Reference station with high precision independent positioning function

A method for installing a reference station at a precise location, the method comprising:

• providing a reference station with a GNSS receiver including a positioning processor, an error correction signal processor, and a transmitter:
• installing the reference station at a desirable :location without surveying or measuring the desirable location;
• receiving a plurality of GNSS signals from a plurality of GNSS satellites via an antenna of the reference station, the plurality of GNSS signals including GNSS signals having augmentation information;
• performing positioning using the GNSS receiver to calculate a current position of the reference station based on the received GNSS signals including the augmentation information, without using position information of another reference station or error information sent via a non-satellite communication link;
• generating error correction information in a predetermined data format based on results of the positioning, the error correction information including the calculated current position of the reference station;
• and
• transmitting the error correction information via a communication link,