THALES NAVIGATION

Global Positioning Systems and Navigation Solutions

GPS, GLOBAL SATELLITE POSITIONING, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS

Thales Navigation is one of the world`s leading innovators of global satellite positioning (GPS), navigation, and guidance equipment with operations throughout the U.S. and Europe. Known for its popular Magellan, MLR, Ashtech, and DSNP brands, Thales Navigation offers a broad range of navigation solutions and positioning solutions. GPS applications include the location of food and oil resources, conservation efforts, city planning, finding our way across town, to the top of a mountain or sailing around the globe. The Magellan brand of consumer GPS solutions are for outdoor recreation, marine, and consumer electronics, while the Magellan brand of vehicle navigation solutions are intelligent transportation technologies.

GIS, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, HERTZ NEVERLOST VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM

We market our Magellan brand GPS solutions in the consumer electronics, recreation, and automotive markets, and our GPS and GNSS solutions in the survey, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)/Mapping and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) markets. Through a joint venture with Hertz, Thales Navigation has developed the Hertz NeverLost vehicle navigation system. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Thales Navigation is a subsidiary of Thales, a leading professional electronics company headquartered in Paris, France, with activities in aerospace, defense and technology.

MAGELLAN GPS RECEIVER

Thales Navigation has the right Magellan GPS receiver at the right price for the serious navigator: the compact, rugged and lightweight SporTrak series; the MLR handheld or panel mount; the compact and affordable handheld 300 series with excellent positioning capability; the 750NAV vehicle mounted GPS, with full-featured navigation or the GPS Companion for your handheld.
 
Whether your outdoor adventures take you over land, water or through the skies, in your 4x4, boat, bike, glider, skis or on foot, Thales Navigation offers a Magellan GPS receiver optimized to allow you to get there and back. These adventures are dangerous if you`re not sure where you are or what to expect up ahead. Your Magellan GPS receiver guides you way while helping you avoid the hazards. Choose your adventure and then select the Magellan GPS receiver to meet your needs.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

As you trek across those snow-covered backwoods, you need to know where you so that you`ll be able to return home safely from your cross-country skiing outing. GPS lets you know your position, direction, altitude, speed and distance to destination. Establish coordinates for a rendezvous with your fellow skiers and let your Magellan GPS receiver guide you there.

ADVENTURE RACING, CANOEING, MOUNTAIN BIKING

One of the fastest growing sports in the U.S., adventure racing is a multi-discipline endurance challenge. Each team must navigate toward the finish line, running, trekking, canoeing, rafting, climbing, rappelling and mountain biking, while finding checkpoints in sequence along the course.

GPS has become a vital tool in the preparation and training for such events, enabling competitors to track routes, check times on particulars legs, and monitor progress on the course. The Magellan SporTrak series is a favorite among athletes, due to its sleek, compact design and light weight.

HANG GLIDING

GPS receivers provide vital information for any hang gliding adventure, including position, direction, altitude, distance to target and land speed. From launch to landing you can easily keep track of your position, ground speed and altitude with your Magellan GPS receiver securely velcro-strapped to the down tube of your rig. Mark the waypoints of a competition to deftly fly the course, and stay safely on target, even when visibility is compromised. The MLR SP24 XC for free-flying is specifically designed to measure land speed and calculate glide ratio.

HIKING, BACKPACKING

Magellan GPS helps you plan your hiking or backpacking trip, plot your course, track your position and guide you back to base camp. Store your favorite get-away spot and let your Magellan GPS guide you there again and again. If you come across someone in trouble in the wilderness, you can let emergency services know their exact location. Magellan GPS receivers include mapping capabilities that allow you to view your location in relation to surrounding points of interest.

HUNTING

Whether you need to mark the location of your deer blind, or find your way back to that great duck-hunting spot in the Everglades, your Magellan GPS device can be your guide on a hunting trip. View your coordinates and location on your electronic map at every junction of the adventure. Easily navigate back to base camp if you get separated from the group.

