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RTK in Texas

26 ways to get CorrectionsLive info from a base station about how far off the satellite signals are, so your rover can cancel out the error.Full definition, from free state networks to nationwide services.

Cheapest overall in Texas

Tie: GEODNET RTK and RTKdata

$400 per 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.Full definition, per year, both

These have the same lowest published yearly price among services that list Texas. Neither publishes enough local coverage detail to pick one for you, so check both maps for your site: GEODNET RTK · RTKdata.

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Cheapest local network

AllTerra Central RTKNet

$2,000 per rover, per year

Regional network that lists Texas. Price is the operator's published list price.

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Good to know: A local network is run by an operator that serves Texas, and you deal with that operator directly. Compare both coverage maps for your site. Nationwide coverage depends on 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.Full definition near your site.

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Local paid networks

Nationwide services

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Compare all 26 RTK options in Texas

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.Full definition corrections here, side by side: the state network, regional or private networks, and nationwide services. Tap a name for the full details page. Want to know about one exact spot? Check an address or ZIP →

OptionAccessPriceFree trialCasterMount typesNotes
TxDOT RTN
State-run network
RestrictedNot public—After signup—Texas DOTDepartment of Transportation. The state agency that runs many of the free state RTK networks.Full definition
AllTerra Central RTKNet
Regional private (dealer)
Paid$2,000/yr—rtknet.com:2101—AllTerra Central (formerly Western Data Systems). One subscription covers all four states; strongest around metro areas
GeoShack GeoNet RTK
Regional private
PaidNot published (call 800-444-5661)—After signup—GeoShack (dealer). Texas metros (Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock) and Shreveport, LA
Point One Navigation Polaris
Commercial network
PaidVirtual RTK $42/mo per license (~10 cm); True RTK $125/mo per license (1-3 cm); annual discounts14 days, no credit card required; includes Virtual RTK or…polaris.pointonenav.com:2101—US nationwide. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
GEODNET RTK
Community network
Paid$40/mo or $400/yr per deviceFree RTK trial offered (link on store page)rtk.geodnet.com:2101Nearest single baseGlobal community-built network. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
RTKdata
Commercial network
Paid$40/mo, $400/yr, or $1,920 for 5 yrs per device30 days, full service, no credit card, no auto-renewrtk.rtkdata.com:2101Nearest single baseGlobal. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
E38 RTK Premium
Reseller
PaidFrom $100 (shortest term; see page for durations)—rtkpremium.xyz:2101—Reseller; coverage varies by state. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Emlid Corrections
Commercial network
Paid1 yr included with eligible Reach receivers; top-up $699/1 yr or $1,199/3 yr per device (via E38)—Not needed (built in)—Emlid receivers only. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
u-blox PointPerfect Flex
Commercial network
PaidFrom $5.90/mo (up to 100 hrs); 30-day free trial30-day free trial (u-blox and non-u-blox receivers)ppntrip.services.u-blox.com:2101—RTK-SSR, global. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Swift Navigation Skylark
Commercial network
PaidFrom $69/mo (1 cm RTK) or $29/mo (sub-decimeter RTK-SSR) per ArduSimple14 daysna.l1l2:2101—Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Leica (HxGN) SmartNet
Commercial network
PaidNot published—<state:9301iMAX network, nearest single basePrice not published. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Trimble VRS Now
Commercial network
PaidNot published—www.vrsnow.us:2101—Price not published. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Topcon Topnet Live
