Satellite links provided for nationwide rail communication infrastructure in Australia
14 June, 2007
Telstra Corporation has awarded an eight-year contract to Beam Communications to supply Iridium-based satellite equipment as part of a new interstate communication infrastructure for the Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC).
PLBs win approval
08 June, 2007
Australia’s GME has international approval of its MT410 series of personal locator beacons (PLBs).
Industrial telemetry
05 June, 2007 by Gerald Musy, Journalist
Since the beginning of civilisation we have been measuring physical properties and features. Because whatever we were eager to measure was not always located nearby, engineers designed various ways of measuring there while displaying the results here
Black spot services
23 April, 2007
New technology that will eliminate the communication black spots which trouble emergency service officers has been launched by Telstra.
Smaller satellites make space exploration more affordable
05 March, 2007 by Elizabeth Latham, Journalist
At a time when European science budgets are increasingly under pressure, British academia and industry representatives met in London to look at future opportunities for making greater use of low-cost satellites
Handheld navigator
18 October, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.nextdestination.com.au/
Magellan has released the eXplorist 210, with 22 MB of internal memory in a rugged handheld GPS.
Tracking modules
01 February, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.moncon.com.au/
The Track and Trace Module enables the user to remotely track and trace a variety of objects. Its lightweight aluminium design makes it easy to install and together with the extended position logging, it is suitable for use in fleet management, anti-theft and M2M applications. The numerous I/O connections allow monitoring and control of a range of external hardware.
Telemetry unit
28 November, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.salcom.co.nz/
The Salcom model 12-76 has been designed to cater for low level SCADA systems, building monitoring and security, irrigation and pumping control, industrial and agricultural control systems.
Bluetooth/GPS system
05 August, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.rfparts.com.au/
RF Micro Devices has released the RF8900, claimed to be the industry's first sole-source 'converged' Bluetooth GPS solution.
Autopilot controllers
05 August, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.oceantalk.com.au/
Raymarine has developed two wireless remote controllers - the SmartController, a wireless autopilot remote control and repeater for instrument data and the more compact S100 wireless autopilot controller.
Point-to-point system
21 June, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.4rf.com/
Operating point-to-point over distances of more than 100 km, Aprisa XE delivers voice and broadband data services in areas where wired infrastructure is not economically viable or because of distance or terrain challenges.
E-series navigation system
21 June, 2005 | Supplied by: Oceantalk Australia Pty Ltd
The E-series navigation system from Raymarine combines chartplotter, fishfinder, radar, instrument data, engine monitoring and onboard video functions into a customisable navigation network.
Navigation tool offers virtual world for the blind
05 November, 2003
Researchers at the University of Rochester have created a navigational assistant that can help inform visually impaired people of their whereabouts, or even bring new dimensions to museum navigation or campus tours for sighted individuals.
