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The OmniTRACS® Mobile Satellite Communications and Positioning System
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The OmniTRACS® two-way mobile satellite communications and position reporting system is described. This system provides message communications between moving vehicles and their operations centers. The mobile unit directly communicates with a central hub facility which provides system control, message processing and archival, and point-to-point communications with the operations centers. QASPR™, a dual satellite positioning system giving accuracies in the United States to about 1/4 mile, is described. Experiences and benefits to the trucking industry are also highlighted.
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Tiedemann, E., Jacobs, I., Salmasi, A., and Bernard, T., "The OmniTRACS® Mobile Satellite Communications and Positioning System," SAE Technical Paper 901175, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/901175.Also In
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