Commercial network
Paid$1,800 new US subscription (Topcon store); monthly/project terms via dealers—After signup—US network, 200 stations added Jan 2025; works with any network rover. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Carlson SkyNet RTN
Commercial network
Paid$1,500/yr; 14-day free trial14 daysAfter signup—US nationwide, single NTRIPThe standard way RTK corrections are sent over the internet. Think of it as internet radio for correction data.Full definition Mount pointOne specific correction stream on a caster, like one channel on a radio. Each one comes from a certain station or network setup.Full definition, 1,700+ bases. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
RTK2GO
Free community CasterThe internet server that hands out correction streams. Your rover logs in to it, like tuning into a radio station.Full definition
FreeFree community caster; no quality guarantees—rtk2go.com:2101—Coverage depends on volunteer bases. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
NOAA NGS CORS
Post-processing data
FreeFree post-processing data (RINEXA standard file format for raw GPS data. Any brand of receiver or software can read it.Full definition); not a real-time RTK service—None (data download)—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 RTK. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Onocoy
Nationwide / community
Paid$20 per 30 days + $0.15/hr used—clients.onocoy.com:2101Nearest single baseCommunity-built global network; pay per hour. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
EarthScope NOTA real-time streams
Nationwide / scientific
FreeFree for non-commercial use; commercial license required—ntrip.earthscope.org:2101Single base (you pick a station)Science-grade stations (NOTA); pick a station near you. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Emlid Caster
Free relay for your own base
FreeFree (relay for your own base station)—caster.emlid.com:2101Your own base (single base)Not a network: sends YOUR base's corrections to your rover over the internet. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Trimble CenterPoint RTX
Nationwide / satellite PPP
Paid$1,150/yr (US dealer listing)—Not needed (built in)PPP (RTX), delivered by L-band satellite or internetSatellite PPP; works without cell signal; Trimble receivers. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Trimble Catalyst
Nationwide / subscription GNSSGlobal Navigation Satellite System. The general name for GPS (USA) and the other satellite systems like GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou.Full definition
Paid$455/mo per user (dealer listing)—Not needed (built in)—Subscription GNSS for phones/tablets with the DA2 antenna. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
NovAtel TerraStar
Nationwide / satellite PPP
PaidNot published (dealer quote)—sid-output.com:2101PPP corrections by L-band satellite or internetSatellite PPP (also sold as Leica SmartLink and by Ag Leader). Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
John Deere RTK
Ag network (dealer)
PaidNot published (dealer); forum reports ~$1,250-$1,500/machine/yr—Not NTRIP (built in)—Ag: StarFire receivers via Deere dealers. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
Case IH AFS RTK+
Ag network (dealer)
Paid$838.10/yr (dealer listing)—After signup—Ag: cellular RTK for Case IH AFS receivers. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
New Holland PLM RTK+
Ag network (dealer)
PaidNot published (dealer subscription)—After signup—Ag: cellular RTK to a tractor modem, 1.5 cm. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
IGS real-time streams (IGS-IP / BKG)
Scientific network
FreeFree (registration required)—igs-ip.net:2101Single global stations (raw data) and SSR products for real-time PPPScience streams: raw global stations and real-time PPP orbit/clock corrections; not a plug-and-play RTK service. Check the provider's coverage map for your area.
NOAA CORS (NCN)Free Post-processing onlyFree—No caster (download files)Post-processing (RINEX)152 stations 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.Full definition, not live RTK. Stations ↓—

