Case studies

Case studies to illustrate the uses for GPS repeaters in different scenarios.

FalTech and ViaLite provide GNSS/GPS signals inside a large exhibition hall

Lack of signal meant that some exhibitors were not able to demonstrate the full capabilities of their equipment.

One exhibitor was planning to show their latest state-of-the art military helicopter and found that some of the on-board technology wouldn’t work due to lack of GPS signal.

GPS repeaters improve incident response times from underground police garage

GPS repeater system installed in multi-storey underground police garage ensures vehicle navigation systems never lose GPS lock The challenge: Incident and Field Command Systems in police cars parked in a garage extending five levels below ground were experiencing a complete loss of GPS satellite signal. As far as the Command and Control Centre was concerned…

Austrian earthquake monitoring station deploys GPS-over-fibre system

Seismology instruments in a signal-denied location benefit from a GPS-over-fibre link THE BACKGROUND Based in Vienna, Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) offers a broad range of services, including archaeological ground surveys and earthquake monitoring. Highly sensitive accelerometers are used to detect earthquake and after-shock tremors.

GPS repeaters deployed in Crossrail tunnel leak detection system

FalTech GPS and Syrinix Ltd Partner to Provide GPS Signal Inside Crossrail Tunnels London, 20 June 2013 – When faced with an unusual and challenging technical requirement, FalTech GPS and Syrinix Ltd partnered to design and install a system to monitor the integrity of large-diameter water main pipes deep under the capital’s landscape. FalTech’s GPS…