GPS World articles from August 2003

GPS World archives from August 2003

Surveying the GIS scene.(The view from here)(Editorial)
August 1, 2003... One of the best attended activities at the annual ESRI User Conference is the Map Gallery... and with good reason. The extensive display of work by geographic information system (GIS) professionals elevates our appreciation of geospatial tools...

FAA commissions WAAS: certified equipment, charts to come.(Global View)(Wide Area Augmentation System ()
August 1, 2003... On July 10, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finally commissioned the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), designed to improve the accuracy, integrity, and availability of GPS signals. Based on a network of ground reference...

WRC approves GPS-related rules.(Global View)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03) has confirmed the technical provisions for the use of the new radionavigation satellite service (RNSS) bands, including those used by GPS, Russia's GLONASS system, and the European system...

ESA lets Galileo satellite contracts.(Global View)(European Space Agency)
August 1, 2003... On July 11, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed contracts for production of the first satellites to be used in Europe's global navigation satellite system, Galileo, being developed by ESA and the European Union. The contracts are for...

Take the plunge navigating from 35,000 feet.(Leading Edge)
August 1, 2003... They're on a mission to deliver 40,000 pounds, anywhere in the world, within 48 hours. FedEx? UPS? No, the U.S. military. That played could be a 75-pound resupply kit for forces in the field or a 20-ton tank, dropped from a C-130 aircraft...

CSI Wireless Inc.(Corporate Profiles)
August 1, 2003... 4110-9 Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2G 3C4, Canada Phone: (403) 259-3311 Fax: (403) 259-8866 info@csi-wireless.com www.csi-wireless.com Corporate Description CSI Wireless is a designer, manufacturer, and...

Sensor-based receiver board.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The sensor-based 16-channel GPS receiver (SBR-LS) from u-blox contains the Antaris positioning engine, jointly developed by u-blox and Atmel Corporation. Designed for position in difficult environments such as tunnels, urban canyons, and indoor...

GPS crystals.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... Rakon's surface-mortar RSX-5 crystals have an AT-orientated cut and are housed in ceramic package. With a 5.0 X 3.2 millimeter footprint, no frequency perturbation and excellent shock and vibration performance, these crystals are designed for...

Correlator IP core.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... Nemerix's NPl016 is a correlation processor intellectual property (IP) core for GPS C/A code application. Combined with a GPS software protocol stack running on a separate CPU, the NP1016 acquires and tracks satellites and outputs navigation...

Multichannel simulator.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... Spirent's GSS4200, designed for multi-channel testing in high-volume production environments, emulates six satellite signals of GPS L1 code, allowing full position fix with representative satellite data and dynamics. Multiple short test...

GPS receiver.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The XXI2002C GPS receiver from ComNova provides calculation of high-resolution correlation function and 3-D correlation function of up to six consecutive maxima. The maximum correlation is up to 22.9 code length. The device can store digitized...

Software receiver.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The gpSrxlI-R20 from NordNav is a 24-channel GPS L1 software receiver system for research and development, carrying out GPS signal processing on a single microprocessor. Consisting of a PC notebook GPS L1 front-end, and external hard drive for...

Miniature receiver module.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The A1025 self-contained miniaturized GPS receiver module from Tyco Electronics measures 29.9 X 29.5 X 7 millimeters, with 6 million instructions per second (MIPS) of free processor power. It is based on STMicroelectronics' STB5610 RF...

Miniature antenna/receiver.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The DioHelix-F GPS receiver module combines Sarantel's omnidirectional GPS miniature antenna with the Fastrax iTrax02/4 GPS receiver, measuring 66 X 30 milllimeters overall and weighing 30 grams. The module delivers reported 10-meter accuracy...

Dual-frequency antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... NovAtel's GPS-700 antenna is a rugged, self-contained GPS antenna featuring the company's Pinwheel aperture coupled slot array technology. Operating at L1 and L2 frequencies, the antenna receiving elements are coupled to filters and a low-noise...

Tri-band antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... Centurion's Waterproof Internal Mercury antenna for automotive communications systems is a tri-band antenna supporting PCS 1850-1990 MHz, AMPS 824-896 MHz, and GPS L1 frequency bands. Measuring 5.12 X 2.59 X 0.51 inches, it has a stealth...

Dual-band AVL antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... The GPSDA8213P dual-band antenna from Antenex combines an active GPS patch antenna with choice of 800 Mhz trunk radio, cellular/CDPD, PCS, or 2.4Ghz communications antenna with the company's proprietary Phantom technology. This provides field...

