https://www.cansel.ca/images/About-us/White_Papers/Trimble_HD-GNSS_White_Paper.pdf
The link above does a good job explaining how GNSS points are captured and how it relates to the real-world.
Chainage is the historical term for Stationing. The two are the same but stations were used at hundred foot increments where a monument (nail, post, etc) would have been placed and used for surveying.
You're correct it is a result of using Gunther's chain. And the term "-age" is added to this...
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I came across this (above) thread and feel it's my duty to correct some misunderstandings throughout it.
Chainage is a linear distance measurement used for linear transportation infrastructure. Chainage can be either slope distance or horizontal distance. Generally, this is...
