Fugro Satellite Positioning What we do Rob Buttress Fugro Satellite Positioning AS PUBLIC
Fugro Satellite Positioning Who are we? Provider of GNSS augmentation signals to the offshore industry A business line within Fugro NV
About Fugro NV Global survey service business Over 12,000 employees in over 60 countries HQ = Leidschendam (Netherlands), major presence in Norway, UK, USA, India and Australasia Mission statement : Decentralised distributed operating company (OpCo) structure Business lines (BL) to be the world s leading service provider in the collection and interpretation of data relating to the Earth s surface and sub-surface, and in the support of infrastructure developments on land, at the coast and on the seabed
The FSP Businesses within Fugro NV Fugro N.V. (CEO: Paul van Riel) Geotechnical Division Survey Division (Director: Mark Heine) Geoscience Division Offshore Survey Group/ Global Service Lines Director: Owen Goodman Fugro Satellite Positioning Business Line Manager: Tore Hilde FSP OpCos: FSP AS (FSPAS) Oslo, Aberdeen MD: Tore Hilde FSP Inc (FSPI) Houston, USA President: TBA FSP BV (FSPBV) Leidschendam, Neth. MD: Guido Speelman Onshore Geotechnics Onshore Geotechnical Laboratory Testing Engineering Geophysical Geo-Engineering Surface & Groundwater Pavement Management Environmental Engineering Offshore Geotechnics Offshore Geotechnical Investigations GeoConsulting Laboratory Testing Well Offshore Foundation Installation Offshore Survey Meteorology & Oceanography Marine Survey Offshore Geophysical Surveys Offshore Positioning Fugro Satellite Positioning Construction Survey Support Marine Environmental Subsea Inspection, Repair and Maintenance Construction Support Installation Drill Support Light Well Intervention Subsea Engineering and Tooling Subsea Support Vessel Fleet Subsea ROV Fleet Geospatial Satellite Mapping Aerial Mapping Terrestrial Surveys GIS Solutions Geoscience Non-exclusive & Multiclient Data and Products Airborne Geophysical Surveys FSP Pte (FSPPTE) Singapore MD: Luh Shyang Loo Nearshore and Overwater Geo- and structural monitoring Pile and Foundation Testing
A Brief History of Fugro Satellite Positioning 1951 Ing A Knoph founds a land surveying firm in Oslo, renamed Geoteam AS in 1971 1991 Released Geo-Ref DGPS correction service using Inmarsat AOR-E satellite 1994 Geoteam AS purchased by Fugro NV (along with several other DGPS companies) Launches a global DGPS system called Fugro Starfix 1995 Fugro Starfix (Europe) AS established as subsidiary of Geoteam AS 1997 GLONASS L1 capability launched 1999 Fugro Starfix (Europe) AS changed its name to Fugro Seastar AS 2000 Becomes the first company to demonstrate a dual frequency GPS solution 2001 HP DGPS correction service launched 2004 XP PPP (Orbit and clock corrections) GPS correction service launched 2009 G2 dual-constellation PPP GNSS correction service launched 2011 Trimble Inc. acquires Omnistar brand and land and aeronautical sectors, Fugro retains Starfix, Seastar and Marinestar brands and the marine sector 2013 Fugro Seastar AS produces the world s first three constellation, real-time GNSS fix, using four Galileo satellites operating in test mode 2014 Fugro Seastar AS changed its name to Fugro Satellite Positioning AS 2015 XP2 PPP GNSS (GLONASS and GPS) correction service launched G2+/GRTK 3cm PPP GNSS correction service launched
Key Locations NCC / FSP Inc Houston Aberdeen Raymond Bilkerdijk Alex Miller Alan Thomson Fugro Survey / FSAS Bergen Plymouth Rob Buttress London Frank Berget Fugro Norway / FSP AS Oslo Fugro NV / FSP BV Leidschendam Lafayette Rodney Ernst Mumbai Boby Vettikuzha Rio de Janeiro Bjørn Inge Nilsen FSP Brazil Macaé Key remote personnel Network Control Centres (NCC) and FSP OpCos NCC Perth
