NovAtel

Hexagon | NovAtel is a global technology leader, pioneering end-to-end solutions for assured positioning in land, marine and aerial unmanned systems. For NovAtel, positioning is only assured when it is precise, accurate, reliable, available and authentic.​

With the dramatic rise in demand for positioning and location-based services across every business landscape, our solutions are empowering intelligent positioning ecosystems in vital industries that depend on our ability to tackle the most complex challenges in the most demanding of environments.

Our products are used in a wide variety of unmanned systems applications, from military and security, to UAV and ground vehicle navigation. High-profile successes for the technology include the first-ever unmanned airborne refueling test, DARPA’s first unmanned ground vehicle race and fleets of autonomous robots supporting precision agriculture.

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High-Precision GNSS Receivers & Enclosures

Our high-precision GNSS receiver cards offer multi-constellation and multi-frequency tracking. A variety of hardware and software configurations are available with field-upgradable software.

OEM7® GNSS Receiver Boards

High-precision, multi-frequency GNSS receivers with advanced interference detection and mitigation features provide enhanced positioning reliability, accuracy and availability for unmanned applications. Each receiver includes L-Band and SPAN® GNSS+INS technology.

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GNSS Inertial Navigation Systems

NovAtel’s SPAN technology deeply couples our OEM precision GNSS receivers with robust Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) to provide reliable and continuously available position, velocity, heading and attitude – even through short periods of time when satellite signals are blocked or unavailable.

Inertial Measurement Units

SPAN technology deeply couples NovAtel’s GNSS receiver technology with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). We support a variety of IMUs from leading manufacturers to provide our customers the opportunity to select an IMU that delivers the accuracy or price point their unmanned application requires.

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Combined GNSS+INS systems

We manufacture integrated GNSS+INS systems, deeply coupling both technologies together in one space-saving unit for optimal performance.

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GPS & GNSS Antennas

We provide a wide range of GPS and GNSS antennas for maximum position efficiency whatever your unmanned application.

VEXXIS® Series GNSS Antennas

The VEXXIS series of GNSS antennas feature a multi-point feeding network using patented phase-reversal technology, which provides symmetric radiation patterns across all frequencies. This technology translates into excellent multipath rejection, a very small phase center variation and better carrier phase measurements at the receiver.

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High-precision GNSS & GPS Antennas

GPS-700 series provides the performance of a choke-ring antenna in a smaller form factor. Offering high-phase centre stability and low-phase centre offset, they are ideal for survey, ground mapping, agriculture, construction and mining, as well as temporary and permanent reference station applications.

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GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT®) Antenna Systems

GAJT Anti-Jam Technology nullifies jamming devices that try to block GPS satellite signals. Battlefield-tested and easily installed into existing vehicle navigation systems, the GAJT ensures that your unmanned and autonomous vehicles are always able to access their positional measurement capabilities for reliable and assured position, navigation and timing (PNT).

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Fixed Reference GNSS Antennas

Our fixed reference antennas are optimized for the positioning accuracy and availability requirements of reference station applications. Each antenna contains a choke-ring to reduce the strength of undesired reflected signals from multipath that degrades position and timing accuracy.

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SMART GNSS Antennas

NovAtel SMART antennas are high-precision products that include a board-level GNSS receiver and GNSS antenna integrated into one compact enclosure for space-constrained applications.

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GRIT – GNSS Resilience and Integrity Technology

Advanced firmware features for position, navigation and timing protection

GRIT (GNSS Resilience and Integrity Technology) is a comprehensive suite of optional firmware features that enables users to protect position, navigation and timing (PNT) measurements from interference, jamming and spoofing.

These situation awareness and interference mitigation tools can be deployed for a wide variety of applications and environments to provide robust protection for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and other robotic platforms.

GRIT’s capabilities for PNT resiliency and integrity include:

• GNSS spoofing detection – allows users to build a comprehensive understanding of the RF environment and identify when PNT measurements are at risk
• GNSS interference toolkit – identify and characterize interference frequencies in the area, and protect systems from both unintentional and malicious interference
• Time-tagged digitized sampling – time-tagged analogue-to-digital data snapshots allow users to characterize the RF environment and develop custom interference location algorithms.

GRIT is available as a firmware upgrade for all NovAtel OEM7 receivers, and can be easily installed without the need for specific export licensing.

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For applications requiring highly accurate post-mission position, velocity or attitude, Waypoint post-processing software is an ideal solution.

Post-processing maximizes the accuracy of the solution by processing previously stored GNSS and INS data forward and reverse in time then combining the results. The position, velocity and attitude solution can be smoothed and output at the required data rate and in the coordinate frame required. This process also provides the ability to assess the solution reliability and accuracy.

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NovAtel’s GNSS Corrections

NovAtel’s GNSS receivers handle corrections from a variety of sources to augment your GNSS accuracy and reliability, including RTK, PPP, SBAS and DGPS. TerraStar® PPP correction services from NovAtel provide a complete solution for OEM7 users looking for accurate positioning. Corrections range from 2.5 cm to 50 cm accuracy for land and airborne applications, providing a stand-alone PPP solution, or as a backup to your RTK configuration.

With multiple positioning solutions, you can choose the corrections method that best meets the requirements and performance objectives of your application. Explore the services below.

How Correction Services Work

TerraStar-C PRO

Unmanned and remotely operated vehicles, including ground-based and airborne, rely on precise GNSS position to optimise navigation and control critical operations such as take-off, landing and manoeuvring in challenging conditions. With precise point positioning (PPP) corrections, TerraStar-C PRO puts the control back in your hands, ensuring centimetre-level accuracy, 99.999% correction uptime and availability, seamless global coverage, and convergence in as fast as three minutes. Revolutionised by NovAtel’s advanced RTK From the Sky technology, TerraStar-C PRO provides the same excellent reliability at faster speeds than ever before.

TerraStar corrections are scalable and efficient, providing a single simple solution for fleets or multiple project areas. Backed by a stable and highly redundant global system, corrections are secure and reliable, with Internet or satellite delivery options for ultimate convenience. TerraStar Correction Services ensure that the absolute position on OEM7 receivers is reliable and highly accurate for your operational success.

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RTK ASSIST

Powered by TerraStar PPP technology, NovAtel’s RTK ASSIST services deliver correction data obtained through our global reference station network to provide a consistent and reliable solution to users around the globe. RTK ASSIST services act as a lifeline to preserve the availability of a centimetre-level position so that you can continue working through any RTK correction outages.

With two solutions, RTK ASSIST and RTK ASSIST PRO, you can choose the right corrections augmentation service to best suit your application needs.

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