With GPS you can communicate your location for an impromptu rendezvous with your fellow hunters. If something untoward should happen, GPS allows you to communicate your exact position to rescue teams. Many Magellan GPS receivers allow you to calculate the best hunting times in the wild, such as the time of sunrise and sunset.

OFF-ROAD DRIVING

GPS navigation can be the difference between off-road adventure and off-road calamity. If during off-road driving, you find that perfect mountain, back-road, marsh or desert flat, mark it with your Magellan GPS receiver. Save the location of the perfect place to set up camp and easily navigate back at the end of the rally or on the way home. Off road racers can use Magellan GPS receivers to mark danger areas that will cut time and save your vehicle. Establish rendezvous coordinates to meet up with your fellow off-roaders.

With GPS you can communicate your exact position to repair and rescue teams. Easily, quickly and safely navigate to the next checkpoint of the competition with the incomparable advantage of your Magellan SporTrak, Meridian, MLR, 750NAV or 300 series GPS receiver.

GPS adds a new level of fun to your mountain biking adventure by eliminating the hassles of navigation. The Magellan GPS receiver allows you to concentrate on your riding, keep your groove going in an ever-changing environment, and easily find rest stops, food, water and sightseeing locales along the way.

SNOWMOBILING

With all the excitement and changing terrain in hill climbing, cornice jumping and flat out racing in snowmobiling, it`s easy to get lost if you don`t take advantage of GPS technology. A Magellan GPS receiver will ensure that you always know exactly where you are and where you`re going. GPS allows you to easily navigate your way home, even if you are caught in a blizzard.

Navigation Technology and Mobile Mapping Technology

NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY, MAGELLAN GPS RECEIVER

Early mariners pioneered navigation technology, charting the stars to sail between continents. Today, marine adventurers look to the constellation of GPS satellites to know precisely where they are and where they`re going. Choose your adventure and select the Magellan GPS Receiver that offers the reliability required to make your journey safe.

CANOEING

The closeness to nature afforded by canoeing is heightened by the peace of mind provided by GPS. Your Magellan GPS receiver is your guide, keeping track of where you are going and where you`ve been, while you enjoy the lush sights and serene sounds. Save points of interest and beauty where you can return on future trips. Marking hazardous areas to avoid when canoeing or kayaking can be boat-saver and lifesaver. GPS allows you to easily communicate coordinates to your companions for a lunchtime rendezvous.

MAGELLAN DATASEND, MAGELLAN MAPSEND

Navigational accuracy up to within 3 meters, provided by GPS, is vital when cruising in your powerboat. There is no easier or safer way to navigate on the open waters while power boating. Your Magellan GPS receiver lets you plot your course prior to your boating excursion. Avoid known water hazards and easily locate docks and harbors with Magellan MapSend or Magellan DataSend software.

Finding the right fishing spot on a freshwater fishing excursion is one thing. Finding your way back to camp is another, and your Magellan GPS receiver lets you do it all easily. Let your Magellan GPS receiver guide you to that secret lake your friend told you about. Magellan GPS receivers offer innovative features that allow you to calculate the best fishing times in these locations, such as the time of sunrise and sunset.

More accurate than ``line of sight`` navigation method, with GPS you`ll always know where you are and where you`re going to within a few meters when on a salt water fishing trip. GPS is now an integral part of the boater`s arsenal for fishing. Plot your course and let your Magellan GPS receiver guide you. Mark your favorite fishing spots for a return next season. Record event points to document your adventure or locate a man overboard.

SAILING

Whether you are a single-handed race champion, a regatta competitor or an experienced angler, from the beginner to the professional, you`ll find your best navigational teammate in a Magellan GPS receiver while sailing. With a Magellan GPS receiver on board, you`ll always know where you are and where you`re going to within a few meters. With advanced technology for precise positioning and navigation, GPS allows you to navigate safely, even when caught in a heavy fog, easily avoiding known hazards while staying steadily on course.