Cellular/PCS/GPS antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... The Tele-Locator tri-mode mobile antenna from Antenna Specialists combines GPS, cellular, and personal communication system (PCS) technology for two-way communication with location capability. It operates in 824-894 MHz for cellular and...

GPS/mobile antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... Maxrad's GPS+ antenna comes as part of its Max-Matics GPS product line for telematics and comprises a fully enclosed high-gain 27-dB GPS antenna and an M-type mobile mount compatible with the company's mobile antennas in VHG, UHF, 700/800 MHz,...

Low-power antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... The 3914 GPS antenna from Wi-Sys communications operates on 2 mA current, providing 18 dB gain and a noise figure of 0.8 dB, making it suitable for portable applications with low-power requirements. vVoltage ranges from 2.7 to 3.3V (a 5V...

GPS, communications antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... The CombiSat antenna from Procar is designed for vehicle roof mounting and combines a universal antenna base with an integrated active ceramic patch GPS antenna. Measuring 80X53X30 millimeters, it requires an 18-22 millimeter mounting hole....

Compact antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... The Yokowo V6 antenna measures 38X34X13 millimeters. Suitable for tracking and navigation systems, it comes in 3-volt and 5-volt versions with LNA gains of 23db and 28db and power consumption of 25mA and 30mA, respectively. Yokowo...

Aviation antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... The Comant Industries line of ComDat antennas combines various functionalities--VHF/GPS, Orbcomm/GPS, and all-in-one VHF/Orbcomm/GPS--in a single footprint, dealing with the aviation problem of airframe "real estate" and interference between...

Geodetic antenna.(Antennas)
August 1, 2003... Providing reported subcentimeter accuracy the DM C146-20 from EDO Antenna Products is suited for geodetic surveying and racking. It is a lower-cost version offering the hemispherical radiation pattern coverage and phase stability similar to the...

RF front end.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... Designed for cellular handsets and other GPS products, the UPB1008K from California Eastern Laboratories is a single-chip, double-conversion radio frequency-to-intermediate frequency (RF-to-IF) translator designed as an RF front end for GPS...

GPS OEM board with SBAS.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The A12 OEM board from Thales Navigation is designed for fleet managment, telematics and handheld computing applications. With 10 channels dedicated to tracking GPS signals and two channels for satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS)--WAAS,...

Linear power RF amplifier.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The 5302024 from Ophir is a 10-watt, solid state, band-specific amplifier that covers the 1.2-1.6 GHz frequency range. The light-weight amplifier utilizes Class A/AB linear power devices for a third-order intercept point, high gain, and wide...

Receiver/antenna module.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The FV-18 from San Jose Navigation is a single-board, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver module with active onboard antenna for integration into OEM GPS products. Designed for embedded applications such as handheld or mobile devices, it uses the...

Dual-frequency GNSS receiver.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The PolaRx2@ GNSS receiver from Septentrio is the latest version of its high-end OEM dual-frequency GNSS PolaRx2 platform. The PolaRx2@(PolaRx2 attitude) is a single-board OEM receiver that can be connected to up to 3 antennas, enabling new...

GPS baseband.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... e-Ride's Opus Plus processor-independent GPS baseband application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip can operate autonomously or with assistance from wireless networks. It operates with two different state machines, one that manages...

GPS receiver series.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The SF-2050 series receivers from NavCom are designed for GIS data collection, data maintenance, topographic surveys, and in-field data verification. A binary user interface enables customization of receiver operation. The units provide...

Software receiver.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The Software GPS Builder from the Center for Remote Sensing (CRS), based on CRS Impulse software, runs on Windows platforms. The hardware front end and software enable construction of either an L1 or L1/L2 GPS receiver on the computer. The...

Integrated positioning system.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... EuroTech's COM-1286 is a 3.6 X 3.8-inch integrated positioning system solution in a PC/104 form factor with GPS receiver capability for applications such as automatic vehicle location, vehicle navigation, automatic vehicle management, and other...

Signal simulator.(Receiver Technology)
August 1, 2003... The Welnavigate GS600 is a 6 (ti 8) channel L1 code simiulator that can run without a support computer to generate the groundtrack profile. It comes with necessary data stored on two PC card scenarios: 3-hour static position and 3-hour...

