GPS World articles from August 2002

GPS World archives from August 2002

ION and a new Oregon trail. (The View from Here).(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... Okay okay perhaps I have gotten into a rut. Maybe I have leaned a little heavily on my third-generation Oregon farm background for anecdotes and metaphors. Possibly I did deserve this send-up in a National Lampoon version of a GPS World...

Send in the 'bots: taking dangerous positions. (Leading Edge).(Urbie robot)
August 1, 2002... In a hostile future, we'll recruit machines to perform work too dangerous for humans. Across a landscape contaminated by radiation, biological warfare, or chemical spills; in an earthquake area rippled by aftershocks; through a raging inferno,...

OEM GPS/SBAS/Beacon receiver. (Receiver Technology).(Thales Navigation Ashtech DG16 GPS+Beacon)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The DG16 GPS+SBAS+Beacon receiver from Thales Navigation (Ashtech) is an OEM single board designed for integration in sub-meter positioning and navigation applications. It is a 16-channel receiver with 12 GPS LI code and carrier channels, two...

Low-power OEM receiver. (Receiver Technology).(Axiom Navigation Swift B2 LP)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Axiom Navigation's Swift B2 LP, a low-power receiver for the OEM market, reportedly cuts power consumption by as much as 50 percent, or up to 98 percent when operated in Tricklepower mode. The B2 LP also has Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)...

Space GPS Receiver. (Receiver Technology).(from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The Space GPS Receiver (SGR) from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. is a spacecraft orbit/attitude determination sub-system designed for small applications. Based on the Zarlink (formerly Mitel) Semiconductors GPS chipset, it provides up to 24...

Low-jitter oscillators. (Receiver Technology).(Rakon TXO500)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Rakon has added an 18 X 11.7 millimeter surface-mountable temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) to its line. The TXO500 is designed for military, aerospace, and industrial applications, with sub-ppm temperature stability performance...

3D visualization software. (GPS-Related Software).(Rapid Imaging Software's VisualFlight 3.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Rapid Imaging Software, Inc., has released VisualFlight 3.5, which provides real-time 3D visualization, distributable over networks. VisualFlight runs on the Windows operating system and includes a single user license of the LandForm 3D...

Low-power receiver. (Receiver Technology).(Racewood Technology RGPSM001)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The RGPSM001 receiver from Racewood uses Trimble's FirstGPS architecture in a module designed for embedded system integration, targeting automotive, asset tracking, palmtop, and handheld receiver applications. The company claims high...

Dual-frequency, L-band antenna. (Receiver Technology).(Novatel GPS-600 -LB)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Novatel's GPS-600-LB antenna operates on the L-band as well as GPS L1 and L2 frequencies, enabling it to receive differential corrections. Featuring Pinwheel aperture coupled slot array technology, it is optimized to receive...

OEM receiver. (Receiver Technology).(CMC Electronics Superstar l)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The Superstar I, designed for low-cost OEM applications, offers reported sub-meter DGPS capability. Options include carrier phase measurements at 1 Hz, and selection of straight or right-angle connectors. It also provides spare memory and at...

OEM macro-receiver. (Receiver Technology).(U-blox TIM)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The TIM is a GPS receiver "macro-component" that can be processed like a single chip component. A self-contained receiver providing GPS signal processing from antenna input to serial data output in NMEA or SiRF proprietary data format, its...

Low-power OEM mini-receiver. (Receiver Technology).(Trimble Navigation Lassen SQ)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Trimble's Lassen SQ module with a postage stamp-sized footprint (26 X 26 X 6 millimeters) is designed for mobile product applications such as cell phones, pagers, palm digital assistants, and digital cameras. Using the Trimble FirstGPS...

Flexible oscillators. (Receiver Technology).(Temex QEV66HF)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... A new Temex line of flexible oscillators targets data transmission applications. Operating from either 3.3 volt or 5 volt rails, they have multiple outputs, including LVDS and LVPECL. for design versatility. The QEV66HF has pullability of [+ or...

High-gain antenna. (Receiver Technology).(Sarantel GeoHelix-H)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Sarantel Ltd. has announced GeoHelix-H, a high-gain active antenna for portable GPS receivers that enables the acquisition of more satellites than is possible with conventional patch antennas. GeoHelix-H measures 30.4 x 13.3 X 6.4 millimetres...

