Galileo-Navigationssystem

u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, will showcase u-blox 5,
a Galileo-ready A-GPS chip featuring an acquisition performance of less than one second,
at the 2007 CeBIT trade show in Hanover, Germany.CeBIT, which runs from March 15-21, is the world’s leading ICT show and is expected to
attract nearly half a million visitors and over 6000 exhibitors this year. This makes it
the largest marketplace for digital IT and telecommunications solutions, providing a
unique opportunity for product manufacturers, service providers and distributors to meet,
exchange views and do business. u-blox will be promoting its u-blox 5 chip at the event. The new technology boasts an
acquisition and tracking sensitivity of -160 dBm that enables indoor coverage, a
50-channel engine and a power consumption of less than 50 mW. Its energy efficiency and
tracking sensitivity make it ideal for GPS-enabled battery-operated portable devices that
operate in difficult indoor environments like shopping malls, train stations and urban
canyons. “Our ultra fast u-blox 5 chip, with its low power consumption and indoor performance,
enables a whole new range of innovative GPS-enabled applications, from handheld
navigation devices to smart phones,” said Thomas Seiler, u-blox CEO.

Das Schweizer Unternehmen u-blox hat einen Chip angekündigt, der sowohl die Signale des amerikanischen GPS- als auch des europäischen Galileo-Satelliten-Navigationssystems nutzen kann.Der Chip bedeckt eine Fläche von 100 qmm und arbeitet mit 50 Kanälen, nach Herstellerangaben mit einer Akquisitions- und Tracking-Empfindlichkeit von -160 dBm. Er unterstützt die zur Verbesserung des GPS-Signals genutzten Erweiterungssysteme (Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) und das für Galileo gedachte EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) sowie mit MSAS das japanische Pendant zum EGNOS-System in Europa.
[via golem]