Bluetooth GPS receiver.(Bluetooth-Enabled Receivers)
August 1, 2003... The TripNav TN-206 receiver from Rayming enables wireless connection to Bluetooth-enabled PCs, PDAs, or cellphones. With a SiRFStar II/LP chipset, it offers 12-channel parallel processing and an internal reserve of system data for rapid...

GPS, Bluetooth, camera images.(Bluetooth-Enabled Receivers)
August 1, 2003... The Atlas-A processor from Centrality Communications targets navigation and telematics applications, with an integrated 16-channel GPS baseband (the SiRFStar IIe), Bluetooth baseband, MPEG2DVD connection, gyro/odometer/CAN interfaces, and...

Bluetooth receiver/datalogger.(Bluetooth-Enabled Receivers)
August 1, 2003... The RBT-3000 wireless receiver from RoyalTek provides real-time navigation data to mobile devices such as PDAs, tablet PCs and notebooks. Using the SiRFStarII/LP, it measures 108x52.86x23.85 millimeters with built-in accuracy, mobile off-line...

Bluetooth GPS receiver.(Bluetooth-Enabled Receivers)
August 1, 2003... The GPS 9537 from Leadtek is designed for vehicle tracking and location-based services as well as personal, car, and marine navigation, and the company states it has high sensitivity in urban canyons and under foliage. Its SiRFStarII chipset...

Bluetooth receiver.(Bluetooth-Enabled Receivers)
August 1, 2003... The GM-230 GPS Bluetooth L1 receiver from Holux Technology furnishes reported position accuracy of 5-25 meters or 2.2 meters EGNOS/WAAS/beacon. It includes a SiRFStar II chipset with embedded ARM7TDMI central processing unit (CPU), built-in...

GPS wherever you go.(Leading Edge)
August 1, 2003... A warm, mist-like rain intensified the smell of sage as my companions and I labored up the Monkey Face trail at Smith Rock State Park near Bend, Oregon. I glanced again at the neon green GPS device clipped to the pocket of my jeans. "It knows...

Handheld computer.(Surveying and Mapping)
August 1, 2003... Tripod Data Systems's Bluetooth-enabled Recon handheld computer includes a 200 MegaHerz or 400 MHz Intel XScale processor, 64 MB of RAM and 64 or 128 MB of nonvolatile Flash storage, and a color display with front light. The PowerBoot Module...

Marine survey filter.(Surveying and Mapping)
August 1, 2003... Applanix has enhanced its POS MV marine product line with a new TrueHeave filtering tool, providing hydrographers with a more accurate heave estimate under challenging survey conditions. It reduces heave artifacts in survey data and reportedly...

Field-based CAD.(Surveying and Mapping)
August 1, 2003... GiveMePower has bundled its PowerCAD remotely managed computer-aided design (CAD) capabilities with Tripod Data Systems's Recon pocket computer for surveying, construction, GIS/GPS, utilities, military, and public-safety applications. The...

Robotic Total Station.(Surveying and Mapping)
August 1, 2003... Pacific Crest has released its Positioning Data Link Robotic Total Station (PDL RTS) wireless modem for surveying applications that is compatible with GPS radio data links. The unit's in-the-pole form factor includes a built-in UHF transceiver,...

GPS Rover.(Surveying and Mapping)
August 1, 2003... Trimble's 5800 GPS RTK Rover with Bluetooth-enabled antenna control unit integrates a 24-channel dual-frequency GPS/ WAAS/ EGNOS receiver, 450- or 900-MHz UHF radio, and miniature power source into a 7.87-pound unit for cable-free surveying....

GPS surveying system.(Surveying and Mapping)
August 1, 2003... Sokkia's GSR2600 surveying system includes a 1.3-kilogram, 12-channel GPS receiver with the company's SK-600 GPS L1/L2 antenna designed for postprocessed (static and kinematic) and real-time kinematic applications such as boundary surveys,...

Navigation unit.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... Navman's GPS 3450 is a navigation unit for use with iPAQ pocket PCs that gives users street-level mapping, address-to-address routing, rerouting capabilities, and a points of interest library using the company's SmartST software. The GPS sleeve...

Low-power RTK card.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... Trimble's BD950 is a real-time kinematic (RTK) compact GPS card for high-precision guidance and control applications. At low power and small form factor, it is designed to add centimeter-level position for OEMs and system integrators in...

GPS receiver.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The NavComp GPS receiver from BAE Systems Rokar International is available in versions that include one to four 12-channel, L1 C/A code receivers on the same board for operation with as many as four antennas and on-board rotating vehicles....