Enter coordinates to quickly and safely navigate to the nearest dock or port. GPS allows you to communicate your precise position to the Coast Guard if you come across a boat in distress. No matter what the weather conditions, your Magellan GPS receiver will keep you on course with navigational information such as position, heading, bearing, speed and time to destination.

Knowing your precise position can be vital, particularly in deep waters. Your Magellan GPS receiver is an indispensable navigation and positioning companion on any scuba diving adventure. Use your Magellan GPS receiver to mark your favorite diving location and easily navigate back for a return visit. GPS makes visiting a shipwreck easy. Enter the coordinates, let your Magellan GPS receiver guide you there and then easily navigate back home at the end of the day. With GPS you can communicate your location for an impromptu rendezvous with your fellow divers.

When vacationing in unfamiliar places, there`s nothing like knowing exactly where you are and where you`re going. Whether your vacation travel takes you over land, sea or through the skies, your Magellan GPS receiver is indispensable travel gear. Easily navigate to your favorite points of interest with Magellan DataSend or Magellan MapSend software. Find hotels, restaurants, gas stations, sightseeing locals and more by entering the coordinates and letting your Magellan GPS receiver guide you there.

HERTZ NEVERLOST SYSTEM

Now you can have GPS navigation in your car for driving adventures. Over 4 million drivers have enjoyed the ease and confidence of navigating their driving adventure with Magellan GPS using the Hertz NeverLost system. Guiding you turn-by-turn, a Magellan in-car navigation system tells you where you are, how to get where you are going, speed, distance, time to destination, etc. With a range of easy-to-use, portable GPS receivers and advanced mapping software, you can easily roll down the highway, race to a sales call, take your kids to a soccer match, or just go to dinner at a new restaurant.

When you use GPS navigation in road driving, you eliminate the need for obtaining detailed directions to your next destination. Your Magellan GPS guides the way. Many unforeseen variables such as heavy traffic, construction work and road accidents can ruin the journey, leaving you frustrated. Your Magellan GPS receiver can easily navigate around these problem areas.

MOBILE MAPPING TECHNOLOGY

Thales mobile mapping technology delivers high-performance, flexible field solutions to mapping professionals in extreme environmental conditions. This includes turn-key and open-platform solutions designed to suit individual mobile GIS requirements.

MOBILEMAPPER PRO, EXPANDABLE SD MEMORY CARD

For turn-key simplicity and value, the MobileMapper Pro combines professional GIS and navigation capabilities in a compact, rugged device. With support for industry standard GIS data formats, expandable SD memory card, sub-meter post-processing capabilities, superior office software and streamlined user interface, MobileMapper Pro offers efficiency.

MOBILEMAPPER CE, DGPS

The resistant and waterproof MobileMapper CE provides real-time, sub-meter GPS performance through the use of DGPS corrections to field data collection professionals. Running embedded Microsoft Windows CE .NET for open-platform flexibility, it lets you choose the mobile GIS software application that is right for you. 

MOBILEMAPPER OFFICE

MobileMapper Office is a powerful office support software package, providing an easy way to view, edit and export complex GIS data on the MobileMapper Pro handheld GPS mapping and navigation receiver.

MOBILEMAPPER BEACON

MobileMapper Beacon improves the real-time positioning accuracy of GPS receivers by providing DGPS corrections. Compatible with most other GPS receivers, MobileMapper Beacon provides access to standard RTCM SC-104 DGPS corrections, while Bluetooth wireless technology offers cable-free convenience.

Plane, Geodetic, Topographic and Cartographic Surveys

PLANE, GEODETIC, TOPOGRAPHIC AND CARTOGRAPHIC LAND SURVEYS

When doing plane, geodetic, topographic and cartographic land surveys the money is in speed and accuracy. Surveys that once required a full crew for several weeks employing traditional methods can be easily accomplished in a fraction of the time by a single surveyor using a Thales GPS survey solution.

