Global Positioning Augmentation Service Corporation (GPAS) Newly Established for Commercialization of Centimetre-level High-p...
2017年6月14日 - 7:22PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, DENSO
Corporation, Japan Radio Co., Ltd., and Hitachi Automotive Systems,
Ltd. today announced that they established a new company named
Global Positioning Augmentation Service Corporation (GPAS) on June
15 in the form of a joint investment.
Recently, high-precision positioning information is increasingly
used in fields such as agriculture, construction, and disaster
prevention. Demand for such information is expanding worldwide for
both land-based and maritime applications. In Japan, Michibiki No.2
(Quasi-Zenith Satellite) was successfully launched on June 1, and
is expected to generate diverse services using high-precision
positioning information.
Within a few years, GPAS aims to commercialize a service for
centimetre-level precision global satellite positioning through
verification testing utilizing a high-precision orbit and clock
analysis tool. Seeking the cooperation of relevant authorities and
businesses, the five companies will work to establish a fundamental
technology that supports the global deployment of autonomous
vehicles and agricultural/construction machinery, in addition to
maritime and meteorological observation applications.
As the nature of this project contributes to strengthening
corporate competitiveness through cross-industry collaboration,
Development Bank of Japan is investing in GPAS under a special
financing program for supporting the competitiveness of growing
companies and industries.
Overview of GPAS
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About Denso
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture,
Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced
technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal,
powertrain control, electronics and information and safety. Its
customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the
company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 38
countries and regions and employs nearly 140,000 people.
Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31,
2014, totaled US$39.8 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9
percent of its global consolidated sales on research and
development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya
stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com,
or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.
Source: Denso
Contact:
Sadayoshi Yokoyama, Toshiko Watanabe
DENSO CORPORATION
Phone: 81-566-25-5594
Fax: 81-566-25-4509
sadayoshi_yokoyama@denso.co.jp
toshiko_watanabe@denso.co.jp
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