GPS Tracking

Trimble GNSS receiver module with 220 OEM channels for precise positioning applications

Trimble has available the new Trimble ® BD970, a GNSS receiver in real-time kinematic (RTK, Real Time Kinematic) for high precision and control.

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GPS vehicle tracking by RTCu MX2i

AN Consult Spain, S.L. presents  MX2i RTCu modules, based on a powerful ARM7 processor 32-bit edge. There are four variants with a perfect balance between features and price and to suit all needs.

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SMD GPS Receiver Module with UART interface

Sagitrón, distributor for Spain and Portugal from AVX Corporation, announces the launch of the new GPS receiver module Kyocera FGS3ELP-PX-3. This module includes the SAW filter, amplifier, LNA, the SiRF Star III chipset, the TCXO, real time clock and flash memory.

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GPS cards for portable computers

U-blox, distributed by Venco Electronica, announces the immediate availability of PCI Express Mini Card GPS. The card allows the new generation of laptop, netbook, mobile internet devices and PC "Ultra Portable" provide information and GPS location-based services such as personal navigation, location and geotagging services or people.
"With the explosive potential of new applications of GPS applications and services for mobile PCs, is the ideal time to introduce a robust Mini PCI Express card that supports location-based services. u-blox provides the highest sensitivity in the market GPS tracking to meet and maintain the customer experience, "said Thomas Nigg, Vice President of Marketing at u-blox. "It is expected that sales of mobile PCs with integrated GPS will grow from 3 million units in 2007 to 45 million units in 2011.
The Mini PCI Express card is based on the positioning engine u-blox 5 "by providing industry-leading time lowest first location (<1 second). The card requires only an external antenna and is supplied in two sizes, "PCI-Express Mini Card (PCI-5S)" and "PCI-Express Half Mini Card (PCM-5S)", to accommodate different needs in OEM. Cards implement technology unprecedented u-blox SuperSense which can still exceptionally weak GPS signals (-160dBm) and the Kick Start function that gets a short time for the first location with weak signals. This allows continuous navigation in dense urban environments, even with low-cost antennas.
Thanks to Algorithms "anti-jamming" owners of u-blox 'products are highly immune to noise generated by the PC bus, mobile phones and electronic devices nearby. It also has driver support for Windows XP and Windows Vista and is already preparing the driver for Windows 7 to come.
Both PCI-5S and PCM-5S already in mass production stage.

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