Irish tech group Parthus Technologies today announced its latest GPS (Global Positioning System) platform.
The company claims the NavStream 3000 gives highly accurate position solutions and can pinpoint a location within 3.5 seconds. The new platform is aimed at delivering enhanced indoor and outdoor positioning accuracy across a range of devices including mobile phones and automobiles.
The company says the platform has already been licensed to a number of leading industry players.
Traditionally indoor environments have degraded the accuracy of GPS technology, but Parthus said: "The significant breakthrough with NavStream 3000 is the rapid ability to determine location in practically any environment".
Parthus says it has undertaken extensive trials to obtain position fixes in indoor environments including homes, office and industrial buildings in under 3.5 seconds.
"For the past 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with leading handset, network and semiconductor players in the industry to identify, test and finally solve the key challenge of instant and pinpoint location of individuals whether they be in remote, urban or indoor environments," said Dr Tony Pratt, technical director of Parthus's location business unit.