Spaceborne receivers. (Receiver Technology).(General Dynamics Decisions Systems acquires Motorola Space Systems and Services maker of the Monarch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... General Dynamics Decisions Systems acquired the Motorola Space Systems and Services division and taken over production of the Monarch receiver, designed for Earth-orbital mission requirements. With 12 channels and dual-frequency L1 and L2...

The concrete and the clay: monitoring the deformation of large structures. (Leading Edge).
August 1, 2002... Every structure moves, if only imperceptibly to the unaided human eye. Its "natural frequency" -- the frequency at which it naturally wants to oscillate -- depends on such factors as its geometry, the materials with which it was built, and the...

Centimeter-level data collector. (Surveying and Mapping).(Leica Geosystems GS50+)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Leica Geosystems' GIS & Mapping Division released for purchase worldwide its GS50+ data collector. It is an upgrade to the GS50 with an added dual-frequency engine and RTK capacity, which, when combined, provide centimeter-level data collection...

Surveying GPS receiver. (Surveying and Mapping).(Sokkia GSR2600)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sokkia's new high-accuracy GPS surveying system, the GSR2600, features a smaller size (153 mm X 160mm X 70mm) and lower power consumption than its predecessors, an LCD display that provides more information on-screen, and a new keypad for...

Field PC with GPS pod. (Surveying and Mapping).(Juniper Systems Allegro CE)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Juniper Systems's Allegro CE ruggedized, handheld field computer is designed for field data collection. Built around Intel's StrongARM SA1110 206 MHz processor, it runs standard Windows CE programs. The keys are large enough to be operated with...

GPS for mobile GIS. (Surveying and Mapping).(Trimble Navigation GeoExplorer CE)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Trimble's new GeoExplorer CE series of GPS handhelds is designed for collecting, maintaining, and using GIS data in the field. A handheld device using the Windows CE operating system with an integrated GPS receiver, the GeoExplorer CE can run...

Geodetic Base Station Software. (Surveying and Mapping).(from Thales Navigation)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Thales Navigation has released version 3.2.00 of the Ashtech Geodetic Base Station Software (GBSS). Originally developed for managing a continuously operating GPS reference station, the latest version of GBSS includes several new features...

Digital Sensor System. (Surveying and Mapping).(from Emerge and Applanix)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Emerge, a provider of digital imagery, and Applanix, a manufacturer of positioning systems, have begun selling a new digital remote sensing system. The Emerge Digital Sensor System is a pilot-operated color and color IR digital aerial sensor....

Marine GPS receiver. (Navigation and Guidance).(Leica Marine apMKl2)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The apMKl2 GPS navigation system from Leica Marine GPS consists of a control and display unit designed to work with Leica's MX 421 or MX 421B smart antenna. With the former, the system reportedly provides autonomous accuracy of three meters or...

Handheld boating receivers. (Navigation and Guidance).(Thales Navigation Magellan SporTrak Pro)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Thales Navigation has developed the Magellan SporTrak handheld GPS series, three devices for recreational boating and fishing: the SporTrak, SporTrak Map, and SporTrak Pro. The top-of-the-line Pro features 23 MB of expandable memory and a 9-MB...

Differential Ag system. (Navigation and Guidance).(from Trimble Navigation Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Trimble's AgGPS Autopilot differential GPS system consists of a range of different Trimble AgGPS DGPS receivers, a lightbar, autopilot navigation controller, and accessories. The AgGPS114 integrates a 12-channel receiver and L-band satellite...

Radar/chart plotter. (Navigation and Guidance).(Furuno U.S.A.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Furuno's 1953C addition to its NavNet series of radar/chart plotters can be connected to a Furuno NavNet 12-channel GPS receiver, automatically activating GPS menus upon start-up. The 1953C can be combined in a series of Ethernet-networked...

Inertial measurement unit. (Navigation and Guidance).(from BAE Systems CNI Systems Div.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BAE Systems manufactures a multisensor inertial measurement unit (MIMU) for use in navigation, stabilization, and autopilot guidance and control applications. The unit provides fully-compensated measurements of vehicle angular rates and linear...

