.7103Coordinates · Site log
P60235.7292, -120.2279Coordinates · Site log
P60334.7169, -116.0295Coordinates · Site log
P61034.4258, -115.7637Coordinates · Site log
P61135.2048, -115.6498Coordinates · Site log
P61434.7318, -115.2503Coordinates · Site log
P61535.2046, -116.7629Coordinates · Site log
P61935.5260, -116.1218Coordinates · Site log
P62135.4728, -115.5439Coordinates · Site log
P62334.1889, -114.5994Coordinates · Site log
P62534.8444, -114.9651Coordinates · Site log
P63037.6130, -119.0004Coordinates · Site log
P63637.9628, -119.1467Coordinates · Site log
P65037.8913, -118.5549Coordinates · Site log
P65137.5631, -118.3870Coordinates · Site log
P67140.4091, -121.4282Coordinates · Site log
P67441.6163, -121.4900Coordinates · Site log
P73041.3592, -120.8282Coordinates · Site log
P73141.3325, -120.4728Coordinates · Site log
P78441.8308, -122.4205Coordinates · Site log
P78641.8455, -123.9808Coordinates · Site log
PLSB38.6850, -121.7626Coordinates · Site log
PTSG41.7827, -124.2552Coordinates · Site log
QUIN39.9746, -120.9444Coordinates · Site log
RDMT34.6439, -116.6247Coordinates · Site log
S30037.6665, -121.5583Coordinates · Site log
SACR38.6550, -121.3542Coordinates · Site log
SBCC33.5530, -117.6615Coordinates · Site log
SCIP32.9144, -118.4879Coordinates · Site log
SFDM34.4598, -118.7545Coordinates · Site log
SHIN40.5917, -120.2250Coordinates · Site log
SIO532.8407, -117.2497Coordinates · Site log
SKYB34.4386, -118.4786Coordinates · Site log
SLAC37.4165, -122.2043Coordinates · Site log
SLMS33.2922, -115.9778Coordinates · Site log
SNI133.2479, -119.5244Coordinates · Site log
SRS134.0043, -120.0652Coordinates · Site log
SUTB39.2058, -121.8206Coordinates · Site log
TIBB37.8909, -122.4476Coordinates · Site log
TJRN34.4835, -120.1326Coordinates · Site log
TORP33.7978, -118.3306Coordinates · Site log
TOST34.2480, -118.8367Coordinates · Site log
TRAK33.6179, -117.8034Coordinates · Site log
TRND41.0539, -124.1509Coordinates · Site log
USGC33.0301, -116.0853Coordinates · Site log
VDCY34.1786, -118.2200Coordinates · Site log
VNDP34.5563, -120.6165Coordinates · Site log
WINT37.6526, -122.1406Coordinates · Site log
ZLA134.6035, -118.0839Coordinates · Site log
ZOA137.5431, -122.0160Coordinates · Site log
  • Download: daily RINEX files (a standard GPSThe US satellite navigation system. People often use "GPS" to mean all satellite positioning.More file type) at geodesy.noaa.gov/corsdata/rinex/YYYY/DDD/ssss/ or the AWS mirror. Custom time spans are available from UFCORS.
  • How often it records: after 30 days, NGS thins daily files to one reading every 30 seconds. Full-rate data is available from NOAA NCEI CLASS.
  • Set your own base: OPUS. See our OPUS how-to.
Source: NGS CORS data access · station list from NGS ITRFInternational Terrestrial Reference Frame. A worldwide datum. In the US it's about a meter different from NAD 83.More coordinate file (Oct 14, 2026).

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