U-BLOX ENHANCES GPS INTEGRATION WITH EPSON TOYOCOM GYROSCOPE.

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MEDIA RELEASE PR27356

u-blox Enhances GPS Integration With Epson Toyocom Gyroscope in Dead Reckoning Reference Design

THALWIL and MUNICH, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

u-blox, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, has improved its groundbreaking GPS dead reckoning system by integrating a gyroscope sensor from Epson Toyocom, a leader in the design and manufacture of crystal-based electronic products, into the reference design for the product.

The reference design will shorten time-to-market and reduce the risk of GPS integration for applications that require accurate, uninterrupted positioning regardless of GPS signal conditions.

u-blox' dead reckoning solution, powered by the LEA-4R GPS module, is ideal for applications that require continuous positioning such as vehicle navigation, fleet management and toll systems. An odometer calculates distance traveled and a gyroscope determines turn rate. This data supplements the GPS data to provide continuous positioning in tunnels, indoor parking facilities, urban canyons and other environments in which it may be difficult to obtain a GPS satellite signal.