REAL-TIME-KINEMATIC GPS

If your job requires a single-frequency, static, stand-alone GPS device with post-processing for your basic survey needs we can help. Or, if you need a high-performance, dual-frequency, Real-Time-Kinematic (RTK) GPS survey system with multiple rover receivers or relay stations for your most complex, large-scale project, we`ve got you covered there, too. Thales GPS survey systems are optimized for topography, geodesy, land seismic exploration, mining, civil engineering, construction, and cadastral survey.

CADASTRAL SURVEYS, ASHTECH SURVEY SYSTEM

When setting monuments to establish land boundaries in cadastral surveys, precise positioning is of the utmost importance. Thales Navigation systems offer precise GPS positioning data, increasing both productivity and accuracy when establishing or retracing land boundaries. Thales Navigation systems provide centimeter-accurate GPS positioning data that can be invaluable in determining property values, calculating taxes and resolving property disputes. Even minor boundary corrections can be planned and executed with an Ashtech survey system in a fraction of the time required by traditional survey methods.

ASHTECH SOLUTIONS, GPS+GLONASS SURVEY DATA

Ashtech Solutions software is a comprehensive software package containing all of the tools required to successfully process GPS and GPS+GLONASS survey data. Ashtech Solutions  guides you through planning, processing, quality control, reporting and data exporting. Data and processing results are presented in an intuitive, easy to understand manner. Results from your processed GPS data are displayed in an intuitive, easily understood presentation – a graphical and tabular form that makes processing, adjusting, analyzing, and exporting GPS and GPS+GLONASS survey data simple. The solutions offered are:

FAST SURVEY, Z-MAX GPS SYSTEM

FAST Survey software is a graphical field solution for topography and construction designed to optimize the functionality and performance of the Z-Max GPS system. FAST Survey provides innovative, flexible support for a wide range of instruments and data formats.

GNSS STUDIO, KINEMATIC DATA

GNSS Studio software post processing gives optimal results from any combination of static, rapid static or kinematic data. With the capability of handling both real-time and post-processed data within a single project, GNSS Studio is opening new horizons for surveyors.

ICGRS SYSTEM, INTERNET ENABLED CONTINUOUS GEODETIC REFERENCE STATION, MICROZ-CGRS

The iCGRS system provides you with direct Internet connectivity for the world`s most powerful GPS reference station technology. As an enhanced version of the MicroZ-CGRS, the iCGRS is designed for high-accuracy applications and features an integrated Linux-based PC. Ideal as a permanent GPS base station with a direct connection to the Internet, a simple Web page interface enables you to remotely communicate with iCGRS.

PROMARK2, EUROPEAN GEOSTATIONARY NAVIGATION OVERLAY SYSTEM, WIDE AREA AUGMENTATION SYSTEM

The ProMark2 survey system delivers a unique combination of centimeter-level survey accuracy and meter-level navigation. ProMark2 guides you to your survey point to within a few meters, utilizing correction signals from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS). Intuitive survey software enables you to collect and process GPS data quickly and easily.

Z-MAX SURVEYING SYSTEM, RTK PERFORMANCE

The Z-Max surveying system is a precision GPS surveying solution designed for topography and construction. Offering superior RTK performance, an innovative design and a total software solution, Z-Max delivers survey-grade positioning on demand. Z-Max is capable of using VRS and FKP so that optimal results can be obtained in networks of reference stations.

Z-XTREME

The Z-Xtreme is a rugged, weather-proof, dual-frequency GPS receiver designed to provide surveyors with cost-effective, centimeter-accurate positions.

