FUGRO SATELLITE POSITIONING

SEASTAR DP
TM

MORE IS SAFER - COUNT ON FUGRO

Seastar products and services are designed specifically for Position
TM to reduced performance – just when it is
Reference for Dynamic Positioning Systems and provide your vessel most necessary.
or rig with the highest standards of reliability, availability and coverage
for safe operation. The ability to use a wide range of satellites
gives more choice and therefore higher
probability of a good position solution.
Highest levels of signal reliability to
RELIABLE DGNSS FOR
ensure continuous signal reception
DYNAMIC POSITIONING (DP) Based upon the use of its worldwide
Dual independent links in all Inmarsat
APPLICATIONS network of reference stations, Fugro is
ocean regions
Fugro Satellite Positioning offers high able to calculate corrections to orbit and
Sub metre and decimetre level
performance positioning services, satellite clock values, for all available
accuracy services
primarily to the offshore oil and gas GNSS systems (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
industry. The users of our services are and Galileo.
(GNSS) capability using GPS,
vessels and rigs equipped with dynamic
GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo
positioning which requires high availability Access to multiple lines of position,
Compatible with Kongsberg Seatex
and integrity in operations, and other derived from a mix of satellites, means
DPS/DARPS systems
marine users who have special demands that any satellite with an inconsistent
for navigation requirements. Fugro is measurement can be treated as an
viewed to be a market leader within our G4 - MORE IS SAFER ‘outlier’ and therefore ignored in the
field of expertise today. For a satellite based system this means position calculation. Additional satellites
an unobstructed view of the satellites. But confirming the calculated position build
Worldwide solutions, using a small when operating close to large structures, confidence and reliability.
omni-directional antenna or satellites can easily be obscured leading
Inmarsat terminal
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“A combined receiver, when compared to either the GPS or GLONASS receiver, offers improved availability, integrity, accuracy and resistance to interference.” IMO Res. MSC.115(73)

Back up NCC in Australia and USA

A RANGE OF SERVICES Seastar SGG:
TM

Dual satellite broadcast data links in all

A choice of services are provided, Integrated DGPS/DGLONASS, sub metre
ocean regions
ranging from the Seastar standard L1
TM
level, code based service using orbit/clock
sub metre level, GPS only, single data based on GPS and GLONASS L1 and
frequency service to the Seastar G4 TM
L2 frequencies. The Seastar NTRIP DGNSS data delivery
TM

decimetre level, integrated GPS/ option provides a backup to satellite

GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo, Seastar Std. L1:
TM
broadcast delivery.
dual frequency service. Sub metre level, code based service based
on GPS L1 frequency (GLONASS optional). Fugro Satellite Positioning DGNSS services
Seastar G2:
TM
are delivered over dual independent delivery
10cm accuracy phase based service using FUGRO DATA NETWORK paths. To complement the standard satellite
orbit/clock data valid worldwide, based on Fugro operates a fully duplicated network broadcast delivery channels, we offer
GPS and GLONASS L1 and L2 frequencies. for the production and delivery of high Internet delivery of correction data using the
performance Global Navigation Satellite NTRIP protocol. (Networked Transport of
Seastar G4:
TM
System (GNSS) augmentation services. RTCM over Internet Protocol).
Extension of G2 using the Chinese BeiDou
system and ready for the European “MORE IS SAFER”
‘No Missing Link’
Galileo system. Use of a wider range of satellites gives more
Data Data
Link A Link B resistance to ionospheric scintillation effects
Seastar XP2:
TM

Uplink data Uplink data

which tend to be localised in a particular
Accuracy phase based service, using orbit/ message message part of the sky. Any radio navigation system
clock data valid worldwide, based on GPS depends upon effective receipt of signals.
and GLONASS L1 and L2 frequencies.
Independent of G2/G4. Houston Perth ONBOARD EQUIPMENT
NCC Trunkline for NCC
exchange of data Reception is either via a small dedicated
Seastar XP:
TM
omni-directional antenna or alternatively a
Accuracy phase based service, using orbit/ The network includes: connection is made to a compatible existing
clock data valid worldwide, based on GPS Inmarsat system. This connection has no
L1 and L2 frequencies. Independent Network Control Centres impact on use for normal two-way
(NCC) in Perth, Australia and communications, and does not affect
Houston, USA equipment approvals.

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INTEGRATED SYSTEMS NETWORK REFERENCE STATIONS
DPS 700 with Seastar HP/XP engine:
TM
Alternative data processing models and reference station networks
Combination of DPS 132/232. DPS 700
Network GPS and GLONASS Reference Stations and Broadcast
also includes UHF and HF IALA receivers.
Made by Kongsberg Seatex AS. Longyearbyen
Tromso
Kirkenes
Torshavn Trondheim

Anchorage Aberdeen Bergen

Edmonton
Bottineau Leidschendam
St Johns Galway

DPS 432 with Seastar HP/XP/G4 engine:

TM Everett
Billings
Sioux Falls
Viburnum
Lemoyne
Hanover
Dartmouth Jacou
Vienna Kharkiv Astana

Shasta Englewood Istanbul Baku Tanggu

Charlotte

A multi-constellation GPS/GLONASS/
Lubbock Faro Seoul
Pensacola Malta
Romoland Houston
Cairo Kuwait Shanghai
Cocoa Beach Tenerife
Brownsville Okinawa
Yanbu Abu Dhabi Huizhou
Kolkata

BeiDou/Galileo receiver, multi frequency

Honolulu
Carmen Cayman Mumbai
Salalah Bangkok Vung Tau Manila
Port of Spain Dakar Chennai
Curaçao Lagos Kota Kinabalu
Abidjan Douala Kota Baharu

sensor, 4 RTCM inputs, with display and Quito Belem Recife

Sao Tome
Port Gentil
Kampala Singapore
Miri

Dar es Salaam Jakarta Darwin

Luanda Bali

extended QC capabilities. Including graphs. Rio de Janeiro

Salvador
Vitoria
Blantyre
Karratha
Broome Townsville

Walvis Bay Alice Springs Brisbane

Johannesburg

Made by Kongsberg Seatex AS.

