Archives by Tag 'GPS/Galileo'

Google Maps Indoor and Google Maps Floor Plan Generator

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Monday, January 23, 2012

Recently you can navigate with the new version Google Maps 6.0 in the building. Various airports and shopping centres in the U.S. have already been equipped. To navigate without GNSS signals (no GPS and Glonass) you need some radio beacons along the way. A mixture of natural radio beacons, such as GSM base stations and [...]

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US LTE operator has interferences with GPS frequency

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Monday, January 16, 2012

If you ever travel to US, then is makes maybe sense not to use the operator Lightsquared.
Their frequency range of the LTE operator is on the same band than the satellites of GPS. Worst case you cannot use the Google Maps any more. All the other services that use GPS will not [...]

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Free Webinar: GNSS module for GPS,Glonass, Galileo, Beidou and QZSS

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Saturday, January 14, 2012

The iphone 4s and the Motorola Razr Droid on Android are using GPS and Glonass. Your M2M app can top this two nice smart phones, because your M2M device can be able to support GPS,Glonass, Galileo, Beidou and QZSS. Save the date and listen one hour to the free of charge webinar as below.
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GPS repeater

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Thursday, January 5, 2012

This GPS repeater kit is a complete re-radiating system to allow you to re-radiate the GPS carrier indoors. The GPS repeater kit consists of a roof antenna, a plug-in re-radiating amplifier and a re-radiating antenna. The roof antenna is a L1/L2 35dB Gain, 50 ohm antenna. The re-radiating amplifier has a 110V/220V plug-in transformer [...]

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Indoor positioning without GPS / GNSS

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Friday, December 30, 2011

Indoor positioning without GPS / GNSS has its benefits. Its helps to get a position, where no GPS / GNSS signal can be received. It also can be used as a backbone for GPS / GNSS. Nevertheless it can be cheaper.
Indoor positioning by Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth Low Energy also called Bluetooth 4.0 was renamed to [...]

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GPS, Glonass, Galileo and better precision?

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Monday, December 12, 2011

This questions related to GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) reached me.
Q: “I work for a company that develops GPS tracking devices. I have been reading your posts on M2M and you seem to be an expert regarding GSM/UMTS/ETC and GPS. There are two questions I want to ask you. Number one is with Galileo, you seem [...]

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Vehicle tracking device with embedded GSM / GPS antennas

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Saturday, December 3, 2011

All in one Vehicle tracking device
This vehicle tracking device is a highly flexible plug and play GSM 850 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 modem with embedded GPS module for direct and easy integration in your vehicle. GSM antenna and GPS antenna are embedded in the vehicle tracking device. This saves trouble during installation, [...]

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GSM and GPS meets short-range radio

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Sunday, November 27, 2011

The last two weeks has been requested the interaction between OBU (On Board Unit) and short-range radios in several times. A trailer detection on inexpensive 2400 MHz radio modules is indeed already published. http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/m2m-faq/trailer-detection-active-rfid/
Through the use of ICs, which were developed for consumer products, the bill of materials is very low.
Last week, a GSM / [...]

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GPS module with embedded antenna UP501

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Sunday, November 27, 2011

UP501 GPS module with embedded GPS antenna
The GPS module enables high performance navigation and tracking. In the most stringent applications and solid fix even in harsh GPS visibility environments.
The UP501 GPS module with embedded antenna is perfectly proper for navigation systems,  tracking devices and battery operated consumer products like personal navigation devices, hand-held computers and [...]

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Waterproofed Android smartphones, tablets and pet trackers

By Harald Naumann - Last updated: Monday, November 21, 2011

Android devices and pet tracker for the real hard working live
As Janis Joplin already told “My friends all drive Porsche, I must make amends”. Two of my friends own an iPhone. They always try to own the latest smart-phones. I will amend and bypass the tablet and order the new Motorola Razr Droid, because it [...]

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