GPS Surveying: Civil Engineering, Geodesy, Mapping

CIVIL ENGINEERING, GPS SURVEYING SYSTEMS

Thales Navigation offers a wide range of GPS surveying systems for critical positioning data needed for civil engineering projects, including large buildings, roads, bridges, pipelines, airports, sewers, dams and tunnels. Thales Navigation GPS survey systems give civil engineers an advantage by increasing productivity and accuracy when coordinating to existing topography or staking out design features on the ground. Thales Navigation offers GPS solutions ideal for civil engineering: Ashtech Solutions, GNSS Studio, Z-Max Surveying System, Z-Xtreme, FAST Survey, ProMark2

CONSTRUCTION

Thales Navigation offers GPS systems providing affordable and reliable centimeter-level accuracy during every stage of the construction process. A Thales Navigation GPS solution  increases both productivity and accuracy when coordinating or staking out points. This productivity can reduce labor costs and increase profitability on competitive construction projects. Thales Navigation offers GPS solutions ideal for construction: Ashtech Solutions, GNSS Studio, Z-Max Surveying System, Z-Xtreme, FAST Survey, ProMark2, ZXW-Eurocard

GEODESY

Thales Navigation provides GPS survey systems optimized for maximum accuracy during geodetic surveys. There is no substitute for using GPS to measure the relationships between points on the earth`s surface and the determining of gravity differences between those points in geodesy. Geodesists achieve accurate point control with the use of a Thales Navigation GPS survey system in a fraction of the time required by other traditional survey methods. Thales Navigation offers GPS solutions ideal for Geodesy: Ashtech Solutions, GNSS Studio, Z-Max Surveying System, Z-Xtreme and FAST Survey.

PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR, METEOROLOGY, ICGRS SYSTEM

GPS is a satellite-based positioning system used for navigation, relative positioning, and time transfer. However, as GPS signals pass through the Earth`s atmosphere precipitable water vapor (PWV) slows them. This fact can be used by meteorologists to improve their weather models. In an effort to increase accuracy and reduce cost in measuring atmospheric water vapor to create weather forecasts, meteorologist use GPS. GPS is an ``all-weather`` system in that the results are unaffected by rainfall, clouds or other torrential conditions. Prediction of the global warming must be based on precise knowledge of the global content of atmospheric water vapor because of its strong green house effect. Water vapor information with high space-time resolution is also required for the prediction of localized torrential rains. To perform these studies, Thales Navigation offers cost-effective GPS solutions such as iCGRS System or Internet-Enabled Continuous Geodetic Reference Station, and:

GBSS, ASHTECH METEOROLOGICAL MODULE, GEODETIC BASE STATION SOFTWARE

The Ashtech Meteorological Module is designed to operate in tandem with the Ashtech Geodetic Base Station Software (GBSS) for the display and conversion of meteorological sensor data.

The Geodetic Base Station Software (GBSS) provides advanced and affordable GPS base-station control technology. Taking full advantage of the Windows 32-bit multitasking, multi-threaded operating system, the Geodetic Base Station Software automatically logs GPS data to your PC.

INTERNET ENABLED CONTINUOUS GEODETIC REFERENCE STATION, µ-MANAGER, MICRO-MANAGER, µZ-CGRS

Micro-Manager (µ-Manager) is a powerful reference station software package, available in standard and professional configurations. Both versions enable you to quickly and easily inspect the health and status of your receiver, configure receiver parameters, download data files, and upload firmware to your µZ-CGRS (Continuous Geodetic Reference Station) and iCGRS (Internet-Enabled CGRS).

MICROZ-CGRS

The MicroZ Continuous Geodetic Reference Station (µZ-CGRS)  provides the world`s most powerful GPS Reference Station technology. The MicroZ incorporates patented Ashtech Z-Tracking technology for accurate and reliable positions. Designed for high-accuracy scientific, land survey, and engineering applications, the µZ-CGRS system is ideal as a permanent GPS base station.

LAND SEISMIC EXPLORATION

Thales Navigation offers a number of GPS surveying solutions for tracking, logging and reporting longitudinal, transverse and surface seismic points in land seismic exploration. When positioning these points, accuracy is vital and Thales Navigation GPS provides unrivalled centimeter precision. Seismologists rely on an array of technologies to detect seismic vibrations, and GPS positioning data has become an integral component in tracking the behavior of different types of seismic waves.

