GPS World, November 2018
WATCH MARKET OEM 2 Racelogic Adds L2C L5 to SatGen R acelogic has u p d a t e d i t s S atG e n simulation software for use with the LabSat 3 Wideband simulator The software now includes simulation of the L2C and L5 GPS signals meaning that SatGen V3 can be used to create one scenario containing all 13 signals from GPS GLONASS and BeiDou constellations Simulation accuracy has also been improved For example most of the GPS pseudorange residuals are now sub meter Signals that can be simulated simultaneously with SatGen V3 Wideband include GPS L1 L1P L2C L2P L5I L5Q L1M L2M noise only GLONASS L1 OF L2 OF BeiDou B1I B1 2I B2I IRNSS Module Made for India A new GPS IRNSS module is being developed by Indian firm Ramakrishna Electro Component REC in partnership with STMicroelectronics and Shanghai Mobiletek The Utraq module will rely heavily on the Indian navigation satellite constellation IRNSS also known as NaVIC The module for use in automotive end products will be produced at a Shanghai Mobiletek factory in China and the chips will be made by STMicroelectronics REC said the low cost of the chip compared to imports will make trackers more affordable in India The Indian government has mandated use of vehicle location tracking devices and one or more emergency buttons in public transportation vehicles the mandate took effect April 1 Utraq will be offered in two models the L110 GNSS is a compact NavIC module while the L100 GNSS module is a smaller sized patch on top IRNSS module Both can be used for tasks other than tracking Image Racelogic NOVEMBER 2018 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 35
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