GPS World articles from October 2003

GPS World archives from October 2003

JNS 100: 100 Hz raw data and position solutions (no interpolation) extra processor for user applications.
October 1, 2003... * 50-channel, all-in-view: L1 GPS, INMARSAT, WAAS/EGNOS and GLONASS. * Low signal tracking (down to 30 dB*Hz). * Fast acquisition and fast re-acquisition. * Up to 30g's of dynamic. * Almost unlimited altitude and velocity (for...

JNS 100 files high with flying colors.
October 1, 2003... On July 15, 2003, JNS100 was tested aboard NASA Sounding Rocket 41.024/Erdman that was launched at White Sands Missile Range by Naval Surface Warfare Center and Northrop Grumman Information Technologies. The objective of the test was to attempt...

Javad[R] Navigation Systems.
October 1, 2003... JNSGyro-4 is the first and the only dual frequency satellite-based attitude system. If you ever doubted the reliability of GPS attitude systems it was because you used single frequency systems. The effective 86 cm dual frequency wavelength...

Enjoy the "smaller" things in life.
October 1, 2003... SMALLER OVERALL SIZE 21.0mm x 21.0mm x 5.6mm (9.6mm high w/integral patch antenna) SMALLER POWER DRAW 52mA @ 3.3VDC Full Operation SMALLER INVESTMENT Very competitive pricing THE NEW FURUNO GH80 SERIES OF RECEIVERS...

OmniSTAR High Performance[TM] DGPS: bringing decimeter.
October 1, 2003... Introducing OmniSTAR High Performance (HP), our revolutionary new DGPS system that redefines the standard for differential correction. OmniSTAR has developed cost-effective, reliable real-time corrections enabling high-accuracy applications...

Embrace the future with Spirent.
October 1, 2003... We have all the capabilities you will need... Now including the new Pseudo M Code, L5, L2 Civil, WAAS, LAAS, Jamming... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GNSS Chips Space Military Aviation Automotive Telecom Contact us for more information...

On the wrong track?(The View from Here)
October 1, 2003... It increases my paranoia, like looking in the mirror and seeing a police car." Now, Stephen Stills was talking about cutting his hair when he wrote those lyrics, not being tracked by GPS. But nothing rattles the cage of the collective...

The accuracy you need, anytime, anywhere!(GPS Products)
October 1, 2003... STARFIRE 10 cm Precision! Wide Area DGPS Network * Global decimeter-level DGPS correction service * Quarterly, bi-annual and annual subscriptions available * Unprecedented reliability, availability and precision DGPS...

Inertial explorer: new GPS-IMU post-processing software.
October 1, 2003... Discover the world of six-axis position and attitude post-processing using our new Inertial Explorer package. Waypoint's GrafNav interface and GPS processing engine are used to develop an inertial software product that stresses robustness,...

Smart positioning.
October 1, 2003... -152 dBm tracking Performance * Very high sensitivity: * TTFF Cold Start: * A-GPS Support * Kalman Navigation [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Power * * 5P:s Programmable * iSuite03 SDK * Open...

Saving private location.(Washington View)
October 1, 2003... As location technologies become increasingly integrated into equipment such as cell phones, an ever-growing contingent of people you don't know can find out where you are. Sometimes it is critical to be findable. If cell phone emergency...

RTK Systems that work for you.
October 1, 2003... GSR2600 L1/L2 High-Accuracy GPS System * Front LCD panel and Touch-Screen Interface * Use in any position-based application where accuracy is required * RTK or post-processed applications included in system setup *...

Civil signals, Galileo focus of CGSIC event.(Global View)
October 1, 2003... Monitoring of GPS civil signals, investigation of a "modernized" civil signal at L1, and GPS's relationship with Europe's Galileo system drew the attention of attendees at the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) meeting held September...

