AeroAstro Extends Globalstar Simplex Data Service Eastern Australia And New Zealand

AeroAstro Extends Globalstar Simplex Data Service Eastern Australia And New
Zealand

http://www.gnss.cc/2007/06/18/aeroastro-extends-globalstar-simplex-data-service-eastern-australia-and-new-zealand/

Dubbo, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2007

AeroAstro has successfully installed the next SENS asset tracking
satellite downlink decoder rack (Applique) at a Globalstar ground
gateway in Dubbo, New South Wales in Eastern Australia. The Dubbo
installation combined with the existing system at a Globalstar
gateway in Western Australia will enable seamless Simplex Data
coverage for the entire continent, New Zealand, and the surrounding
maritime region. The Dubbo ground gateway is located 260 miles
northwest of Sydney in central New South Wales, equidistant from the
commercial centers of Brisbane and Melbourne on the Newell Highway.
In addition to Eastern Australia, AeroAstro has installed 9 other
decoders across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Western
Australia.

"Intelligent logistics management using large numbers of simplex data
sensors offers a way to align big issues like industrial energy
efficiency, reductions in transportation emissions, and increased
productivity for economic growth." said David J. Goldstein Executive
VP and GM of the Communications and Sensor Systems group at
AeroAstro.

"The extension of coverage in Australia and New Zealand adds further
to our ability to manage resources in ways that benefit individuals,
businesses, and society. AeroAstro is truly honored to be part of
emerging global solutions in this area."

The Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) Applique, a proprietary
digital signal processing infrastructure component installed at key
Globalstar ground stations such as Dubbo, receives and decodes asset
tracking and monitoring data from field transmitters via the
Globalstar Low Earth Orbit satellite network.

It digitizes RF signals and extracts SENS message packets despite
interference or overlapping transmissions, and transmits these
messages through the Internet.