Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
PPS GPS Survey System integrates SAASM technology.
Press Release Summary:
Integrated Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) system provides centimeter-level positioning accuracy based solely on carrier-phase measurements from embedded GPS receiver with fully certified Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) technology. Precise Positioning Service (PPS) GPS Survey System (PGSS) meets operational requirements of deployed Army surveyors, and GPS controller component integrates embedded ITT Exelis SAASM GPS receiver, RTK algorithms, and RTK radio into one package.
Original Press Release:
TAG® Successfully Integrates RTK with a SAASM GPS Receiver
Dulles, Virginia - Technology Advancement Group®, Inc. (TAG®), in cooperation with ITT Exelis, announced today the successful completion of its highly-integrated Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) system, providing centimeter-level positioning accuracy, based solely on high-precision carrier-phase measurements from its embedded GPS receiver with fully-certified Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) technology. TAG is under contract to the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide a Precise Positioning Service (PPS) GPS Survey System (PGSS) that meets the stringent operational requirements of deployed Army surveyors. A component of the PGSS is the GPS controller that integrates the embedded ITT Exelis SAASM GPS receiver, RTK algorithms, and an RTK radio into a small and compact package.
This highly-integrated core technology is already built for kinematic applications, for example, a relative moving baseline, and can be easily customized to fit a wide range of other military applications such as machine control, robotics, and unmanned vehicles, without the need for a commercial RTK GPS receiver. Thus the user can be assured of full military system performance during all operational phases. The single receiver architecture minimizes size, weight, power, and cost.
If required, the TAG solution could be quickly modified to provide a form, fit, and function replacement for existing commercial receivers, including electrical and data interfaces.
"We are proud that our solution enables AGC and other military customers to have access to centimeter-level accurate positioning while simultaneously enjoying the benefits of a fully-certified SAASM-based embedded GPS receiver," said Jim McEwan, TAG's CEO. "It will deliver full, uncompromising performance at all times without relying upon any commercial receiver technology."
TAG is now accepting orders from authorized customers. Typical customization efforts can be delivered within 90-120 days.
About TAG®
TAG is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VSOB) that has served as a leading provider of ruggedized computing solutions to the Federal Government and to the commercial sector for almost thirty years. TAG's Tactical Systems Group's mission is to rapidly develop customized, rugged mobile electronic systems for military and industrial customers based on its design expertise using state-of-the-art technology, best practice processes, and leveraging existing modules. TAG delivers world-class customer service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; Service MattersSM. For more information, visit TAG.com.
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