OmniSTAR is a market leader in providing GPS enhancement data via satellite. With worldwide coverage, 70 reference stations around the globe, and three network control centres, a highly reliable positioning service is ensured. The OmniSTAR service was developed to satisfy the need for an accurate positioning system for new applications on land. This service offers real-time, DGPS positioning. It can improve the accuracy of your GPS receiver by as much as 100 times. The system is characterized by portable receiving equipment, suitable for vehicle mounting or "back-pack" use. It supports applications across a wide range of industries including agriculture (precision farming), mining and land survey. Aerial applications include crop dusting and geophysical surveys. The system is available at two levels of DGPS in Africa: OmniSTAR VBS and OmniSTAR XP. VBS is ideal for "sub-meter" level of use and the XP is particularly useful for agricultural machine guidance and many surveying tasks. It operates in real time, and without the need for local base stations or telemetry links.
Contact Rob McAlister. OmniSTAR, Tel (021) 552-0535, rmcalister@omnistar.co.za