China, EU, & Galileo.(Global View)
October 1, 2003... Negotiators for the European Union (EU) and the People's Republic of China agreeed on provisions for China's participation in the Galileo program. According to EU officials, this opens the way for China to take a substantial financial part...

Ultimate control.
October 1, 2003... Take Control of Your GPS Infrastructure Options with the new NetRS from Trimble Feeling out of control among the complexities of setting up and operating a fixed GPS reference station system? Trimble offers scalable GPS solutions that are...

High latitude attitude.(Application Challenge)
October 1, 2003... Frontline defense in the Cold War and still an important strategic region, the Arctic presents unique challenges for GPS. Scientists used GPS in an interferometric mode to cope with poor satellite geometry and determine absolute bearing for a...

Accurate delivery, guaranteed.
October 1, 2003... When it comes to delivering superior jam-resistant military GPS solutions, Raytheon's lineup of breakthrough anti-jam technologies is indisputable. As the new leader in integrated GPS systems, Raytheon offers the most flexible custom solutions...

Is your production SAASM still a promise? We're shipping affordable SAASM-based GPS receivers by the thousands. now.
October 1, 2003... So while others are still in development, or even back to square one in design, we're getting 95% yields. And planning on driving down costs even further as we work through a substantial backlog. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Our SAASM module...

Going the distance: power supply management in an asset tracking device.(Design Challenge)
October 1, 2003... Constant vibration, harsh environments, and the requirement to operate unattended for years present radically different challenges for industrial tracking devices, as opposed to personal or in-car units. This becomes quickly apparent in the...

A perfect shooting needs a professional player.
October 1, 2003... Rikaline GPS 20 GPS 6010 GPS 6020 GPS 6030 Bluetooth GPS Coming Soon [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GPS 6030 Series: Bluetooth GPS Coming Soon W/Rechargeable Lithium-Iron Battery 12Hrs...

In the driver's seat: location-based services power GPS/Galileo market growth.(System Challenge)
October 1, 2003... Location services delivered via mobile phones and in-car telematics systems, both predicted to adopt global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) technology, will drive GNSS market growth over the next 20 years. The European Commission's Galileo...

PulsesPlus[TM] lithium batteries; for Global Positioning Systems.
October 1, 2003... Global Positioning Systems and other high current pulse applications demand a higher performance battery. They demand PulsesPlus[TM] from Tadiran. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PulsesPlus[TM] batteries offer higher energy density,...

5th International space technology and RS, GIS & GPS exhibition.
October 1, 2003... 2003 Dedicated to the full range of space activities: [right arrow] Satellite, space station [right arrow] Remote sensing, earth observation, environmental surveillance system [right arrow] Space transportation, launch vehicle...

A new way to integrate GPS and INS Wavelet multiresolution analysis.(Innovation)
October 1, 2003... Most present-day vehicular positioning systems depend on Kalman filtering to integrate inertial navigation system (INS) and GPS or differential GPS (DGPS) outputs. Although widely used, the Kalman filtering-based estimation procedure has some...

Lockheed expands GPS III team: Boeing furthers IIF effort.(GPS Inside)
October 1, 2003... Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Maryland, announced that Raytheon, ITT, and General Dynamics have joined its team in the next-generation GPS III Phase A competition. In May, former Lockheed competitor Spectrum Astro (Gilbert, Arizona) also joined...

GNSS 2004: call for papers.(Events)
October 1, 2003... The eighth annual conference organized by the European Group of Institutes of Navigation (EUGIN) has issued a call for abstracts on papers to be presented May 16-19, 2004, in Rotterdam. The Netherlands. Conference themes include status,...

Tyco receiver: OEM building block.(Launches)
October 1, 2003... Tyco Electronics of Munich, Germany, has inaugurated its new generation of GPS receiver modules by introducing the A1029 surface-mount component for embedded GPS requirements. The product teams ST Microelectronics' STA2051 GPS baseband chip...