Multipurpose guidance system. (Navigation and Guidance).(CSI Wireless CornerPost)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... CSI Wireless Inc released its CornerPost precision guidance system with real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS operation for stated 1-inch accuracy in agricultural applications; it also has potential for land and hydrographic surveying, GIS and mapping,...

Agricultural guidance system. (Navigation and Guidance).
August 1, 2002... The Case IH EZ-Guide lightbar, an addition to the Case IH (formerly International Harvester) advanced farming systems line, uses DGPS to display to a tractor or sprayer operator their variance from desired path. The system includes a Trimble...

MEMS GPS/inertial system. (Navigation and Guidance).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BEI Systron Donner Inertial has introduced the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) integrated GPS/inertial navigation tactical system (MIGITS) family of products for guidance, navigation, and control. It incorporates a Rockwell Jupiter LP...

LBS: Location-Based Services. (Leading Edge).(Directory)
August 1, 2002... This special section of GPS World celebrates a rapidly emerging category of applications known variously as location commerce (or L-commerce), mobile commerce, mobile location services, wireless location, and similar term. We call it...

OEM receiver. (Tracking and Wireless).(RF Micro Devices RF8000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... RF Micro Devices has released its first GPS receiver, an OEM-oriented product named RF8000. The 12-channel module is based on technology acquired when the company bought IBM Microelectronics' GPS business in 2001. The RF8000 is a low-cost,...

Dual-band antenna. (Tracking and Wireless).(from Antenex)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Antenex has combined its Phantom design with a GPS antenna in a dual-band product operating at 900 MHz and featuring wide bandwidth and a low-angle radiation pattern. The GPS antenna mounted with the Phantom VHG antenna inside the molded...

People, asset tracker. (Tracking and Wireless).(Followit)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Follow-it transponder incorporates the FastraX iTrax02 12-channel receiver with reported accuracy under 25 meters, with a dual-band GSM cellular telephone, Internet mapping and position reports, and data logging and transmission. It can...

Monitoring services. (Tracking and Wireless).
August 1, 2002... Criticom International provides emergency and non-emergency monitoring services to customers with both fixed and mobile assets, using Web hosting, a call center, and back-office services to support GPS and location-based monitoring...

Fleet tracking system. (Tracking and Wireless).(Axiom Navigation's AccuTracker FMS product family)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Axiom Navigation has introduced the AccuTracker FMS fleet management and asset tracking product family comprising the FMS-3000, 3100, 8000, and 8100 devices, combining GPS with Cellemetry or Aeris. Net Microburst wireless data delivery for...

Vehicle location module. (Tracking and Wireless).(Leadtek Research AVL 9561)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Leadtek's AVL 9561 automatic vehicle location contains a 12-channel single-frequency SiRF chipset. Designed for telematics, asset tracking, fleet management, and other location-based services, it has voice communication capability using...

Trailer tracker. (Tracking and Wireless).(GPS Management Systems MB2000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... GPS Management Systems offers the MB2000 trailer locating unit, a self-contained tracking unit for freight trailers, cargo containers, and rail cars. Measuring 4 X 3 X 17 inches in a weather-resistant case, its bolt-down installation requires...

Guiding weapons, finding soldiers. (Leading Edge).
August 1, 2002... Designed, funded, and operated by the military and, originally, for the military, GPS continues to develop in a wide range of demanding warfighting applications. On the cutting edge are guidance for weapons -- ranging from artillery shells to...

New GB-GRAM product line. (Military).(Trimble Navigation Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Trimble recently introduced a new Ground-Based GPS Receiver Application Module (GB-GRAM) product line. It consists of the Force 20, Force 22, and Force Simple Serial Interface (SSI) SAASM-based receivers, designed for small embedded GPS...

SAASM-based GPS receiver. (Military).(Interstate Electronics TruTrak)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Interstate Electronics Corporation has introduced the TruTrak, a 12-channel, SAASM-based GPS receiver. TruTrak meets the size, accuracy, and performance requirements for high-G platform applications -- such as a projectile environment -- but is...

Handheld survey system. (Military).(Rockwell Collins PLGR-II GLS + ADK)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Rockwell Collins' Government Systems division's PLGRII + ADK handheld survey system can achieve an azimuth accuracy of less than 3 mil error in conjunction with a single-receiver PLGRII ADK, and an accuracy of less than 0.5 mil error with a...