Door-to-door navigation.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... TomTom Navigator from TomTom is a door-to-door navigation system for pocket PCs that includes real-time traffic information and a TeleAtlas digitized roadmap system for turn-by-turn data and use with the company's wired and/or Bluetooth GPS...

Position-information system.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The NAVSYS TSPI from NAVSYS Corp. is a time and space position information (TSPI) system designed for use in high-performance aircraft, helicopter, and unmanned aerial vehicle flight envelopes. The system enables rangeless testing for...

Aviation-grade receiver.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The CMA-4024 24-channel GPS sensor approach aviation-grade receiver from CMC Electronics has a growth path to full Wide Area Augmentation System/Satellite Based Augmentation System and Local Area Augmentation System/Ground Based Augmentation...

Payload Processor.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The Navigation Payload Processor unit (PPU) from Austrian Aerospace includes a spreading processor that generates three separate programmable code channels for a code length up to 25 bit. The code generator supports GPS C/A and P codes, GLONASS...

Route-guidance system.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... TravRoute has released CoPilot Live|Pocket PC 4 GPS navigation and route-guidance system for pocket PCs. The system includes route guidance software with spoken, turn-by-turn driving directions and automatic route recalculation for updated...

Dual-use navigation.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The NEOGPS CF GPS receiver from GISsoft is a dual-use handheld/car navigation device designed for use with pocket or handheld PCs, web pads, and laptops with a type I or H CF slot or USB port. The 12-channel 5.8 x 2.0 x 1.2-inch unit includes a...

Vessel LCD combination units.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... GP1850W series liquid crystal (LCD) combination units from Furuno U.S.A. are designed for midsize commercial-and recreational-vessel navigation. The waterproof units include GPS/WAAS receivers and chart plotters, and the WD and WDF models...

Marine wristop computer.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The Suunto M9 is a GPS-driven marine information and mapping wristop computer that displays the user's geographic location in real time and stores it for later analysis. The company's GPS receiver collects and stores as many as 500 waypoints...

Heading sensor.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The Navistar satellite-based heading sensor from Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine division, designed as an alternative to spinning-mass and fiber-optic gyro-compasses, uses inertial algorithms to prowess information from dual Novatel GPS...

Marine satellite antenna.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... TracVision G8 marine satellite carbon fiber TV antenna from KVH Industries, designed for use on vessels in areas with weak satellite coverage, uses an integrated Leadtek GPS receiver to calculate the antenna's location to speed satellite...

Routing solutions.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... Mapopolis has introduced a software bundle for Sony CLIE handhelds that includes a mouse GPS from Holux and a Mapopolis Platinum 1GPS subscription. The subscription offers on-line access to maps for the entire United States and major Canadian...

Marine chartplotter.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The RC435 chartplotter from Raymarine incorporates 12-channel WAAS/EGNOS 12-channel Evermore GPS capability as well as Navionics Gold Chart cartography for data such as depth contours, spot soundings, tides, currents, and sunrise-sunset tables....

Dead-reckoning kit.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The DRM-III dead-reckoning engineering evaluation kit from Point Research includes a 12-charmel GPS receiver, antenna, digital compass, pedometer, and altimeter. The 4.4 x 3.2 x 1.5-inch belt-clip device uses an L1 patch antenna and DRM3Host...

Lightbar guidance system.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... The CenterLine GPS-based lightbar guidance system from Midwest Technologies is available with wireless remote control capabilities. The system comprises a compact high-lumen lightbar and submeter GPS antenna and either a CSI or Trimble receiver...

Air traffic surveillance system.(Navigation and Guidance)
August 1, 2003... UPS Aviation Technologies has designed the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) to provide aircraft with detailed, real-time surveillance information for air traffic management. The system's ADS-B technology enables aircraft to...

Mobile phone tracker.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... The Trackbox from Benefon can be used anywhere within GSM network coverage to manage assets from construction equipment, vehicles, and other mobile property. Through connections to peripheral sensors and date sources, the device transmits...

Tractor fleet management.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... The JDLink Machine Messenger from John Deere is a wireless communication and information system for several Of its tractor lines, made up of field-installed hardware and a network services line The hardware, comprising a communications...

Network system.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... The Safari Network SR-7100 system from NavCom creates customized voice and data networks and offers optional GPS integration of single-or dual-frequency receivers for location-based services. It is designed for applications in fleet management,...

