FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18,
2006
GPSFlight Selected to Provide GPS Tracking for Edwards Air Force
Base:
TUKWILA, WA –
GPSFlight, the leader in high performance, miniature wireless
GPS telemetry, is pleased to announce it has been selected as a
technology provider to Edwards Air Force Base for tracking base
personnel and vehicles as they travel in and around the practice
bombing range to help insure the safety of base workers and
security at the base. The GPSFlight tracking system is a
combination of base stations, tracker units, and software which
can be rapidly deployed to cover large areas such as military
bases and cities.
Several
GPSFlight base stations have been strategically placed around
Edwards to provide a low cost tracking solution without the need
for cellular or satellite services. The GPSFlight STXe Micro
Transmitters will be carried by range personnel. The system is
capable of tracking hundreds or thousands of people (or
vehicles) on one time while updating the control tower with
vital location/position data every few seconds. The solution
enables the range supervision to have precise locations of all
personnel over the 200 square mile base to increase safety of
base operations.
Gary Daneshmand,
Program Manager 412 Test Wing explains, “We are counting on
GPSFlight to deliver important location information that is
vital to the welfare or our Base personnel working around
certain areas of the Edwards AFB Base” Daneshmand continued,
“The performance and flexibility of the GPSFlight technology,
and the fact it eliminates monthly cellular charges makes it
more cost effective than other systems.
GPSFlight is an
important part of our overall safety program at Edwards AFB"
which enables tracking and monitoring the locations of multiple
personnel and vehicles operating on the PIRA (e.g., East Range
and West Range) 24/7 and display their position to the Range
Safety Officers graphical user interface(GUI) in main terminal
Control Base Station at West PIRA or to those organizations who
need to know where, when, and how fast their assets are moving
in Real-Time.
Craig Kairis,
CEO of GPSFlight elaborated, “GPSFlight is proud to be part of a
program that enhances range safety and are delighted that our
technology will help enable Edwards Air Force Base to increase
safety and security for years to come.
About GPSFlight:
GPSFlight's
advanced telemetry provides the most cost effective, long range
GPS tracking solution available in the market today. The
company also develops and manufactures hardware and software
that delivers a complete communications package allowing
customers to easily set up wireless networks (without the need
for cellular or satellite communications), and to also track and
monitor assets, whether in the air, or on the ground. Another
attribute of this unique technology, is the ability to track
thousands of assets at one time over long distances, utilizing
the ISM 902-928 unlicensed frequency band. This gives the user
an effective way to track assets, at a fraction of the cost of
cellular. GPSFlight customers include commercial, military, and
recreational companies worldwide. For more information visit
www.gpsflight.com or call 425-653-2477.
About
Edwards Air Force Base:
Edwards Air Force
Base occupies territory once explored by Spanish colonists and
settled by pioneer homesteaders. The military base began as a
stark and remote bombing range in 1933 and went on to become a
major bomber training base in World War II. The Air Force Flight
Test Center originated during the darkest days of the war, and
has since achieved more major milestones in flight than anywhere
else in the world.
Contact:
Craig Kairis
CEO GPSFlight
425-653-2477
craig@gpsflight.com
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