SAASM time receiver. (Military).(from TrueTime Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... True Time has introduced a new version of its MarkV time and frequency receiver built on a GPS SPASM receiver. This 12-channel, all-in-view receiver corrects for SA and acquires the Y-code directly; it is augmented with Receiver Autonomous...

Interference Suppression Unit. (Military).(from Electro-Radiation Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Electro-Radiation Inc. has developed the Advanced Interference Suppression Unit (AISU) to mitigate the effects of interference and jamming on GPS reception. The unit consists of a simple fixed reception pattern antenna (FRPA) and an electronics...

Anti-jam protection. (Military).(from Raytheon Electronic Systems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Raytheon's Anti-jam Protection Technology Receiver (RAPToR) is a 24-channel, standard serial interface military GPS receiver for product applications, including precision-guided munitions, handhelds, and embedded systems. The heart of the unit,...

Center for Remote Sensing, Inc. (Advertorial/Corporate Profile).
August 1, 2002... 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 710 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (703) 385-7717 Fax (703) 385-7719 ganguly@cfrsi.com www.cfrsi.com Contact: Dr. Suman Ganguly No. of employees: 10 Year founded: 1985 Corporate...

Spirent Federal Systems, Inc. (Advertorial/Corporate Profile).
August 1, 2002... 22345 La Palma Ave., Suite 105 Yorba Linda, CA 92887 Phone: (714) 692-6565 Fax: (714) 692-6567 Info@spirentfederal.com www.spirentfederal.com Contact: Steve Callaghan, Dir. Engineering No. of employees: 11 ...

Billions per second: timing financial transactions. (Leading Edge).
August 1, 2002... "Remember that time is money." Advice to a Young Tradesman, 1748 For those who take Benjamin Franklin's admonition very, very seriously, there is now GPS. Network managers for financial institutions recognize that GPS provides the...

Time and frequency generator. (Timing & Synchronization).(Furuno Electric Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Furuno's GF series of GPS-controlled time and frequency generators incorporates the company's own GPS receiver circuitry, already used in the marine electronics and automobile industry. By adding timing features to the firmware, Furuno provides...

Time and frequency reference. (Timing & Synchronization).(Spectrum Instruments' Intelligent Reference TM-4)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Spectrum Instruments' Intelligent Reference TM-4, features a 12-channel GPS timing receiver, a choice of oscillator type and qualities, and standard 1PPS output with separate ASCII serial time message. It achieves high accuracy within minutes...

Timing module. (Timing & Synchronization).(Brandywine Communications' PMC-SyncClock32 Mezzanine Card)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Brandywine Communications' PMC-SyncClock32 Mezzanine Card (PMC) module provides precision time to the host computer with zero latency. The onboard microprocessor automatically synchronizes the clock to IRIG's A and B, NASA 36, and 1 PPS...

Time Transfer Standard. (Timing & Synchronization).(Time and Frequency Solutions' Timetrace National Time Transfer Standard)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Time & Frequency Solutions' Timetrace National Time Transfer Standard provides time and frequency comparisons between clocks located at different sites. If one of the sites is a National Metrology Institute company, then continuous operation...

OEM synchronization solution. (Timing & Synchronization).(Oscilloquartz 5230)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Oscilloquartz has added the 5230 GPS Receiver to its portfolio of synchronization solutions for OEM and system integrators. The unit is specifically designed for the synchronization of 2G, 2.5G, and 3G mobile telecommunications networks, of...

Synchronization supply unit. (Timing & Synchronization).(Tekelec Epsilon Synchronization Network Manager and Tekelec Epsilon SSU)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Tekelec's Epsilon SSU provides a solution to the synchronization requirements of wireline telecom networks, from primary reference clock to local node synchronization. Based on the ITU-T G.811 and G.812 recommendations, fully modular, with the...

GPS-RF front ends. (GPS-Related Hardware).(Center for Remote Sensing )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Center for Remote Sensing has released a series of radio frequency front ends for high-performance GPS receiver development. The user can select the sampling rate to be between 5 and 60 MSPS. The dynamic range can be selected with up to 12...