The FSP Business Line Summary FSP activity differs from the rest of Fugro NV Group service role and revenue generation World s largest GNSS monitoring/reference network 108 DGNSS reference stations 43 (orbit and clock) PPP monitoring stations Central Control and Processing facility FSP AS., Oslo, Norway Network Control Centres (NCCs) FSP Inc., Houston, USA FSP Pty., Perth, Australia
FSP s Brands and Markets Oil & Gas Non-Oil & Gas c. 500 Vessels FSP share: c. 50% Deep sea international trading vessels Passenger/cruise ships c. 49k > 300 GRT FSP share: <1% Survey vessels Seismic vessels Construction vessels and barges Drill ships Semi-submersible drilling units DP Anchor Handling Tugs (AHT) DP Platform Support Vessels (PSV) DP Drill Ships and DP Submersible Drilling Rigs DP Dive Support Vessels (DSV) DP Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPV) Research vessels Hydrographic survey Dredging vessels Cable lay vessels Salvage tugs Stand by and rescue vessels Navy and Coast Guard Fishing vessels c. 3,000 Vessels FSP share: 20% c. 2,750 Vessels FSP share: 65%
Back to Basics Why Pay For GNSS Augmentation? 1. Reliability and redundancy 2. Accuracy (guaranteed decimetric or better) Multi-Constellation Benefits? Better satellite geometry Reduces signal blocking Reliability and redundancy Helps with scintillations
Reliability and Redundancy
Two kinds of GNSS augmentation Traditional Network-Based Differential (DGNSS) Accuracy diminishes as distance from reference station increases Precise Point Positioning ( orbit and clock ) per satellite corrections Valid worldwide, irrespective of distance from reference stations
HP: Fugro s Network DGNSS Service GPS-only / phase-based / L1 & L2 / Network
G2: Fugro s PPP (orbit and clock) Service GPS+GLONASS / phase-based / L1 & L2 / PPP (orbit and clocks)
XP: PPP reference stations GPS-only / phase-based / L1 & L2 / PPP (orbit and clocks)
FSP s GNSS Augmentation Sevices Service name Characteristics Features/Comments Starfix.G4 Decimetre PPP GNSS (orbit/clock) Phase-based L1, G1, E1, B1 / L2, G2, E5, B2 Starfix.G2+ 3cm PPP PS/GLONASS (orbit/clock) Code and Phase-based L1, G1 / L2, G2 Starfix.G2 Decimetre PPP GPS/GLONASS (orbit/clock) Phase-based L1, G1 / L2, G2 Starfix.XP2 Decimetre PPP GPS/GLONASS (orbit/clock) Phase-based L1, G1 / L2, G2 Starfix.XP Decimetre PPP GPS (orbit/clock) Phase-based L1 / L2 Starfix.HP Decimetre Network Differential GPS only Phase-based L1, G1 / L2, G2 Starfix.L1 Submetre Network Differential GPS only Code-based L1 Uses Fugro s GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou corrections; ready for Galileo corrections when available Launched March 2015. Hybrid code/phase based system using proprietary Integer Ambiguity Resolution algorithms to deliver worldwide accuracies approaching those of RTK (real-time kinetic) Uses Fugro s GPS and GLONASS corrections Provides additional redundancy; uses GPS and GLONASS corrections from an external provider Provides additional redundancy; uses GPS corrections from an external provider Still popular, dual frequency GPS & GLONASS phase-based network differential service Legacy, single frequency GPS-only code-based network differential service
Which Receivers can use Fugro signals? 9205-GNSS & 9200-G2 Made by Trimble SPS85x series Original Equipment Manufacturers Use the Fugro Augmentation Engine Novatel
Key Relationships Kongsberg Seatex AS Trimble Inc. Fugro Survey AS/Fugro Intersite BV Alison Microwave Ltd
Summary FSP Business Line Activities 1. Maintaining worldwide monitoring/reference networks 2. Operating a robust signal broadcast infrastructure 3. Sales and support of GNSS augmentation signals 4. Research and development Customer benefits Best-in-class accuracy Enhanced reliability Maximum uptime Global coverage
Further Information Fugro Academy Public websites www.fugroacademy.com www.fugrosatellitepositioning.com or www.fugroseastar.com www.fugromarinestar.com www.starfix.com
Thank You Rob Buttress Learning Manager for Fugro Satellite Positioning AS (Oslo) r.buttress@fugro.com