Geneq Introduces the Smallest GPS L1/L2 OmniSTAR Receiver in the World

Montreal  —  Geneq Inc., the pioneer in Bluetooth GPS receivers for sub-meter, decimeter and centimeter mapping, introduces the smallest GPS L1/L2 OmniSTAR® receiver in the world. The SXBlue III-L is designed to use OmniSTAR’s HP service to attain decimeter accuracy in all regions of the world including North/South America, Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East reinforcing Geneq’s “Go Real-time, All the Time” strategy.

Measuring 14.cm (5.57”) x 8.0cm (3.15”) x 5.6cm (2.22”) and weighing slightly over a pound (1.14lbs, 517g) including battery, the SXBlue III-L GPS is the smallest and lightest GPS L1/L2 OmniSTAR receiver being produced in the world today.

“We’ve set a new standard for world-wide high-precision mapping using OmniSTAR’s VBS, XP and HP services,” said Product Engineer Jean-Yves Lauture. “Our tests demonstrated that the SXBlue III-L GPS consistently delivers accuracy under 10cm using OmniSTAR’s HP service. It’s quite impressive.”

In addition to the OmniSTAR service, the SXBlue III-L GPS is unique in that it supports RTK operations for centimeter-level accuracy. “If you want true centimeter-level accuracy, the RTK options lets the user connect to an RTK Network or a single RTK base station for 1cm accuracy using standard RTCM and common industry formats,” said Lauture.

The SXBlue III-L is compact and rugged for optimal field use, requiring no backpack nor external batteries. It was designed to meet IP-67 rating, and can survive accidental immersion in water. The SXBlue III-L comes with a compact, dual purpose, hermetically sealed antenna that receives GPS, SBAS and OmniSTAR signals.  No other antenna is required.

Other standard features include a field-replaceable integrated battery pack with “fuel gauge”, 200-meter long-range Bluetooth™, USB port and RS-232 port. Optional features include 10Hz/20Hz update rates, RTCM output and RTK input/output for real-time cm-level positioning.

The SXBlue III-L is targeted at GPS/GIS mapping/surveying professionals in industries such as Forestry, Utility, Agriculture and other Natural Resources applications in addition to Municipal, State and Federal Government users.

About Geneq Inc.
For almost 40 years, Geneq has been a leading supplier of testing and measuring instruments in various fields of applications. For more than 15 years, Geneq has provided expert GPS mapping receivers and software products world-wide. You can visit the SXBlue GPS website at http://www.sxbluegps.com.