Meteorological systems. (GPS-Related Hardware).(Paroscientific Inc.'s MET3 and MET3A)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Paroscientific, Inc.'s MET3 and MET3A provide data from barometric pressure, temperature, and relative humidity sensors. The units measure pressure with a resolution better than 1 microbar with a total accuracy of 0.08 hPa over the extended...

GPS box. (GPS-Related Software).(CMC Electronics' Starbox)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... CMC Electronics' Starbox can contain any one of the company's three GPS OEM receivers: the Allstar, the RT-Star, or the Superstar. Fitted with an Allstar with carrier phase output, the Starbox provides a low-cost GIS unit; with an RT-Star, it...

Signal distribution units. (GPS-Related Hardware).(GPS Networking, Inc. released the NHFALDCBS 1X8, 1X16, and 1X32)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... GPS Networking, Inc., released the NHFALDCBS 1X8, 1X16, and 1X32 - three versions of a GPS signal distribution unit, which split the input L1/L2 GPS antenna carrier to 8, 16, or 32 outputs. The units are amplified and give a 0dB throughput to...

GIS software for handhelds. (GPS-Related Software).(ESRI's ArcPad )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ESRI's ArcPad software is a mobile mapping and geographic information system (GIS) technology for mobile systems. ArcPad provides database access, mapping, GIS, and GPS integration to users in the field via handheld and mobile devices. The...

Instant imagery series. (GPS-Related Software).(eDOQQs)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... i-cubed has released eDOQQs, 1-meter black and white or CIR orthophotos, acquired mostly from 1990 to 2002 with quarterly updates. The company used a proprietary algorithm that creates improved contract of the imagery with minimal loss of...

Almanac.(GPS services)
August 1, 2002... GPS SATELLITE INFORMATION United States and Canada Navigation Information Service (NIS) Sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center, this site offers GPS constellation status, scheduled outage updates, user advisories, and...

NovAtel to make next WAAS receiver. (GPS Inside).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration awarded NovAtel Inc. a contract to develop the next-generation Wide Area Augmentation (WAAS) receiver. The $2.4 million contract covers receiver development and qualification work over a 21-month period...

CSI Wireless differential software patented. (GPS Inside).
August 1, 2002... The e-Dif "extended differential" software from CSI Wireless Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has received a U.S. patent. The software enables GPS receivers to achieve the higher accuracy available from differential GPS without any assistance...

New Canada-wide DGPS service. (GPS Inside).
August 1, 2002... A Canadian government consortium has developed a national real-time differential global positioning system (DGPS) service, known as the Canada-wide DGPS (CDGPS) service. The new service will provide geo-referencing in the field with a reported...

NavCom takes a wireless Safari. (GPS Inside).(NavCom Technology SR-7100)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... NavCom Technology of Redondo Beach, California, has introduced its Safari Network SR-7100 system for wireless communications in harsh environments. The SR-7100 offers system integrators a data communications means to expand customer network...

u-blox firmware for TIM receiver. (GPS Inside).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... GPS manufacturer u-blox of Thalwil, Switzerland has introduced a free datalogger software upgrade for its TIM macrocomponent GPS receiver. The enhancement provides users with enhanced functionality without hardware changes. The integrated...

Thales Navigation has appointed Neil Vancans as general manager of its newly-formed Professional Products Strategic Business Unit. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Thales Navigation has appointed Neil Vancans as general manager of its newly-formed Professional Products Strategic Business Unit. He most recently served at Leica as a member of the management board and president of Leica Geosystem GPS...

Tele Atlas North America, the U.S. arm of Netherlands-based global digital mapper Tele Atlas NV, has named George Fink president and chief operating officer. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Tele Atlas North America, the U.S. arm of Netherlands-based global digital mapper Tele Atlas NV, has named George Fink president and chief operating officer. Formerly the chief executive officer and co-founder of Mirus Information Technology...

Jeffrey Bialos, former deputy under-secretary of defense for industrial affairs, has joined Washington, D.C. law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Jeffrey Bialos, former deputy under-secretary of defense for industrial affairs, has joined Washington, D.C. law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. Under the Clinton administration, Bialos served as head of the U.S. delegation for negotiations...

Calendar 2002.
August 1, 2002... AUGUST 18-23 Leica Geosystems User Group Meeting San Diego, California. With Leica's integration of ERDAS and LH Systems, the meeting will be relevant to GIS and Mapping division customers. Participants will meet with Leica Geosystems...