Two-chip LBS solution.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... Trimble and Infineon Technologies jointly offer their VQFN chipset for small, highly integrated, battery-powered mobile devices. The 12-channel chipset and software solution is designed for PDAs, laptops, digital cameras, and auto mobile...

Vehicle/personnel tracker.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... The StarPilot Sentinel from National Scientific Corporation features a vehicle-mounted satellite/RF location and Iridium communications platform with a small personal RF transmitter. The tracking, safety, and rescue communications device was...

Hazardous materials tracking.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... PowerLoc's HazMat Control system includes a personal location device (using the u-Nav GPS chipset), a vehicle location device (either Fastrax or SiRF chipsets, depending on model), a pocket PC, and command and control software. The tactical...

Personal tracking software.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... Data Burst Technologies' iTRAKjava personal tracking device is designed for use with GPS-equipped wireless phones, enabling them to automatically track the user and report locations automatically, without interfering with phone calls. Only...

Tactical command package.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... The TAC-PAK from 308 Systems offers a locations and communications system in a portable, brief-case-sized form factor, designed to take agency field operations to an incident site and establish data and operations communications worldwide. It...

Vehicle & asset tracking.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... CSI Wireless has introduced Fleet-Link, a combined GPS/wireless device designed for tracking vehicle, untethered trailers, and other mobile assets. An integrated SiRFstarII 12-channel GPS receiver provides autonomous real-time position at a...

Tracking and communications device.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... AGNC's coremicro-PN Palm Navigator is a position/location tracking and communications device based on the company's coremicro UNCUN1 universal navigation anti control unit with GPS chipset and its 2000CMIMYU coremicro inertial measurement unit....

Personal tracking unit.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... The 2100 PTU from iSecuretrac uses a Leadtek 9543LP GPS receiver incorporating the SiRFStarIIe/LP chipset to provide secure tracking and monitoring capabilities, primarily for law enforcement probation and house arrest applications. Weighing...

Zone Tracker.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... DataGrid offers its Zone Tracker system for restricting vehicle fleets or other equipment to a predefined geographic region and tracking use in established zones. The device also collects statistical data in small geo-fenced regions within a...

Fleet tracking safety system.(Tracking and Wireless)
August 1, 2003... The GTS-1000 from Global Tracking, in conjunction with the company's Precision Tracker software, enables fleet operators to integrate safety data layers within a tracking application. This combines display of nearest police, fire station,...

Give it a shot: GPS pinpoints gunfire location.(Leading Edge)(Synchros Technology On Alert Gunshot Detection System )
August 1, 2003... A newly developed system now undergoing beta tests uses acoustic sensors, GPS, a patent-pending timestamp technology, and wireless communications to provide precise details on gunfire incidents, including the type of gun used, the number of...

Inertial measurement unit.(Military)
August 1, 2003... The SiFORS inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Interstate Electronics/L3 Communications is designed for high-g environments and missiles to smart munitions guidance applications. Its miniaturized open-loop fiber optic gyro design uses silicon...

Anti-jam Retrofit Antenna.(Military)
August 1, 2003... Electro-Radiation Inc is now producing the Anti-Jam Retrofit Antenna (AJAR) for the legacy handheld PLGR receiver. The AJAR is a field replaceable antenna that provides GPS jamming situational awareness and anti-jam protection in a rugged...

GIS software.(Military)
August 1, 2003... GeoRover II from SAIC San Diego, California, is a geographic information systems (GIS) product for use with ESRI ArcView 3.2 GIS software for targeting and planning, counterterrorism, security planning, emergency response, and ground collection...

Navigation simulator.(Military)
August 1, 2003... Spirent's GSS4860 GPS navigation simulator is designed to simulate GPS Lm or M-code signals as well as L1, L2 with C/A, P(Y), and L2C codes, selective availability, and GPS L5 and SBAS and retain full ICD-GPS200 capability of legacy GPS...

Add-on video module.(Military)
August 1, 2003... The VMS Mobile from Red Hen Systems is an add-on video module for the company's defense software, Media Mapper ELITE. Used with an off-the-shelf Firewire DV camera and GPS receiver, the software module enables cableless data collection for...

Rugged GPS board.(Military)
August 1, 2003... The NT4RLG board from BAE Systems Rokar International offers 12-channel L1 signal reception, a jamming identification algorithm, and operation under high-vibration environments for demanding commercial and military applications. Designed for...