Kongsberg Seatex

The Fugro Seastar Service

for DPS/DARPS Users

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
Document History

A 12.03.01 JAN
B 04.09.02 OEM 04.10.02 AR
C 18.03.03 OEM
D 10.02.06 Fugro 13.02.06 OEM
E 25.02.08 PHF

History Changes
A First issue
B New layout, changes to several slides
C Special Edition
D Changes to several slides, updated Fugro information
E Minor updates end error corrections

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
System Characteristics

Fugro is a Dutch company with subsidiaries in many countries and the

Fugro Seastar DGPS service is maintained from Oslo, Houston, and
Perth.
The Fugro Seastar DGPS service provides DGPS correction data from
more than 100 reference stations world-wide.
In addition to DGPS, also DGLONASS corrections are generated at
some reference stations.
The Iono Correction-service is available from a number of reference
stations and provides the ionospheric delay message that is used to
optimizes DGPS positioning in areas with severe ionospheric
disturbances (around equator).
Seastar HP and Seastar XP are independent decimeter level services
based on GPS phase measurements. Hp is networked based, wile XP is
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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
System Characteristics

When DGPS corrections have been calculated at the reference stations,

they are routed to one of the Network Control Centers / Hubs for
uplink

Network Control Hub Network Control

Center HOUSTON, EIK Center
USA NORWAY PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Reference Reference
Reference
Stations Stations
Stations
North & South Asia &
Europe & Africa
America Australia
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System Characteristics

The DGPS corrections are re-formatted and up-linked to Inmarsat (4)

and Spotbeam (6) satellites for further distribution to end users.
Inmarsat & Spotbeam Satellites

INMARSAT SPOTBEAM
AORW AORE IOR POR EA-SAT AMSC AP-SAT Optus AM-SAT AF-SAT

OGSAT

Network Control Hub Network Control

Center HOUSTON, EIK, Center PERTH,
USA Norway AUSTRALIA

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
DGPS Network, August 2005

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
System Characteristics

The on board user receiver receives the DGPS corrections through a

dedicated demodulator connected to antennas that can lock onto
Inmarsat or Spotbeam satellite.

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
Demodulator & Spotbeam Antenna

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Demodulator

3510 3610 Chn. A Chn. B

Menu Menu
3510/3610 3610

5 Set Chn/Pos Set Chn Set Chn

(select sat.) (select sat.)

8,9 Set GPS sites Remote Sites

Set GLON. sites
(select
ref.stn.)
10 Port config Conf. Output
(set corr. type)

11 Port config Conf. Port

(set baud rate)

Lables on Lable 3510 DATA PORT COM PORT

demod ports Lable 3610
PORT A PORT B
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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
Inmarsat & Spotbeam Coverage

Inmarsat & Spotbeam Satellites

Receiving DGPS data from Eik,
Hub

Trondheim
Torshavn

Eik, Hub

DGPS corrections are
received on board and
incorporated into user
range data
Aberdeen
Leidschendam
DGPS reference station
Generating correction data

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Downloading Information from
the Internet

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
The Fugro Seastar Homepage

Information about the Fugro Seastar service can be found on under

http://www.seastar.co.uk/ “Support”:
Subscription request form (can be used to establish or re-configure the
subscription agreement).

Inmarsat and Spotbeam downlink frequencies

shows which satellites that provide DGPS data in which parts of the
world and on which frequencies.

Available reference stations

Shows reference station ID number and which satellites that provides
DGPS, DGLONASS, Iono Correction and HP/XP data for these stations.

The GeoSky program

Can be used to get an idea of which reference stations are available
from which Spotbeam and Inmarsat satellites.
http://www.surveyplanner.com/default.asp coverage of Fugro serv.
http://www.skyfix.com Fugro services
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Downlink Frequency List - Worldwide L-Band Service

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Reference Station List

Updated 11th March 2003 Fugro World-wide Station Data

IOR 1535.090
Corrected ID

1535.0975

1535.1525

1535.1375

1535.1375
Ionosphere

AMSC-W
1535.090

1535.115

1536.215

1556.825

1554.497

1551.489

1558.510
AMSC-E

AMSC-C
AM-Sat
EA-Sat
AORW

AF-Sat

APSat
Optus
AORE

POR
Data
STATION - LOCATION Type ID

*
Aberdeen Scotland SDGH 571 957 SG S SGH
Abidjan Ivory Coast SD 050 906 SD SD SD
Abu Dhabi UAE SDH 016 924 SD SDH SD
Adelaide Australia SDH 355 SDH
Alexandria Egypt SD 310 931 SD SDH
Anadyr* Russia SDH 640 964
Asahikawa Japan SDH 430 942 SD SD
Astrakhan* Russia SD 462 946 SD
Auckland NZ S 022 936 S S S
Bahrain Bahrain SDH 260 S S S
Baku Azerbaijan SDGH 400 940 SD SDG SD
Bali Indonesia SDH 096 907 S S SD SDH
Bangkok Thailand SDH 141 916 S SDH
Bathurst Australia SH 336 SH S
Belem Brazil SDH 017 900 SD SD
Billings_Mt USA S 461 S S S
Billings_Mt USA H 460 H H
Blantyre Malawi S 155 S S
Bodo Norway S 122
Boulder_Co USA S 402 S S S
Boulder_Co USA H 405 H H
Brisbane Australia SH 275 SH
Broome Australia SDH 185 918 SD SDH SDH
Buenos Aires Argentina S 345 S S 14
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GeoSky Program

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Demodulator Configuration
Menus

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Configuration Mode: User Settings

CURRENT READINGS...

USER SETTINGS...

ABOUT... To navigate between Main Menus use the arrow

up/down.
MAINTENANCE MENU...

VBS Services... To navigate between Sub Menus

use arrow left/right.
VBS Controls...
When changing configuration parameters
EX 2003 Jan 01 00:00 use arrow up/down.
Confirm all your changes using the center
REMOTE SITES... button.
CHANNEL SELECTION...
Detailed information about each menu can be found in
AUTOSCAN CONTROL... the "3000L Receiver Product Family Operator's Manual.

Hands-on: Go through the different

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 Verifying Input of DGPS
Corrections to DARPS/DPS

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Fugro Seastar & DARPS / DPS
Verifying Transmission of Corrections

min 19.600 (N, 8, 1)

RTCM data

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
Single DARPS/DPS with two Demodulators

RTCM

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
Dual DARPS/DPS with two Demodulators

RTCM

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Fugro Seastar DGPS Service
Verifying DGPS Input to DARPS/DPS

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