NovAtel Releases v3.040 Firmware for SPAN
NovAtel Inc. is pleased to announce our latest firmware release for the SPAN (Synchronized Position Attitude & Navigation) family of products.
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SUPERSTAR II End of Life Announcement
NovAtel Inc.has announced the End of Life of the SUPERSTAR II GPS Receivers. These products will be available for order until 31 July 2008, and shipments may be scheduled for no later than 30 June 2009.
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Where in the world has NovAtel been?
Put your digital photography skills to the test! Submit your best digital photos of NovAtel technology. Contest winners will receive international exposure in our NovAtel 2009 calendar, which will be distributed to our dealer network throughout the world. The top three winners, as selected by a panel of distinguished NovAtel employees, will also receive a framed copy of their photo. For full contest details and to submit photos, visit www.NovAtel.com/photocontest.html
Entry deadline: November 30th 2008
GNSS Links
Ever wonder who to call about problems with GPS? The US Coast Guard’s Navigation Center publishes all known issues with the constellation, and has a form for reporting issues.
For more information on GPS, check out the US Air Force's GPS office.
Also, check out the latest news on the EU Galileo constellation and the status of satellites in the Russian GLONASS system.
SEA GATE Operational with NovAtel’s EuroPak-15ab
On Thursday 15.5.2008, SEA GATE at Rostock Port, Germany, successfully passed its Final Acceptance Review and is now fully operational.
SEA GATE is a test environment for developing and testing maritime Galileo applications. Six terrestrial Galileo transmitters, that broadcast a Galileo-like signal, are located around the port of Rostock. A mobile user operating in the broadcast area is able to calculate its position by using these signals. SEA GATE is set up under a contract from the German Aerospace Agency (DLR).
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Visit NovAtel at ION 2008!
Savannah, Georgia
September 16-19
Booth A
Unveiling Innovation!
Come to the charming, historic city of Savannah to learn about the exciting new GNSS OEM products NovAtel will be launching this fall. Learn about our new INS/GPS receiver, SPAN-CPT, a tightly-coupled, single enclosure solution developed with commercially available components. Our highly knowledgeable team will be there to show you how our new leading-edge OEM products will help make your applications leaders in their markets.
You’ll find us conveniently located at the front of the Savannah Convention Center in Booth A.
Visit NovAtel at INTERGEO 2008!
Bremen, Germany
September 30th - October 2nd
Booth 5.309
Drop by Hall 5 to discover how NovAtel’s latest developments in geodesy, geoinformation and land management technology can be the innovative OEM solution for your applications. See our new leading-edge GNSS/INS receivers and learn about our unique GNSS technology.
This white paper discusses the agricultural applications of NovAtel’s SMART-V1 and SMART-V1G antennas and presents field test results. Applications for NovAtel’s newest positioning algorithm, GL1DE, which is used in conjunction with SMART antennas, are also discussed.
Testing shows that GL1DE is a suitable algorithm for agricultural applications where pass-to-pass repeatability is important, such as planting, seeding, and spraying. With the addition of the GL1DEalgorithm to the SMART-V1 and the SMART-V1G antennas, noisy solutions are smoothed and single frequency positioning is greatly improved. RT-20™ mode testing, including GPS plus GLONASS was also conducted. Tests show that using while using SMART-V1 and SMART-V1G antennas, both antennas achieved sub-20cm horizontal position accuracy in 16 to 20 minutes (95th percentile) and could provide a sub-10cm horizontal position accuracy once the RT-20 algorithm had converged.
NovAtel’s SMART-V1 and SMART-V1G antennas are rugged and portable antennas and can be easily integrated into farming systems.
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