NemeriX AGPS: low-power chipset.(Launches)
October 1, 2003... NemeriX of Manno, Switzerland, has developed a low-power open-architecture assisted GPS (AGPS) chipset targeted for high-volume applications such as mobile handsets, handheld computers, automotive, and tracking. Power requirements are less than...

Satnav summit.(Launches)
October 1, 2003... The Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2004, March 23-25, will feature highranking speakers from industry, science, and government addressing the potential and challenges of satellite navigation, in conjunction with telecommunications and...

Motorola gets small: AGPS module.(GPS Inside)
October 1, 2003... Motorola, Inc., of Schaumburg, Illinois, has launched a tiny AGPS module for applications ranging from cell phones and accessories to asset tracking and personal digital assistants. The 200-millimeter-square FS Oncore has a serial protocol that...

Nextel, @Road: hit highway.(Deals)
October 1, 2003... Nextel Communications, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, and @Road of Fremont, California, have combined mobile resource management (MRM) capabilities for routing, dispatching, and job scheduling applications. Nextel's GS-capable i58sr and i88s phones...

Athena group cuts noise; in Air Force interference filter.(Deals)
October 1, 2003... The U.S. Air Force signed a $750,000 purchase contract for the AD-10200 interference filter from The Athena Group, Inc., of Gainesville, Florida. Terms include reducing product power to less than 100 milliwatts when processing military GPS...

Trimble upgrades: product trio.(Deals)
October 1, 2003... Trimble Navigation of Sunnyvale, California, unveiled updates for three existing products: the 5800 GPS receiver, Survey Controller software, and Office software. GPS base station functionality, faster rover startup for the company's...

Think of it as a cellular tower for GPS. Introducing the Leica RS500 advanced CORS System: one system. Dozens of applications. Unlimited users.
October 1, 2003... GPS is the key to fast, accurate positioning for dozens of applications: GIS, water and sewer, pipeline and airport construction, surveying, even machine control. Today permanent GPS reference stations are making GPS even more powerful....

Precise time and time interval.
October 1, 2003... The Leading Strategic Systems and Applications Meeting in Precise Time PLAN TO ATTEND! December 2 - 4, 2003 San Diego, California Hilton San Diego Resort Misson Bay Park PTTI 2003 SESSION TOPICS: * Satellite Time Transfer...

GPS simulator.(Receiver Technology)
October 1, 2003... The GS100W simulator from Welnavigate includes an L1 and C/A code generator, output radio frequency signal that corresponds to the wide area augmentation (WAAS) system signal, and high-spectral purity ovenized crystal oscillator (1 3 1029). The...

Rugged GPS receiver.(Receiver Technology)
October 1, 2003... The GPS NAVPOD-NT rugged GPS receiver from BAE Systems Rokar International is a 12-channel, C/A code, L1 frequency device designed for satellite tracking and reacquisition in high-velocity and high-acceleration applications such as ACMI Pod and...

Simulator series.(Receiver Technology)
October 1, 2003... Spirent's STR4760 simulator series includes a signal generator with digital architecture and L1, L2, C/A, and P(Y) code configuration and SimGEN software for VMS. It supports GPS and satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) signals, has up to...

Corrections.
October 1, 2003... A listing for Centrality Communications' Atlas-A processor in the August Receiver Technology Showcase, Bluetooth-Enabled Receivers, incorrectly attributed the GPS chipset. The Atlas-A incorporates a proprietary single-chip GPS solution...

Garmin iQue 3600.
October 1, 2003... PDA/GPS Combo Unit * integrated GPS/PDA unit * real-time moving map display * auto-routing with voice-guidance * WAAS enabled * SDK available With Palm OS 5, MP3 Player, SD card slot, and voice recorder! Includes maps for USA...

Quick & easy laser mapping.
October 1, 2003... Our new MapStar Compass Module II is easy to use and calibrates in less than 60 seconds. Combine this with our long range Impulse 200 reflectorless laser and nothing is impossible to position! Redefining Measurement 800-280-6113...