Author(s)

Sajid Raza^1*, Ahmed Al-Kaisy²

¹Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA.
²Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA.

The applications of geospatial technologies and positioning data embrace every sphere of modern-day science and industry. With technological advancement, the demands for highly accurate positioning services in real-time led to the development of the Global Navigation Satellite System—Real-Time Network (GNSS-RTN). While there is numerous published information on the technical aspects of the GNSS-RTN technology, information on the best practices or guidelines in building, operating, and managing the GNSS-RTN networks is lacking in practice. To better understand the current practice in establishing and operating the GNSS-RTN systems, an online questionnaire survey was sent to the GNSS-RTN system owners/operators across the U.S. Additionally, a thorough review of available literature on business models and interviews with representatives of two major manufacturers/vendors of GNSS-RTN products and services were conducted. Study results revealed a great deal of inconsistency in current practices among states in the way the GNSS-RTN systems are built, operated, and managed. Aspects of the diversity in state practices involved the business models for the GNSS-RTN systems besides the technical attributes of the network and system products. The information gathered in this study is important in helping state agencies make informed decisions as they build, expand or manage their own GNSS-RTN systems.

Real-Time Network, Geospatial Data, Practice Survey, Current Practices, Business Models, Real-Time Correction

Raza, S. and Al-Kaisy, A. (2023) Statewide GNSS-RTN Systems: Current Practices. Journal of Geographic Information System, 15, 73-97. doi: 10.4236/jgis.2023.151005.