NAVCOM TECHNOLOGY INC Partners Astrium Services

30 March 2009, 5:10pm

Torrance, CA – March 30, 2009— NavCom Technology Inc a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deere & Company, and Astrium Services, part of Astrium have formed a strategic partnership to deliver precise positioning solutions throughout Europe.

Through this new alliance, Astrium Services will become the sole European supplier of NavCom’s GNSS product and positioning solutions, including the StarFire Network, NavCom’s global decimeter-accurate satellite-based augmentation system (GSBAS).
"By providing the stand-alone accuracy of the global StarFire™ Network along with precise
positioning solutions, our new partnership with Astrium Services has the potential to bring GSBAS to new and important market sectors including defense, civil security and aerospace,“ said Michael Lindsay, Chief Operating Officer for NavCom Technology. "This partnership is an exciting milestone as we offer Europe’s premier space technology firm the same precise positioning technology, that has made John Deere a world leader in precision agriculture by enabling increased machine productivity and a reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
”This agreement perfectly complements our existing Axio-Net Network-RTK services covering
Germany which can provide accuracy to within 2cm, and firmly positions Astrium Services as the leading supplier of precise positioning services in Europe. We look forward to integrating this exciting technology into both our EADS products, for example UAVs, and our services such as cadastral surveying and precision mapping.” said Rudolf Henneberger, Director of Navigation in Astrium Services.

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