A comprehensive glossary of terms and definitions related to RTK correction services, GNSS technology, and precision positioning.
Real-Time Kinematic is a satellite navigation technique used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems.
A GPS base station is a fixed GNSS receiver at a known location that provides correction data to mobile receivers to improve positioning accuracy.
Continuously Operating Reference Stations are a network of GNSS reference stations that provide correction data for high-precision positioning.
Global Navigation Satellite System is a general term for satellite navigation systems including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou.
Post-Processed Kinematic is a positioning technique where GNSS data is processed after collection to achieve high accuracy.
A rover is a mobile GNSS receiver that receives correction data from a base station to achieve centimeter-level accuracy.
NTRIP (Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol) is a protocol for streaming GNSS correction data over the internet.
RTCM (Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services) is a standard format for transmitting differential GNSS correction data.
The baseline is the distance between a base station and rover receiver, which typically affects the accuracy of RTK corrections.
Ambiguity resoulution is the process of determining the integer number of carrier wave cycles between satellite and receiver.