Hemisphere GPS Introduces New Vector™ GPS Compass Products for Precise Marine Applications

CALGARY, Oct. 4, 2012 /CNW/ - (TSX: HEM) Today, Hemisphere GPS introduces the Vector VS330™ and Vector VS131™ GPS compass products that provide high performance heading, position, heave, and attitude data. The new Vector products are designed for professional marine applications such as hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, dredging, oil platform positioning, and buoys that demand the highest level of 3D positioning accuracies.

Based on Hemisphere GPS' Eclipse GNSS technology, Vector VS330 utilizes the most accurate differential corrections including RTK, L-band, SBAS, and beacon. The smart intelligence from our MFA firmware always provides differential solutions by automatically switching to the next best differential source if the original source is no longer available.

Vector VS330 is Hemisphere GPS' flagship receiver and computes heading information with better than 0.01 degrees accuracy when using a ten meter antenna separation. Positioning accuracy is better than one centimeter in RTK mode or four centimeters when using OmniSTAR HP corrections. Vector VS330 also provides five centimeter RTK heave and 0.01 degree pitch and roll accuracies.

Combining Hemisphere GPS' Crescent Vector™ and LX-2™ receivers with two separate antennas, the Vector VS131 computes heading information with better than 0.03 degrees accuracy when using a five meter antenna separation and better than 50 centimeter position accuracy when using L-band, SBAS, or beacon corrections. Vector VS131 accepts most differential correction signals for unparalleled flexibility to obtain sub-meter positioning in all regions.

The ruggedness of the new Vector enclosure also makes it suitable for more harsh environment installations like machine control applications, including agriculture, heavy construction equipment, mining equipment, unmanned vehicles, cranes, and other machinery or industries that require very accurate heading and positioning solutions. The Vector's versatility for providing heading, position, heave, and motion makes it directly compatible with the most popular hydrographic and side scan survey packages. Vector VS330 and VS131 include an intuitive and easy-to-follow user interface to facilitate fast installations.

"Vector VS330 and Vector VS131 are premium additions to Hemisphere GPS' Vector series product line," said Phil Gabriel, Vice President and General Manager, Precision Products, for Hemisphere GPS. "As the demand for more rugged and precise GPS equipment increases we are meeting this demand by exceeding the accuracy of competitors' products while being significantly more affordable."

Vector VS330 and Vector VS131 will be featured by Hemisphere GPS in hall 9, stand B.62 at the INTERGEO Conference and Trade Fair in Hanover, Germany from October 9-11. Both products will be available for shipping in November through the Hemisphere GPS Precision Products global dealer network. For more information about Hemisphere GPS' Precision Products, including Vector VS330 and Vector V131, visit www.hemispheregps.com/marine.

Hemisphere GPS
Hemisphere GPS designs and manufactures innovative, cost-effective GPS (GNSS) products for positioning, guidance, and machine control applications in agriculture, marine, construction, and other markets. The Company holds numerous patents and other intellectual property and owns several leading brand names, including Outback Guidance^®, a leading brand in precision GPS for agriculture. The Company is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with major product development, sales, and marketing facilities in Arizona, Kansas, and Australia. Hemisphere GPS is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) trading under the symbol "HEM" and is one of the TSX Cleantech designated companies. For more information about Hemisphere GPS, please go to www.hemispheregps.com.

SOURCE: Hemisphere GPS Inc.

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