Location.IO

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Real-time GNSS

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The Location.io Real-Time GNSS service is a real-time data stream that provides GNSS information over an HTTP or FTP transport protocol. This service can easily be customized to deliver a specific mix of assistance data elements based on customer requests, geographical coverage and subscription licensing requirements.

Assistance data elements are provided in a format closely modeled after the 3GPP RRLP or LPP specifications in order to facilitate integration at the partner’s A-GNSS chip/firmware interface.

For those clients who require Real-Time GNSS Ephemeris directly to the devices, we have an easy to integrate Mobile Suite Library which handles all the requesting and processing of the Ephemeris data for injection into the GNSS chipsets.

GPS data is broadcast at a rate of 50bits per second. The time that it takes to download a GPS almanac from the GPS constellation is 12.5 minutes. The time it takes to download a GPS satellite’s ephemeris once it has been tracked is 30 seconds. And these are just two of the many elements in the data that GPS satellites transmit. In applications where a position must be calculated as soon as possible, the amount of time searching for satellites, tracking them and determining a position is the critical measure of success.

When a GNSS receiver is connected to the internet, it can take advantage of the faster connection to download satellite information from Rx Networks instead of the satellites in the sky. Having this data onboard primes the GNSS receiver for a very quick time to first fix once powered on.

Applications

  • The vast majority of GNSS receivers today are installed in smartphones, with 1.5 billion devices produced every year.

  • The use of location on connected devices is forever expanding and with it the expectation of position accuracy.

Key Features

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    Industrywide Compatibility

    We work closely with leading network infrastructure vendors, chipset manufacturers and device OEMs. We ensure full interoperability with all Assisted-GNSS server platforms. 

    We can easily adapt our solution to any existing 3rd party API, or alternatively provide our own full featured and easy to integrate API. For legacy systems, assistance data is also available in industry standard RINEX file formats.

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    A Worldwide Network You Can Rely On

    We designed our location.io reference network with carrier grade resiliency to provide 99.999% SLA with performance incentives so it can be relied upon for emergency services such as E-911 and any critical-type Location-Based Service.

    Click here for an in-depth description of our global network.

^Dependent on positioning algorithm, single or dual band and antenna type, Number is RMS
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Predictions + Extended Ephemeris

Predictions + Extended Ephemeris

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WIFI + Cell ID

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Coarse position is a key to accelerating GNSS positioning, and Location.io has that covered. Location.io incorporates advanced Wi-Fi & cell-ID positioning capabilities, based on more than 175M global Cell-IDs and nearly 4.2B Wi-Fi access point locations, to accurately determine a device’s position to help even further in accelerating GNSS positioning. The database is dynamically populated and updated by client devices using the service to ensure long-term adaptability and accuracy.

Applications

  • The vast majority of GNSS receivers today are installed in smartphones, with 1.5 billion devices produced every year.

  • The use of location on connected devices is forever expanding and with it the expectation of position accuracy.

  • Knowing where members of your crew wearing personal tracking devices are is essential to their safety.

  • Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking leverages IoT technology that uses GPS/GNSSchipsets in addition to cellular tower triangulation to pinpoint an asset’s location.

Key Features

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    Easy Integration

    The Location.io Wi-Fi & cell-ID positioning service uses a simple and well documented interface over HTTP for fast and easy integration. Simply hit the server with a list of cell towers or Wi-Fi access points within range to get an estimated position. Because it is both OS and operator independent, this service is particularly well suited for direct integration by chipsets vendors, network location server vendors, M2M (Machine-to-Machine) device vendors, and service providers.

^Dependent on positioning algorithm, single or dual band and antenna type, Number is RMS

Predictions + Extended Ephemeris

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The industry’s most comprehensive and compatible location-based data platform.

Location.io is the industry’s most comprehensive and compatible location assistance data platform. It provides optimized GNSS satellite data, Wi-Fi, and cellular ID positioning, together with advanced positioning algorithms, to help devices and networks quickly and accurately resolve mobile positions without the need of additional hardware. Our patented solutions incorporate reference data, embedded software and cloud-based services designed to easily integrate with any location technology, chipsets, or servers.

No matter if you are building a smartphone, deploying a location based platform or anything in between, if you need location data you can leverage Rx Networks’ vast experience of delivering data to billions of devices.

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Predicted GNSS

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Time To First Fix (TTFF)

  • Unassisted-GNSS
    45 sec or more
  • Real-Time Assisted-GNSS
    3-8 sec
  • Location.io P-GNSS
    2-4 sec

Are you concerned about location accuracy, data traffic or device performance?  Then you need a highly configurable Predicted GNSS solution.  Location.io predicted GNSS ephemeris service is a solution designed to substantially enhance the satellite acquisition performance of virtually any GNSS positioning engine, whether a chipset or next-generation software-GNSS. 

We accomplish this by generating extended ephemeris data on the device with a patented approach that supports multiple constellations. GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS data can be injected into the GNSS chipset, thereby avoiding latency issues and higher bandwidth usage inherent in real-time Assisted-GNSS. The net result is improved acquisition time and GNSS sensitivity.

Applications

  • The vast majority of GNSS receivers today are installed in smartphones, with 1.5 billion devices produced every year.

  • The use of location on connected devices is forever expanding and with it the expectation of position accuracy.

  • Knowing where members of your crew wearing personal tracking devices are is essential to their safety.

  • Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking leverages IoT technology that uses GPS/GNSSchipsets in addition to cellular tower triangulation to pinpoint an asset’s location.

Key Features

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    Extremely Fast Fix Times

    Having been deployed on 200 million devices, location.io Predicted GNSS ephemeris service has been proven to work on any mainstream mobile operating system as well as proprietary embedded platforms, and can seamlessly adjust its performance if the device has full, occasional, or no network access.

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    Innovative Dual-Mode Operations

    Reduce/eliminate the dependency on network-based servers for Extended Ephemeris. 
    Extended Ephemeris is all about being able to predict the future positions of satellites for days, even weeks into the future. Traditional approaches carry out these predictions on servers and large files (80-100 kB per GNSS per week) must be downloaded by devices. We patented a unique and innovative way to perform these predictions on the mobile device. This requires about 4 kB per GNSS constellation per week when connected. It also runs autonomously when not connected (e.g. roaming) and yields a consistent user location experience across all use case scenarios.

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    Broad Industry Compatibility

    By implementing industry standard interfaces, we are able to work closely with leading chipset vendors, including Intel/ST-Ericsson, Intel/Infineon, Marvell, ST Microelectronics and Texas Instruments, to ensure full interoperability and uniform implementation with multiple chipsets and operating systems such as Linux, Android, Windows Phone, eCos or custom solutions.

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    Proven And Backed By Our 99.999% SLA

    The Location.io predicted GNSS ephemeris service is built on top of our global reference network and also comes with carrier grade 99.999% SLA.

^Dependent on positioning algorithm, single or dual band and antenna type, Number is RMS
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StarCourse

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GNSS Extended Ephemeris for IoT

The IoT market is an extremely diverse market, with always connected devices to devices that only connect on a very in-frequent basis.  In a large percentage of use cases, these devices need location.  But the question is about how to assist these devices with such varied requirements.  By taking advantage of our extensive experience in API and service development, Rx Networks is developing an API specific to support these IoT devices and their unique requirements.

StarCourse Solution

StarCourse is the next evolution of the IoT solution.  Predicted GNSS Ephemeris, a version of P-GNSS Ephemeris which will enable device to quickly generate Extended Ephemeris data for up to 31 days into the future.

 

Prediction Duration

  • P-GNSS
    3-5 days
  • 14 days
  • StarCourse
    31 days

Our patented lightweight software client enables the smallest of devices to generate their own GNSS assistance data. This solution closely approximates the information typically received via satellite for the device to calculate its position and provides ephemeris for up to 31 days. StarCourse speeds time-to-first-fix, just like regular P-GNSS, and is optimized further for low-power, low-bandwidth, low-memory chipsets.

StarCourse Premium

Designed for applications that need to have a very accurate first fix in the first 24-48 hours along with the prediction longevity of 31 days, StarCourse Premium opens the possibilities even more.  With StarCourse Premium, regular connectivity allows users to experience excellent accuracy in their position with being able to get the up to date predicted ephemeris every day.  When time between being connected increases past 24-48 hours, StarCourse takes over enabling a fast time to first fix. 

Applications

  • The vast majority of GNSS receivers today are installed in smartphones, with 1.5 billion devices produced every year.

  • The use of location on connected devices is forever expanding and with it the expectation of position accuracy.

  • Knowing where members of your crew wearing personal tracking devices are is essential to their safety.

  • Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking leverages IoT technology that uses GPS/GNSSchipsets in addition to cellular tower triangulation to pinpoint an asset’s location.

Key Features

  • 1

    Extremely Fast Fix Times

    Having been deployed on 200 million devices, location.io Predicted GNSS ephemeris service set the stage for StarCourse to work on any mainstream mobile operating system as well as proprietary embedded platforms, and can seamlessly adjust its performance if the device has full, occasional, or no network access.

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    Longer Prediction Longevity

    Further Reduce/eliminate the dependency on network-based servers for Extended Ephemeris.  Extended Ephemeris is all about being able to predict the future positions of satellites for days, even weeks into the future. StarCourse will do this for 31 days.

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    Compatibility Or Customization

    By implementing industry standard interfaces, we are able to work closely with leading chipset vendors, including Intel/ST-Ericsson, Intel/Infineon, Marvell, ST Microelectronics and Texas Instruments, to ensure full interoperability and uniform implementation with multiple chipsets and operating systems such as Linux, Android, Windows Phone, eCos or custom solutions. With the broad compatibility, also comes the customization to optimize StarCourse for your application.

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    Proven And Backed By Our 99.999% SLA

    The Location.io services are built on top of our global reference network and also come with carrier grade 99.999% SLA.

^Dependent on positioning algorithm, single or dual band and antenna type, Number is RMS
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Premium EE SP3s

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SP3 stands for Standard Product 3 and is a format that lists information about a GNSS satellites location, orbit and clock parameters. This information is essential to determining a position on earth quickly and accurately. The Premium extended Ephemeris SP3 from Rx Networks combines a carrier grade 99.999% Service Level Agreements with excellent predicted orbit accuracy 24 - 48 hours ahead.

Applications

  • The vast majority of GNSS receivers today are installed in smartphones, with 1.5 billion devices produced every year.

  • The use of location on connected devices is forever expanding and with it the expectation of position accuracy.

  • Knowing where members of your crew wearing personal tracking devices are is essential to their safety.

  • Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking leverages IoT technology that uses GPS/GNSSchipsets in addition to cellular tower triangulation to pinpoint an asset’s location.

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