Several Thales Navigation GPS surveying systems are recommended for land seismic exploration, registering seismic surface boundaries and exploring the internal structure of the earth: Ashtech Solutions, GNSS Studio, Z-Max Surveying System and Z-Xtreme.

CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING REFERENCE STATIONS

Surveyors depend on access to accurate control points for their work. These control points have traditionally been in-ground monuments whose coordinates were regularly updated using conventional surveying techniques. While the cost to perform regular surveys has increased, surveyors have begun to rely more heavily on GPS for their surveying. In response, national and state agencies are increasingly providing Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) for control. The data from these receivers are archived on central server computers so that surveyors can access them for use in their work. This reduces the need to send crews to the field to re-survey the in-ground monuments. Even the crews sent out are increasingly using GPS to re-survey these ground monuments. The solutions used: Geodetic Base Station Software (GBSS), Micro-Manager, and MicroZ-CGRS.

MAPPING, TOPOGRAPHY

Quality mapping and topography is one of the basic needs of agriculture, construction, mining and navigation. In performing a cartographic or topographic survey, both accuracy and speed are vital. Nothing compares to GPS surveying when setting control points for obtaining mapping details. Thales Navigation has designed a number of GPS survey systems to meet the pressing needs of cartographers and topographers: Ashtech Solutions, FAST Survey, GNSS Studio, ProMark2, and Z-Max Surveying System.

Mining, Photogrammetry, Dredging and Marine Surveying Solutions

MINING, GPS POSITIONING DATA

In mining, GPS positioning data can be critical to mission planning, safety and legal claim. Thales Navigation has designed a number of GPS survey systems, optimized for mining surveys to acquire and stake out features with precision accuracy: Ashtech Solutions, GNSS Studio, Z-Max Surveying System, Z-Xtreme and ZXW-Eurocard. Thales Navigation GPS can also be used to lay out shaft connections from the surface to guide tunneling.

GEODETIC DETAIL OVERLAYS, PHOTOGRAMMETRY, 3D MAPPING

Thales Navigation offers a number of precision GPS survey systems for photogrammetry, or photogrammetric methodology used in the construction of maps. Photogrammetry provides detailed 3D mapping, while GPS positioning provides enabling technology that makes photogrammetric maps invaluable in a large number of industries and applications. Thales Navigation GPS survey systems provide the precision measurements and calculations for topographic and geodetic detail overlays, depicting true elevations and centimeter-accurate positions. Thales Navigation offers GPS solutions ideal for photogrammetry: Ashtech Solutions, Z-Xtreme, and ...

ADU5

Setting a new standard for attitude determination and real-time positioning, the advanced ADU5 delivers unsurpassed accuracy in a rugged, full-function system. ADU5 provides precise heading, pitch and roll along with three-dimensional position and velocities at a rate of up to 5 Hz for both static and dynamic platforms.

SYNCHRONIZED RTK MODE, DUAL FREQUENCY GPS+SBAS RECEIVER, ZXW-EUROCARD

The ZXW-Eurocard is a dual frequency GPS+SBAS receiver that combines the patented Thales Navigation Z-Tracking technology with state-of-the-art electronics to deliver top-notch real-time GPS performance. ZXW-Eurocard provides 5 Hz update rate in Synchronized RTK mode, and 10 Hz update rate in Fast RTK mode.

DUAL-FREQUENCY RECEIVER, ZXW-SENSOR

The ZXW-Sensor is a dual-frequency receiver that combines patented Thales Navigation Z-Tracking technology with state-of-the-art electronics to deliver top-notch real-time GPS performance. ZXW-Sensor provides 5 Hz update rate in Synchronized RTK mode, and 10 Hz update rate in Fast RTK mode.

