These resources are brought to you by the Cooperative Extension System and your Local Institution

Geospatial Technology Home

Base Station

Last Updated: September 27, 2011

View as web page


A base station is comprised of a GPS antenna and receiver positioned on a known location specifically to collect data for differential correction. Base data needs to be collected at the same time as you collect data with a GPS rover unit. A base station can be a permanent installation that collects base data for provision to multiple users, or a rover unit that you temporarily locate on known coordinates for the duration of a specific project or datalogging session.

Browse related Articles by tag: geospatial technology, glossary


Have a specific question? Try asking one of our Experts

Unlike most other resources on the web, we have experts from Universities around the country ready to answer your questions.


View this page: