As a leading provider of services for global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), including real-time corrections for precise orbits and clocks, GMV is a regular contributor to the International GNSS Service (IGS). These corrections are generated by the company’s solution known as GMV GSharp^®.

The International GNSS Service (IGS) is an organization that provides high-precision data and products related to global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou. Its mission is to support the geodetic reference frame, Earth observation and research, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) applications, all as a way of providing benefits for the scientific community and society in general. It also fosters collaboration among the various types of institutions that work with GNSS, such as universities, space agencies, and private companies. 

As part of its work, the IGS generates precise orbit and clock corrections in real time, as a service to the GNSS community. It does this by receiving worldwide contributions of precise orbits and clocks from other institutions, then combining them in order to create its own solution. In addition, it evaluates the accuracy of each contributor’s orbits and clocks, which produces a point of reference for comparing their quality.

GMV has recently achieved a milestone that positions the company, and its GMV GSharp^® solution, as having technology that can generate the world’s best GNSS orbit and clock corrections for GPS and Galileo. According to the IGS, from the time when the latest update was made to GMV GSharp^® at the end of August, GMV has consistently been generating the most precise real-time corrections for GPS and Galileo, compared to those of all other contributors. This is an achievement that positions the company among the world’s elite with regard to this technology.

GMV GSharp^® is an advanced GNSS positioning solution developed and operated entirely by GMV. It provides high-precision, real-time corrections for orbits, clocks, biases, and atmospheric effects. Designed for applications that require extreme precision, such as autonomous driving, precision agriculture, and maritime navigation, it works by integrating data from multiple GNSS constellations (GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and BeiDou), along with data from other sensors, to provide a secure and reliable position.