MARINE SURVEYING SOLUTIONS

Thales Navigation professional GPS products serve to overcome the technical challenges inherent in applications linked to marine surveying solutions by providing cost-effective, accurate positioning. GPS has become increasingly important in marine survey and navigation, because it contributes to improving the overall quality, accuracy and productivity of these operations.

DREDGING

Dike construction, land reclamation, beach nourishment, and artificial island construction are also significant elements of the dredging industry. These projects require tools such as suction or cutter dredgers, lateral offloading boats, barges and crane-equipped pontoons as well as quality, productivity and cost control. This cost tradeoff moves the dredging industry to use leading-edge positioning techniques to ensure the highest possible return on investment. More recently, the use of real-time differential GPS has been adopted for rapid project implementation and superior accuracy.

KINEMATIC GPS TECHNIQUES

Precision demanding dredging activities require the centimeter accuracy provided by real-time kinematic GPS techniques. The techniques are commonly used for on-line tide compensation and gauge evolution during loading. The Thales Navigation Aquarius dual-frequency receiver with LRK (Long Range Kinematic) technology provides astonishing performance for dredging applications. When sub-meter accuracy is acceptable, the Thales Navigation Sagitta with built-in HF data link provides differential GPS positioning for small-and medium- scale projects covering several tens of kilometers. The solutions offered are ADU5, and:

ASHTECH 3011 GPS COMPASS

The Ashtech 3011 GPS Compass from Thales Navigation is the ideal heading measurement instrument for meeting the requirements of modern navigation systems, which are increasingly being used by fishermen, navigation professionals and hydrographers.

MARINE SURVEYING, AQUARIUS

Aquarius is the ultimate answer to the demanding world of marine surveying, with dual-frequency LRK kinematic processing technology for fast, real-time centimeter-level positioning and fully operational radio link up to 40 km.

AQUARIUS2

Aquarius2 has been developed for those who need to add a new dimension to marine surveying: precise heading with greater processing speed and more flexibility.

DG14 SENSOR, DG16 SENSOR, SUB-METER GPS +SBAS RECEIVERS, SATELLITE BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS

The DG14 Sensor and DG16 Sensor are low cost, new generation, sub-meter GPS +SBAS receivers. The OEM board solution for high-end integration, DG14 incorporates signals from Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), such as WAAS, EGNOS and MSAS, to provide sub-meter differential positioning. 

SAGITTA

The Sagitta receiver is intended for small and medium-scale marine surveys for which position precision and ease of use are equally important.

Oil and Gas, Hydrography, Seismic Marine Surveying and Vehicle Navigation OEM Solutions

SEA BOTTOM MAPPING, HYDROGRAPHY, SEABED SEDIMENTOLOGY

Modern hydrography includes sea bottom mapping, tide and current measurement, study of sea level evolution and seabed sedimentology. Whether the survey site is along the coasts, in ports or in deep sea waters, the quality of data collection is highly reliant on the performance of the sensors that are installed onboard the survey vessel.

DIFFERENTIAL GPS, ECHO SOUNDER, DGPS

One of several types of echo sounder using one or more beams generally provides the primary measurement, usually of water depth. Whatever the type of sensor used, the depth measurement alone is useless without being closely related to a synchronous and precise position within a specified reference coordinate system. Since the beginning of the 1990`s, real-time differential GPS (DGPS) has been meeting the needs of a growing number of positioning applications in  hydrography, and current kinematic techniques now offer real-time centimeter accuracy.

SUB-METER POSITIONING PRECISION, DUAL FREQUENCY SOUNDERS

Small-scale coastal surveys are carried out with single or dual frequency sounders. They usually require sub-meter positioning precision within a maximum area of several tens of kilometers from the coast. The Thales Navigation Sagitta provides a turnkey solution for this type of application with integrated data links for differential corrections.

