Hemisphere GNSS designs and manufactures precision
global positioning system and
global navigation satellite system
A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning. It allows satellite navigation devices to determine their location (longitude, latitude, and altitude/elevation) to high pre ...
products and technology for positioning, heading, guidance, navigation,
machine control In civil engineering, machine control is used to accurately position earthwork machinery based on 3D design models and GPS systems, and thus aid machine operators to e.g. control the position of a road grader's blade. Many machine control system ...
, and L-band correction service applications. The company’s products and technology are used in agricultural, marine,
surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ...
,
GIS mapping, and machine control markets.
Hemisphere GNSS is headquartered in
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; with product development facilities in
Hiawatha, Kansas
Hiawatha (Ioway: ''Hári Wáta'' pronounced ) is the largest city and county seat of Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,280.
History
Etymology
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Calgary, Canada, and
Winnipeg, Canada.
Hemisphere GNSS is a privately held company that was created in 2013 when Hemisphere GPS was purchased by Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology, with Hemisphere GPS becoming AgJunction.
Atlas is a satellite-based augmentation system (
SBAS) service owned and operated by Hemisphere GNSS. Atlas correction signals are proprietary, and a subscription must be purchased from Hemisphere GNSS in order to receive a subscription authorization. To access Atlas corrections the user must have an Atlas-capable receiver. Atlas-capable receivers are available from Hemisphere GNSS.
Products
* Positioning
* Positioning and heading
* Peripherals
* Atlas GNSS-based global L-band correction service
External links
* http://www.hemispheregnss.com - Hemisphere GNSS Home Page
References
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Geographic data and information equipment companies
Manufacturing companies of Canada
Satellite-based augmentation systems
Technology companies of Canada