Single-baseline or Network RTK? True RTK now delivers both, on one license

Network RTK is live, but what is it?

Ask five people in the GNSS industry what “Network RTK” means and at least a couple will just say “VRS,” as if that settles it. Virtual Reference Station (VRS) is one implementation of network-based correction delivery, not a synonym for the category (FKP is another), and the imprecision matters once you’re actually configuring a fleet. If you want the full breakdown of what Network RTK is and how it differs from an RTK network, we cover that separately. As of today, True RTK delivers Network RTK alongside its existing single-baseline mode: same license, same 1-2 cm accuracy, different correction delivery.

The same corrections, delivered two different ways

Single-baseline RTK pairs a rover with the single closest physical base station and computes corrections from that one link. Network RTK instead calculates a geometric correction model from several stations around the rover at the moment it’s needed. Point One has run single-baseline RTK under True RTK for years; Network RTK is the new delivery option, available now under the same license, priced and provisioned the same way.

Neither mode is an upgrade to the other. They’re two different answers to the same question, and until now, choosing one meant choosing a vendor.

How True RTK’s two delivery modes compare, under identical accuracy specs

The resilience gap in positioning is the issue OEMs notice first. Lose the nearest station on single-baseline and a receiver can drop into Float for a few seconds while it re-links, a real interruption for anything moving. Network RTK isn’t tied to one station, so it rides through most single-station outages without the same disruption.

The traceability gap runs the other way. A single-baseline solution has deterministic precision that traces to a specific receiver and a specific baseline, which is exactly what some survey specifications require. Network RTK’s correction is a model computed at the moment of use, which is harder to pin to a single, reproducible geometry after the fact. For how a receiver turns either correction stream into a Fixed solution, see How Does RTK Fixing Work?

Network RTK is only as good as the network under it

Network RTK’s accuracy comes from how well the underlying model interpolates atmospheric and orbital error between physical stations. That interpolation gets less reliable the farther apart the stations sit, which is why station density governs real-world correction accuracy more than the correction method itself. It is also why Point One is deliberate about where it publishes Network RTK coverage: the maps won’t extend past 60 to 70 kilometers of an actual station, no matter what the math could theoretically stretch to.

Any provider offering Network RTK is really just offering a view into the density of their own network. Point One’s stations sit at sub-40-kilometer spacing, built, deployed, and monitored by Point One rather than borrowed from third parties, which is what the ranges above are measured against. You can see current station locations on the coverage map. As Point One’s CEO, Aaron Nathan puts it, “a rover doesn’t care whether its correction came from one station or twelve. It cares whether the correction is right. Single-baseline gets there with a deterministic link to one station. Network RTK gets there by modeling the space between several. Both work. The question is which delivery mode you’d rather design around.”

Turning it on

Delivery mode is a per-device setting, not a new product. Existing True RTK customers configure single-baseline or Network RTK through the Point One Device Management API, the same interface used for every other True RTK setting, and can switch a device between modes if conditions change (a station outage, a fleet moving into new territory) without renegotiating a contract or re-provisioning hardware.

To enable Network RTK:

1. Create and name a new Device Profile
2. Select “Set corrections mode”, click on “Network RTK”
3. Click “Continue”
4. Apply your named Device Profile to your desired license

Network RTK doesn’t replace Virtual RTK, Point One’s separate continent-scale SSR service for fleets that need broad coverage with sub-10 centimeter-level precision. The two stay distinct products with different accuracy and price points.

Customers are already embedding Network RTK into their products. Emlid has run Network RTK since Point One opened early access in January 2026, ahead of today’s wider release.

“Network RTK provides our users with the necessary reach to achieve centimeter-grade results rapidly, bypassing the need for personal base station deployments. This service represents the accessible, high-scale correction model the geospatial sector has long required.”

Igor Vereninov, CEO, Emlid

Network RTK is now available for Point One customers, spanning the US, UK, EU, Australia, and New Zealand, with coverage expanding alongside the company’s roughly 100 stations added per week.

Related reading

• What Is an RTK Network? RTK Network vs. Network RTK Explained. The terminology, VRS mechanics, and how the correction methods compare.
• Demystifying Network RTK: Why Density Matters. Why inter-station spacing, not correction type, governs accuracy.
• How to Choose the Best RTK. An eight-factor evaluation checklist for correction networks.