A dash means the operator doesn't publish it. Listings checked Oct 17, 2026.

State network details

TxDOT RTN

Restricted
Operator
Texas DOT
Access
Restricted
Price
Not public
Coverage
Texas

NTRIP caster

casterProvided by the operator after registration
TxDOT staff and contractors only. The access page loads, but it doesn't mention the RTNReal-time network. A group of base stations spread across an area that work together to send RTK corrections.Full definition explicitly.
Sign up / request access →Full network details →
Partially verifiedChecked Oct 16, 2026 · operator source · Sources: [1]
Post-process with free NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The US agency that includes NGS and runs the CORS network.Full definition base stations

PPK with NOAA CORS in Texas

NOAA's permanent base stations 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 152 working stations. Each NGSNational Geodetic Survey. The part of NOAA that runs the official US coordinate system, CORS and OPUS.Full definition site log has the station's name and details.

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Tap or hover a dot: — NOAA CORSContinuously Operating Reference Station. A permanent GPS receiver that records satellite data all day, every day.Full definition station   City
152 operational NOAA CORS stations plotted at their published positions (NGS ITRF2020 coordinates). State outlines: US Census Bureau via us-atlas. Cities: Natural Earth (public domain).
List of stations152
Station IDLat, LonNGS links
ADKS29.7910, -95.5864Coordinates · Site log
DWI129.0136, -95.4037Coordinates · Site log
JGS230.0454, -94.8905Coordinates · Site log
KVTX27.5460, -97.8929Coordinates · Site log
LCSM30.0085, -97.1255Coordinates · Site log
LKHU29.9135, -95.1458Coordinates · Site log
MDO130.6805, -104.0150Coordinates · Site log
NETP29.7912, -95.3342Coordinates · Site log
P80730.4946, -98.8220Coordinates · Site log
ROD130.0724, -95.5268Coordinates · Site log
SAM230.2390, -97.8365Coordinates · Site log
TXAB32.5033, -99.7568Coordinates · Site log
TXAC29.7778, -94.6715Coordinates · Site log
TXAD32.3080, -102.5436Coordinates · Site log
TXAI27.7790, -98.0971Coordinates · Site log
TXAM35.1536, -101.8785Coordinates · Site log
TXB331.1495, -99.3361Coordinates · Site log
TXBA31.7656, -106.4464Coordinates · Site log
TXBC28.9998, -95.9724Coordinates · Site log
TXBE28.4237, -97.7355Coordinates · Site log
TXBI31.7607, -99.9681Coordinates · Site log
TXBK29.3048, -100.4083Coordinates · Site log
TXBN33.6067, -96.1753Coordinates · Site log
TXBO29.8209, -98.7533Coordinates · Site log
TXBR35.6403, -101.3979Coordinates · Site log
TXBS30.1129, -97.2906Coordinates · Site log
TXBT31.0327, -97.4790Coordinates · Site log
TXBU30.7505, -98.1844Coordinates · Site log
TXBV25.9384, -97.5365Coordinates · Site log
TXBX30.7178, -96.3966Coordinates · Site log
TXC131.8137, -94.1603Coordinates · Site log
TXC230.8765, -96.9723Coordinates · Site log
TXC331.8098, -99.4221Coordinates · Site log
TXCC27.7408, -97.4417Coordinates · Site log
TXCD35.1016, -101.3626Coordinates · Site log
TXCE31.4228, -102.3576Coordinates · Site log
TXCG35.6881, -102.3291Coordinates · Site log
TXCH34.4596, -100.2783Coordinates · Site log
TXCI35.9203, -100.3783Coordinates · Site log
TXCK31.3226, -95.4359Coordinates · Site log
TXCL34.9512, -100.9134Coordinates · Site log
TXCM29.7028, -96.5773Coordinates · Site log
TXCN30.3489, -95.4412Coordinates · Site log
TXCR33.6109, -95.0718Coordinates · Site log
TXCS28.5352, -99.8505Coordinates · Site log
TXCT28.4421, -99.2446Coordinates · Site log
TXCU29.1339, -97.2763Coordinates · Site log
TXDA32.8000, -96.6729Coordinates · Site log
TXDC33.2362, -97.6087Coordinates · Site log
TXDE33.2105, -97.1628Coordinates · Site log
TXDL36.0778, -102.5387Coordinates · Site log
TXDR29.3644, -100.8995Coordinates · Site log
TXEA32.4028, -98.8089Coordinates · Site log
TXED28.9682, -96.6340Coordinates · Site log
TXEL31.6915, -106.2716Coordinates · Site log
TXEN31.2175, -99.8600Coordinates · Site log
TXEP28.7083, -100.4775Coordinates · Site log
TXES32.3697, -96.8628Coordinates · Site log
TXFE27.8467, -98.6174Coordinates · Site log
TXFR30.2460, -98.8468Coordinates · Site log
TXGA29.3279, -94.7726Coordinates · Site log
TXGE33.1320, -96.0555Coordinates · Site log
TXGL31.4722, -98.5680Coordinates · Site log
TXGU36.2698, -101.4056Coordinates · Site log
TXGZ29.5233, -97.4392Coordinates · Site log
TXHA29.4511, -96.9218Coordinates · Site log
TXHE30.0990, -96.0635Coordinates · Site log
TXHI31.9892, -97.1298Coordinates · Site log
TXHM31.6995, -98.1068Coordinates · Site log
TXHP31.3339, -93.8649Coordinates · Site log
TXHR34.8457, -102.4066Coordinates · Site log
TXJA33.1948, -98.1456Coordinates · Site log
TXJC30.2664, -98.3973Coordinates · Site log
TXKC28.8739, -97.9043Coordinates · Site log
TXKE32.4097, -97.3232Coordinates · Site log
TXKM31.8426, -103.1087Coordinates · Site log
TXKO30.3955, -94.3324Coordinates · Site log
TXKR30.0649, -99.1215Coordinates · Site log
TXL133.9384, -102.3495Coordinates · Site log
TXLA32.7614, -101.9440Coordinates · Site log
TXLE29.7393, -99.7613Coordinates · Site log
TXLF31.3563, -94.7183Coordinates · Site log
TXLI30.0559, -94.7710Coordinates · Site log
TXLL30.7335, -98.6786Coordinates · Site log
TXLP28.9421, -99.8499Coordinates · Site log
TXLR27.5139, -99.4479Coordinates · Site log
TXLU33.5354, -101.8428Coordinates · Site log
TXLV30.7452, -94.9217Coordinates · Site log
TXM133.7378, -102.7597Coordinates · Site log
TXMA32.5353, -94.2886Coordinates · Site log
TXMC31.1321, -102.2325Coordinates · Site log
TXME34.7239, -100.5294Coordinates · Site log
TXMH31.5577, -102.8940Coordinates · Site log
TXMN31.9101, -97.6619Coordinates · Site log
TXMV33.1618, -95.2211Coordinates · Site log
TXMW32.8042, -98.1429Coordinates · Site log
TXMX31.5951, -96.5244Coordinates · Site log
TXNA32.0418, -96.5387Coordinates · Site log
TXNC31.6678, -94.6690Coordinates · Site log
TXNO33.7757, -97.7260Coordinates · Site log
TXOE31.8735, -102.3140Coordinates · Site log
TXOL33.3560, -98.7497Coordinates · Site log
TXOR30.1252, -93.8204Coordinates · Site log
TXOZ30.7262, -101.1971Coordinates · Site log
TXP133.1825, -101.3799Coordinates · Site log
TXP233.1822, -102.8182Coordinates · Site log
TXPA33.6742, -95.5570Coordinates · Site log
TXPD34.0123, -100.2896Coordinates · Site log
TXPL28.9820, -98.4793Coordinates · Site log
TXPM35.5341, -100.9287Coordinates · Site log
TXPO27.8395, -97.0699Coordinates · Site log
TXPR26.2085, -98.1893Coordinates · Site log
TXPS28.8888, -99.0820Coordinates · Site log
TXPT29.9474, -93.9529Coordinates · Site log
TXPV28.6382, -96.6185Coordinates · Site log
TXPY36.3934, -100.8155Coordinates · Site log
TXQU34.2994, -99.7550Coordinates · Site log
TXRL31.9004, -100.4694Coordinates · Site log
TXRM26.5180, -99.0850Coordinates · Site log
TXRV26.4942, -97.7808Coordinates · Site log
TXS131.5260, -94.1277Coordinates · Site log
TXS332.7118, -102.6298Coordinates · Site log
TXSA31.4143, -100.4729Coordinates · Site log
TXSD26.7160, -98.4453Coordinates · Site log
TXSE29.5908, -97.9977Coordinates · Site log
TXSF36.3381, -102.0618Coordinates · Site log
TXSG32.8557, -97.3442Coordinates · Site log
TXSL34.4741, -101.3141Coordinates · Site log
TXSM29.8779, -97.9027Coordinates · Site log
TXSN30.1526, -102.4095Coordinates · Site log
TXSO32.1412, -101.8076Coordinates · Site log
TXSR33.5916, -96.6070Coordinates · Site log
TXSS30.5812, -100.6440Coordinates · Site log
TXST32.2326, -98.1822Coordinates · Site log
TXSY33.6024, -99.2584Coordinates · Site log
TXTH33.1790, -99.1679Coordinates · Site log
TXTI28.4680, -98.5643Coordinates · Site log
TXTR27.7352, -99.6839Coordinates · Site log
TXTU34.5337, -101.7394Coordinates · Site log
TXTY32.2496, -95.3936Coordinates · Site log
TXUV29.2005, -99.8271Coordinates · Site log
TXVA28.8349, -96.9096Coordinates · Site log
TXVE34.1329, -99.2832Coordinates · Site log
TXWA31.5777, -97.1105Coordinates · Site log
TXWE32.7589, -97.8235Coordinates · Site log
TXWF33.8539, -98.5056Coordinates · Site log
TXWH29.3246, -96.1118Coordinates · Site log
TXWL34.8497, -100.2021Coordinates · Site log
TXWT31.8701, -106.4427Coordinates · Site log
TXZA26.9161, -99.2800Coordinates · Site log
ZFW132.8306, -97.0665Coordinates · Site log
ZHU129.9619, -95.3314Coordinates · Site log
  • Download: daily RINEX files (a standard GPSThe US satellite navigation system. People often use "GPS" to mean all satellite positioning.Full definition 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.Full definition coordinate file (Oct 14, 2026).

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Quick answers

Is there a free RTK network in Texas?

No free statewide network is listed for Texas. The state network, TxDOT RTN, is restricted. Paid nationwide services and the free community caster RTK2GO are the main options.

How many RTK correction options are there in Texas?

FixFinder lists 26: 1 state-run network, 2 regional or private networks, and 23 nationwide services.

How much does TxDOT RTN cost?

Not public

What is the NTRIP caster for TxDOT RTN?

The operator gives the caster address after you register. FixFinder has not found it published.

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