Qinetiq launches sensitive GPS

Qinetiq has launched a high sensitivity GPS remote surveillance and tracking device which can operate in environments where traditional GPS struggles, where a direct sky view is not available.

Qinetiq claims its Ocellus S100 can be used to monitor the location of vehicles, assets and cargo anywhere in the world and is able to operate in environments where traditional GPS struggles. These include urban canyons, under heavy foliage and even indoors.

Agreements are in place for UK-based Global Point Technologies and Airsys to be the first UK-based value added resellers to integrate Ocellus into their own tracking services. Other companies will offer services in the Middle East, Europe and North America.

The central component of Ocellus is Qinetiq's Q20 high sensitivity GPS receiver, technology that provides reliable position data in areas that conventional GPS cannot. This allows Ocellus to work inside a vehicle, in the glove compartment, under seats or in the boot of a hatchback. A unit can even be fitted to the underside of a vehicle where it is able to use GPS signals reflected from the road surface.