SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 8, 2025--
Bad Elf, a leading provider of high-accuracy user-user friendly GPS receivers, and GEODNET, the world’s largest RTK network, are thrilled to announce the launch of an exclusive 5-year RTK service tailored specifically for Bad Elf GPS receivers. This innovative partnership aims to deliver unprecedented accuracy and reliability in GPS positioning to professionals in various fields, including surveying, agriculture, construction, and geospatial data collection.
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Key Benefits of the 5-Year RTK Service for Bad Elf GPS Receivers:
The service offering is competitively priced at $999 for 5-years of RTK corrections. GEODNET is additionally providing a service guarantee that an RTK reference station will be available within 40km for subscribers. The service coverage guarantee currently applies to the US and Europe. Other countries may be added in the future based on demand. For more detailed information about the 5-year RTK service plan for Bad Elf GPS receivers, please visit Bad Elf’s GEODNET RTK web page.
“We are excited to collaborate with Bad Elf to offer this dedicated and cost-effective RTK service,” said Mike Horton, CEO at Geodnet. “This partnership represents a significant step forward in providing our customers with the highest level of accuracy and reliability they need for their critical projects.”
Compatible with Flex™ and Flex Mini, geospatial professionals using iOS or Android will have access to reliable RTK corrections in the US, Europe, and many other countries. This combination will empower users to tackle complex location-based tasks with confidence, knowing they have accurate and versatile GPS data at their fingertips.
“Our partnership with GEODNET facilitates ease of use for collection of spatial data without the need for complicated credential management, typical of RTK services,” said Larry Fox, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Bad Elf. “Introducing a 5-year service plan eliminates the need for recurring subscriptions that are difficult to manage for many organizations.”
About Geodnet:
GEODNET is a highly reliable, Web3 RTK Network that uses DePIN principles. Using only a low data rate network connection, Real-Time Kinematics enables a 100x improvement in position accuracy as compared to standalone GPS. GEODNET’s global network of RTK stations complement on-device sensors such as Cameras, LiDAR, and IMU’s to power AI-based Autonomous Systems with accurate real-time 3D localization. Please see the Geodnet White Paper, Website, Dune Dashboard, and Twitter for more details.
About Bad Elf
Bad Elf's line of GNSS receivers empowers GIS and survey professionals to collect high-accuracy field data using any phone, tablet, or laptop. Our products work with any location-based app on iOS, Android, or Windows. All Bad Elf Bluetooth receivers have an integrated LCD screen with an intuitive user interface to provide status information and perform standalone data collection when needed.
Bad Elf's products and services evolve within an iterative framework of learning from our customers. Bad Elf applies diverse and deep technical skills to deliver exceptional offerings that solve real-world challenges. Within this mindset, the whole team challenges themselves to create sufficiently advanced technology to benefit the consumer as Engineering Magic ®. While our solutions manifest as technology built for today, they allow us to respond nimbly to continuous change and explore opportunities in partnership with our customers. Visit www.bad-elf.com to learn more.
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Thursday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multitiered strategy to deter an invasion from the mainland.
The island’s navy highlighted its Kuang Hua VI fast attack missile boats and Tuo Chiang-class corvettes in waters near Taiwan’s largest port of Kaohsiung, a major hub for international trade considered key to resupplying Chinese forces should they establish a beachhead on the island.
The Kuang Hua VI boats, with a crew of 19, carry indigenously developed Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles and displayed their ability to take to the sea in an emergency to intercept enemy ships about to cross the 44-kilometer (24-nautical mile) limit of Taiwan’s contiguous zone, within which governments are permitted to take defensive action.
China routinely sends ships and planes to challenge Taiwan’s willingness and ability to counter intruders, prompting Taiwan to scramble jets, activate missile systems and dispatch warships. Taiwan demanded on Wednesday that China end its ongoing military activity in nearby waters, which it said is undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and disrupting international shipping and trade.
Mountainous Taiwan's strategy is to counter the much larger Chinese military with a relatively flexible defense that can prevent Chinese troops from crossing the strait. Landing sites are few on Taiwan's west coast facing China, forcing Beijing to focus on the east coast.
Hsiao Shun-ming, captain of a Tuo Chiang-class corvette, said his ship’s relatively small size still allows it to “deliver a formidable competitive power” against larger Chinese ships. The Tuo Chiang has a catamaran design and boasts high speeds and considerable stealth ability.
Taiwan has in recent years reinvigorated its domestic defense industry, although it still relies heavily on U.S. technology such as upgraded fighter jets, missiles, tanks and detection equipment. U.S. law requires it to consider threats to the island as matters of “grave concern,” and American and allied forces are expected to be a major factor in any conflict.
Thursday's exercise “demonstrates the effectiveness of asymmetric warfare, and Taiwan’s commitment to defense self-reliance,” said Chen Ming-feng, rear admiral and commander of the navy’s 192 Fleet specializing in mine detection. “We are always ready to respond quickly and can handle any kind of maritime situation.”
China's authoritarian one-party Communist government has refused almost all communication with Taiwan's pro-independence governments since 2016, and some in Washington and elsewhere say Beijing is growing closer to taking military action.
China considers Taiwan a part of its territory, to be brought under its control by force if necessary, while most Taiwanese favor their de facto independence and democratic status.
Deck crew of Taiwanese navy stand by on a Taiwan's domestically made Tuo Chiang patrol ship during a simulated attack drill off Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Taiwanese navy divers perform underwater mission during a drill in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Taiwanese navy divers perform underwater mission during a drill in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A Da Wu-class rescue and salvage ship is seen during a drill in Kaohsiung City, Southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Two Kuang Hua VI-class missile boats are seen during a simulated attack drill off Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Deck crew of Taiwanese navy stand by on a Taiwan's domestically made Tuo Chiang patrol ship during a simulated attack drill off Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A Taiwan's domestically made Tuo Chiang patrol ship, right, and a Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat are seen during a simulated attack drill off Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Two Kuang Hua VI-class missile boats are seen during a simulated attack drill off Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
