How onocoy Fits Into Existing Correction Infrastructure

An open marketplace for GNSS reference station data, hardware-agnostic by design.

Series: onocoy for Enterprise GNSS Operators · Post 02 of 06

For companies and individuals already operating GNSS reference stations, the most useful question about onocoy is what it actually adds to an operation that's already running.

This post addresses three operator profiles in particular: individual surveyors, drone operators, and farmers with one or a handful of stations; hardware dealers and distributors running a local correction network alongside their hardware business; and companies running reference stations for internal use without selling the data. The mechanics described below apply across these profiles, with notes where motivations and benefits differ between them.

What onocoy adds, in short: a second revenue stream on data your station is already producing, independent and continuous quality monitoring on the contributed stations, and, for operators who don't already run their own caster, free corrections back to your own devices through the loopback.

The stations stay where they are. The operators keep doing what they're doing. What onocoy adds is a layer that turns infrastructure already in service into revenue, while opening access to coverage and clients across regions a single operator couldn't reach alone.

This article walks through how that works in practice, what an existing operation plugs into, and where the value compounds.

An Open Marketplace for Reference Station Data

onocoy is the marketplace layer between operators of GNSS reference stations and the enterprises that pay for centimeter-level corrections. Operators contribute station data. Clients consume these data through Pay-Per-Use pricing in USD, with the token layer handling settlement between the two sides.

The marketplace is hardware-agnostic and open by design:

• Any NTRIP-compatible station can be connected. Receivers from Septentrio, Topcon, Trimble, Leica, Sixents, arduSimple, Moon Systems, Kindhelm and all other vendors work right out of the box. No proprietary hardware is required, and there is no hardware lock-in.

• Participation is non-exclusive. A participating station can stream data simultaneously to onocoy and to whatever applications the operator chooses.

• The protocol is standard RTCM 3.x / NTRIP, complaint with virtually every RTK receiver**.**

onocoy's architecture is designed for coexistence with existing operations.

👉 Hardware compatibility tree: onocoy.com/hardware

What an Operator Gets From the Network

Whether your station was built to sell corrections to clients on a subscription basis or to support your own field operations, onocoy converts the data it already produces into an additional income line. If you already sell corrections, this is additive revenue on top of your existing contracts: the same stream, monetized twice. If your station was sized for internal use, this is likely the first time it generates any direct financial return. Either way, the capital investment in hardware, installation, and connectivity amortizes faster. The reward structure reflects both predictability and upside. A base reward is tied to station quality and pays regardless of whether any client is currently consuming your data. On top of that, a usage reward scales with actual demand: when enterprise clients consume corrections from your station, you earn proportionally. A reliable station earns from day one; a well-located station earns more as the client base grows.

Free, quality-assured corrections for your own devices. For operators whose primary purpose is internal positioning, eg. farmers running guidance systems, surveyors working the field, drone operators on their own sites, the loopback turns the station into a free, managed NTRIP caster. Quality-assured correction data streams back to up to three of your own devices simultaneously, at no charge, with no in-house caster to install or maintain. The stream is already validated by onocoy's quality checks before it reaches your receiver. For small operators in particular, this benefit alone often exceeds the value of the monetary rewards.

Last but not least: beyond the commercial case, every contributing operator becomes part of a cooperative effort to build something the industry has long needed: open, vendor-neutral access to high-precision correction data, at global scale. No single company could build this network alone. It comes together station by station, from operators who already run the infrastructure and from new deployments. For many in this industry, that's reason enough to participate.

👉 Find out more about the loopback in detail: onocoy.com/blog/the-onocoy-loopback-free-corrections-for-your-own-devices

Plugging In Without Risk

The integration path is light, and the structure is intentionally low-risk for the operator:

• No competition for your existing customers. onocoy is a wholesale data marketplace. It deliberately doesn't build value-added services on top of the data: no local language support, no vertical-specific applications, no marketing channels into your end markets. Your customer relationships and downstream service offerings stay yours.

• You stay independent of onocoy. The architecture is standards-based (RTCM 3.x / NTRIP). Your stations remain fully functional outside onocoy at any time. If you ever stop contributing, the stations keep running as before, for whatever you were already using them for.

• You decide which stations participate, and when. No fleet-wide commitment, no minimum contribution period, just incentive for continuously delivering high quality data over a long period of time. You choose which stations stream data . Pausing or stopping doesn't affect the station's other use cases; it only resets the streak appreciation bonus that compounds rewards over continuous uptime.

• For multi-station operators, onocoy can pull rather than push. If you run dozens or hundreds of stations and don't want to register each one manually, onocoy can connect to your existing caster and pull the data directly. Bulk onboarding is built for operators with existing network infrastructure.

• Settlement is in $ONO: transparent, low-overhead, and easy to convert. Using $ONO as the settlement layer keeps accounting simple: every reward is recorded on-chain, with no invoicing, no bank intermediaries, and no FX friction. Conversion to USD and other currencies is happens on an exchange and can be done instantaneously.

• Early contributors earn the most. $ONO rewards are weighted toward the early stages of the network, so the operators who join now earn more for the same contribution than those who join later. Combined with a token designed to appreciate as the business grows, this gives early participants a dual advantage: higher rewards today, and upside on the tokens they hold. The mechanics are covered in detail in the tokenomics guide.

• 24 hours from first contact to earning. Stations are typically online and start earning within a day.

👉 Explore active coverage and current HVA multipliers: console.onocoy.com/explorer

Where the Network Stands Today

The proof points matter for any operator deciding whether to engage:

• More than 7,900 validated reference stations contributing to the network

• Operators across 168 countries, including coverage in regions legacy providers don't serve

• $497k in annualized revenue from B2B clients in production (May 2026)

• 8% month-over-month revenue growth from April to May 2026

• Active enterprise clients in agriculture, drones, surveying, and logistics

The clients are paying and the stations are running. The infrastructure is in use today.

Key Takeaways

• onocoy is an open marketplace for reference station data, hardware-agnostic and built around standard RTCM 3.x / NTRIP.

• Joining adds three benefits at once: a second revenue stream on data your station is already producing, continuous independent quality monitoring, and optional free corrections back to your own devices through the loopback. You're also participating in building a global GNSS utility for the benefit of the entire industry and its customers.

• Contribution is non-exclusive and low-risk. Existing customer relationships, internal use cases, and downstream applications stay in place. onocoy doesn't compete for your end customers.

• Early participant benefit most

What This Means for Enterprise Operators

For an existing GNSS operation, onocoy is the marketplace layer that turns infrastructure already in service into a second revenue stream, with independent quality monitoring and a path into a broader correction utility layered on top.

The next post in this series breaks down the economics: how rewards are calculated, what realistic returns look like, and how High Value Areas change the payback math.

👉 See where your stations could contribute: console.onocoy.com/explorer