DATA CHECKED OCT 2026
Nationwide services / NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The US agency that includes NGS and runs the CORS network.Full definition NGSNational Geodetic Survey. The part of NOAA that runs the official US coordinate system, CORS and OPUS.Full definition CORSContinuously Operating Reference Station. A permanent GPS receiver that records satellite data all day, every day.Full definition

NOAA NGS CORS

Free  Use for PPKPost-processed kinematic. Like RTK, but the corrections are applied after the job using recorded data, so no live link is needed.Full definition, not live RTKReal-time kinematic. A way to make GPS accurate to about an inch by getting live corrections from a nearby base station.Full definition

Coverage

0 states

Post-processing data, not live RTK.

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Regional / private
State-run
Nationwide (dashed = no state list published)

Everything you need to know

Free

Type: Post-processing data

Price & plans

PlanPriceTerm
Free$0
Free trial
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Discounts / exemptions
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What's included
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Coverage

Where it works
Post-processing data, not live RTK.
Stations
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Official coverage map
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Needs cell signal?
Not needed (download files after the job)
Network
Post-processing RINEXA standard file format for raw GPS data. Any brand of receiver or software can read it.Full definition data from the NOAA CORS Network (NCNThe NOAA CORS Network. NOAA's nationwide group of permanent base stations, with data free to download.Full definition); not real-time

Connection settings

NTRIP caster

hostNot applicable: post-processing downloads (no live CasterThe internet server that hands out correction streams. Your rover logs in to it, like tuning into a radio station.Full definition)
PortA number that tells your device which "door" on the caster server to use. For NTRIP it's often 2101.Full definitionNot applicable
mountsNot applicable
Mount types
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Correction formats
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Satellites (ConstellationOne family of navigation satellites, like GPS, GLONASS, Galileo or BeiDou. More constellations means more satellites to use.Full definition)
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Datum / EpochOne moment of GPS measurement. A receiver logging at 1 Hz records one epoch every second.Full definition / GeoidA lumpy, imaginary "sea level" surface around the whole Earth. Elevations are measured from it.Full definition
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Must send GGAA short message your rover sends with its rough location. VRS and nearest-station streams need it to know where you are.Full definition position?
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Accuracy
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Receivers that work
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Sign-up steps

Not published step-by-step. Start at the sign-up link.

Sign-up page
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How long approval takes
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Who can sign up
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Fine print

Terms / user agreement
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System status page
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Support
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Last checked
2026-10-17
Checked 2026-10-17 Sources: [1] · "Not published" means we couldn't find it on the operator's public pages · Report a change

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