Curitiba Kalgoorlie
Walgett
Springbok Perth Bathurst
Ceduna
Montevideo Port Elizabeth Esperance
Auckland
Melbourne

Dunedin
Punta Arenas
Falklands

DPS 232 with Seastar HP/XP/G2 engine:

TM

Seastar
TM

GPS and GLONASS multi frequency

HP and L1
sensor, 4 RTCM inputs, with display and G4 (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo) and G2/SGG (GPS, GLONASS) Orbit/Clock Reference Stations (Fugro)
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HP/L1 Reference Stations 2000 KM ASAT AORW ESAT AUSAT

extended QC capabilities. Including graphs. L1 DGNSS Reference Stations MSV
Longyearbyen AORE IOR POR

Made by Kongsberg Seatex AS. WWW.FUGRO.COM/SEASTAR

Anchorage Oslo
Edmonton St Johns
Kharkiv Astana
Everett
Dartmouth
Baku

DPS 132 with Seastar HP/XP engine: Faro Seoul

TM Malta
Houston Kuwait
Abu Dhabi

GPS multi frequency sensor, 4 RTCM Honolulu Huizhou

Dakar Chennai Manila Guam

Port of Spain

inputs, with display and extended QC Quito Sao Tome Kampala Singapore

Dar es Salaam

capabilities, including graphs. Both code Tahiti

Salvador Darwin

Townsville
Fiji

Rio de Janeiro Walvis Bay Mauritius

and phase based positioning. Made by Montevideo Cape Town

Perth
Auckland
Melbourne

Kongsberg Seatex AS. Punta Arenas

Dunedin
Falklands

SeastarTM
DPS 112 with Seastar SGG engine:
TM Troll

G4/G2/SGG
Integrated GPS/GLONASS sensor and XP and XP2 GPS and GLONASS Orbit/Clock Reference Stations and Broadcast (3rd party)
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G2/SGG Reference Stations ASAT AORW ESAT AUSAT

L-Band receiver/demodulator, with IALA G4 Reference Stations MSV AORE IOR POR

beacon receiver; 3 x RS 232/RS 422 serial WWW.FUGRO.COM/SEASTAR

ports, 2 x LAN & 1 x USB port and built-in

display. Made by Kongsberg Seatex AS.

DPS 110 with Seastar SGG engine:

TM

Integrated GPS sensor and L-Band

receiver/demodulator, with IALA beacon
receiver; 3 x RS 232/RS 422 serial ports,
2 x LAN & 1 x USB port and built-in display.
SeastarTM
Made by Kongsberg Seatex AS.
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XP and XP2 Reference Stations ASAT AORW ESAT AUSAT

DPS 200: MSV AORE IOR POR

GPS and GLONASS L1 sensor, with display WWW.FUGRO.COM/SEASTAR

and extended QC capabilities. Made by

Receivers SeastarTM Positioning Services
Kongsberg Seatex AS.
SeastarTM SeastarTM SeastarTM SeastarTM SeastarTM SeastarTM SeastarTM
Seastar 9205 GNSS receiver:
TM G4 G2 XP2 XP HP SGG Std. L1

The Seastar 9205 GNSS receiver is a

TM

DPS 700 X X X X X
multi-constellation GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/
Galileo receiver with integral L-Band DPS 432 X X X X X X
demodulator for receipt of Fugro DGNSS
DPS 232 X X X X X
corrections over a single antenna.
DPS 132 X X X
DEMODULATORS
DPS 110/112 X
Seastar 3610/ Kongsberg 3710 DGNSS
TM

receiver: DPS 200 X

Internet compatible receiver capable of
9205 GNSS X X X X X X
receiving Fugro broadcasts. No GNSS
sensor. Includes simultaneous dual
broadcast satellite tracking capability.

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OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS
Seastar DP is designed for Dynamic
TM

Positioning applications operating

worldwide, users include:
Offshore support vessels
Drilling ships and rigs
Floating production units
Shuttle tankers
Service vessels
Offshore loading
Fugro high performance satellite navigation
GOING NORTH augmentation services can be delivered
Link to Beams App: Operating in rough waters and in areas beyond normal coverage limits.
far away from other infrastructure and
resources, like in the Arctic, requires The combination of our unique
the very best setup to ensure safe purpose-made L-Band antenna for low
operations. elevation satellites (AD-493 receives
corrections up to 75° North) and our NTRIP
The standard method of correction data solution delivered over VSAT, ensures that you
delivery is by broadcast over the Fugro obtain the right corrections for maintaining
network of L-Band geostationary reliable and safe operations in the Arctic.
communication satellites. This is an
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extremely reliable and robust system, but The Fugro NTRIP (Network Transport of
geostationary satellites, located above the RTCM over Internet Protocol) service is
equator, have a coverage footprint which is available as a back-up method over data
limited to around 70° North using standard delivery for all users.
spot beam antennas.
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