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RTK corrections in Vermont

Free  15 options · VECTOR · VTrans · 1 regional/private network(s)

All 15 RTK options in Vermont

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
VECTOR
State-run
FreeFree (registration required)VTrans
KeyNetGPS
Regional / private
Paid$375 per 30-day subscription; yearly from $3,135 (net 30) or $275/mo ($3,300/yr)Keystone Precision Solutions (Allentown PA). Trimble VRSVirtual reference station. The network blends nearby stations to create a pretend base right next to you, which keeps the baseline short.More network across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; coverage is by station area so check the sensor map
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 onlyFree16 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 ↓

VECTOR

Free
Operator
VTrans
Access
Free
Price
Free (registration required)
Coverage
Vermont

NTRIP caster

host20.185.11.35
PortA number that tells your device which "door" on the caster server to use. For NTRIP it's often 2101.More2101
protocolNTRIP
Caster IP and port are published by VTrans.
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PPK with NOAA CORS in Vermont

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 16 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.

VCAPVTBEVTC1VTD2VTD7VTD9VTDAVTEBVTHAVTIPVTMIVTOXVTRIVTRUVTSAVTSP
Relative station positions (plotted from lat/lon, no basemap).
Station IDLat, LonNGS links
VCAP44.2620, -72.5824Coordinates · Site log
VTBE42.8825, -73.1999Coordinates · Site log
VTC143.9392, -72.6035Coordinates · Site log
VTD242.9184, -72.5351Coordinates · Site log
VTD744.3979, -72.0257Coordinates · Site log
VTD944.9510, -72.1602Coordinates · Site log
VTDA43.3500, -72.9952Coordinates · Site log
VTEB44.9142, -72.7989Coordinates · Site log
VTHA44.5085, -72.3659Coordinates · Site log
VTIP44.8201, -71.8905Coordinates · Site log
VTMI43.9986, -73.1526Coordinates · Site log
VTOX44.0078, -72.1143Coordinates · Site log
VTRI44.4133, -72.9948Coordinates · Site log
VTRU43.6071, -72.9794Coordinates · Site log
VTSA44.8091, -73.0826Coordinates · Site log
VTSP43.2815, -72.4776Coordinates · 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.
PPK how-to →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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