NovAtel adds to its high-precision line-up. (Advertising Supplement).
August 1, 2002... NovAtel has continually added something extra to the accuracy game, giving its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers a competitive edge. In 1992, NovAtel successfully developed and patented Narrow Correlator[R] tracking...

Introducing LB technology decimeter accuracy in a single receiver. (Advertising Supplement).(NovAtel ProPak-LB receiver and GPS-600-LB antenna)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Now, NovAtel introduces the first OmniSTAR-HP (High Performance)-enabled positioning receiver on the market, delivering new levels of precise positioning without the need for a base station. NovAtel's new ProPak[R]-LB receiver and...

OmniSTAR's new high performance, dual-frequency service. (Advertising Supplement).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... By installing dual-frequency receivers and a proprietary process at its base stations in the Americas, Europe, and Australia, OmniSTAR now offers a high-performance differential correction service providing higher accuracy navigation than was...

The new ProPak-LB receiver and GPS-600-LB Antenna combination with OmniSTAR-HP accuracy. (Advertising Supplement).(NovAtel)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... * Decimeter Accuracy in a Single Receiver/Antenna combination * Receiver and high-precision corrections in one unit * GPS and L-Band in one Antenna * OmniSTAR High Performance [HP] capable * Pulse Aperture Correlator [PAC]...

Pulse Aperture Correlator. (Advertising Supplement).(NovAtel)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NovAtel's OEM4 card in the new ProPak L-Band (LB) receiver incorporates NovAtel's patented Pulse Aperture Correlator (PAC) technology, significantly reducing multipath interference. PAC effectively doubles the pseudorange accuracy of the Narrow...

ProPak-LB eliminates need for multiple receivers to obtain differential accuracy. (Advertising Supplement).(NovAtel GPS receiver)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NovAtel's ProPak-LB combines accuracy and affordability, offering the first receiver/antenna combination with access to OmniSTAR's HP satellite technology. The ProPak-LB receiver and GPS-600-LB antenna enable developers and integrators to...

For GIS data collection, precision agriculture, unmanned systems. (Advertising Supplement).(NovAtel ProPak-LB)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The ProPak-LB is designed for ground applications that require decimeter level accuracy such as geographic information systems (GIS), agriculture, and unmanned systems.

Beeline, NovAtel, OmniSTAR in new steering products. (Advertising Supplement).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... (March 27, 2002)- Beeline Technologies Inc., NovAtel Inc., and OmniSTAR plan to launch a series of high-precision navigation products for the agricultural steering-assist market. They combine Beeline's "hands-free" steering solutions, NovAtel's...

GPS-600-LB Antenna: dual-frequency with LB operation, multipath reduction. (Advertising Supplement).(NovAtel)
August 1, 2002... The GPS-600-LB provides very good sensitivity to right-hand circularly polarized signals over a wide range of elevations and in all azimuth directions. It has excellent amplitude radiation pattern roll-off near the horizon, effectively...

WAAS contract award. (Advertising Supplement).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NovAtel supplies receivers to national satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) around the world: the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), European EGNOS, Japanese MSAS, Chinese SNAS, and Australian GRAS. These complex receivers...

LAAS contract award. (Advertising Supplement).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... (July 11,2002) - NovAtel Inc. has been awarded a contract by Raytheon Navigation Landing Systems for the next phase of development and qualification of a new GPS reference receiver for the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS). Under this...

L5 contract award. (Advertising Supplement).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... (July 3, 2002) - Zeta Associates has recently awarded NovAtel a contract extension to further develop and produce additional L5 receivers for use in WAAS signal development and validation activities.

Black Diamond with inertial navigation. (Advertising Supplement).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NovAtel's Black Diamond System (BDS[TM]) offers the ultimate in augmentation -- an inertial measuring unit that updates the unit's position even when the sky is obscured. Providing a high positional accuracy coupled with triple-axis...

Designer's Handbook. (Receiver Technology).(RF Micro Devices catalog)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... RF Micro Devices has released its 2002 Designer's Handbook a catalog featuring the company's product portfolio, including more than 185 products in applications such as GPS, cell phones, wireless infrastructure, personal communications systems,...