MULTI-BEAM SOUNDERS, BATHYMETRY

Large-scale bathymetry generally makes use of multi-beam sounders combined with inertial reference systems for attitude compensation. These surveys also require centimeter-accurate positioning for compensating tidal effect in real-time as well as delivering perfect plane positioning. The dual-frequency Aquarius with LRK technology provides high performance that extends up to a 40-km range. The solutions offered are: 3011 GPS Compass, Aquarius, Sagitta and Aquarius2

SEISMIC MARINE SURVEYING

Seismic marine surveying aims to reveal the location of hydrocarbon resources, somewhere from 0 to 5000 meters below the seabed. Data collection is carried out to build a 3-dimensional image, which can be analyzed by petroleum reservoir engineers. In surveys of this kind, surveying configurations are becoming more powerful and sophisticated and now consist of up to 12 streamers, each between 3 to 5 kilometers in length and roughly 25 meters apart.

HYDROPHONES, FLUX GATE COMPASS

The level of quality assurance and productivity required by oil companies, and marine seismic exploration missions, leads to the use of the most advanced and high-performance techniques available for positioning. Efficient seismic data collection needs accurate coordination of the source position and all the hydrophone groups along the streamers. Surveyors need to take advantage of sophisticated positioning techniques such as acoustic techniques, and laser or flux gate compass (for hydrophones). Differential GPS is now being used extensively for this type of operation. DGPS accuracy for seismic survey vessels is typically better than 5 meters, with corrections usually provided by a satellite link.

HIGH-SPEED UHF BI-DIRECTIONAL DATA LINK

GPS is commonly used to provide the position of the tail buoys relative to the absolute position of the seismic vessel, with meter-level accuracy. This technology involves a high-speed UHF bi-directional data link along with a high-grade GPS core, which is part of our know-how and is available to system integrators. Thales Navigation offers GPS solutions, ideal for Marine Seismic Exploration: Aquarius and Aquarius2

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

A single offshore oil and gas production operation carried out anywhere worldwide, from the North Sea to the Middle East to the Gulf of Mexico and in West Africa, typically reaches a cost of over $100,000 a day. Therefore, the availability of reliable and precise positioning is an absolute necessity.

USBL ACOUSTICS, KINEMATIC DGPS DATA

Offshore positioning is typically based on the simultaneous and redundant use of two or three different kinds of systems such as differential GPS (DGPS) laser tracking systems and USBL acoustics, often combined in Dynamic Positioning (DP). Most Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) and construction support operations, seabed surveys, pipe laying and rig move applications generally require 5-meter accuracy. Level measurements in offshore activities are for dimensional control, for tilt and settlement structural surveys, and critical rig move operations. The Thales Navigation Aquarius with LRK technology provides a turnkey solution for these applications, guaranteeing the availability of kinematic DGPS data even in the most difficult environments. Thales Navigation offers GPS solutions ideal for Oil and Gas applications: 3011 GPS Compass, ADU5, Aquarius, Aquarius2, DG14 Sensor, DG16 Sensor and ZXW-Sensor.

OEM SOLUTIONS

Thales has an Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM) solution for every GPS application guaranteeing high-performance, small form factor, low power usage and affordability. Thales GPS components compliment your design and manufacturing process. Choose from a complete line of boards, sensors, chipsets and vehicle navigation solutions.

VEHICLE NAVIGATION SOLUTIONS

Take advantage of advanced, easy to integrate and affordable GPS technologies for OEMs of vehicle navigation solutions.

OEM CHIPSET SOLUTIONS

State-of-the-art GPS chipsets meet today`s stringent requirements for small form factor and low power consumption. If your application involves integrating GPS into a cell phone device, designing a recreational GPS handheld, or building a vehicle tracking and navigation system, Thales can provide the optimal performance in affordable OEM chipset solutions.

BOARD AND SENSOR SOLUTIONS

Thales provides a complete range of professional GPS/GNSS OEM board and sensor solutions to meet the needs of a vast number of applications.