RTN/VRS Cost Poll!

NC..One time access fee of $500 for up to 2 users

MO (Free!) = Tax $$
MoDot network.

Washington State WSRN
$1900 / Year

Free 90 day trial.

(And much thanks to Gavin Schrock, who manages it, he posts on here as well.)

Florida FDOT is free.

IaRTN free

what is it?

Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi are free. Tennessee is $25/month + $150 registration fee. The catch is you have to pay for whatever portion of the 5 year contract is left up front.

NYSNet is free.

Operated by NYSDOT.

In Oregon ODOT's system free network is tax payer funded and worth every penny of it.

WISCORS by the Wisconsin Dept of Transportation is free.

> Washington State WSRN
> $1900 / Year
>
> Free 90 day trial.
>
> (And much thanks to Gavin Schrock, who manages it, he posts on here as well.)

Not to complain about the cost for the WSRN (we participate), but if your work is exclusive to Pierce County, their VRS, PC3N, is available for free.

At one time, if you owned/hosted/maintained a CORS the WSRN had a signifigant discount, I do not know if that is still the case.

Utah: $600 / year

http://turngps.utah.gov

An RTN is a "real-time network" giving the surveyor the ability to use only his GPS rover, as opposed to having to set up a base station everytime.

It is a network of GPS antennae broadcasting corrections for use with GPS rovers capable of receiving Real Time Kinematic (RTK) corrections. This can typically provide accuracy within 2-3cm vertically and 1-2 cm horizontally anywhere within the network.

A VRS is a Virtual Reference Station, which I believe is Trimble's flavor of RTN. Not too sure about that.

At one time, if you owned/hosted/maintained a CORS the WSRN had a signifigant discount, I do not know if that is still the case.

Damn, you let the cat out of the bag. It is still the case, here is to hoping our competitors don't find out.

Okay,

I meant that in a good way.

Indiana INDOT free.

With MUCH gratitude.

The network works very well, and the communication from the operators is excellent.

It is nice to see our tax dollars put to such good use.

Thanks INDOT guys (you know who you are)!

Brad

Is there anyone in Eastern Virginia? I am curious as to what Leica/ Loyola versus Trimble/ Keynet runs per year.

South Carolina....$600 per year

Oregon, is free but lacking Glonass in most areas 😉