Thales Navigation's iCGRS delivers high quality dual-frequency GPS data for real-time applications.

Thales Navigation, a leading global provider of GPS solutions including the Magellan consumer and Thales Navigation professional product lines, said it has introduced the industry's first direct Internet-connected GPS receiver, the Thales Navigation Internet-Enabled Continuous Geodetic Reference Station (iCGRS) System.

The iCGRS provides direct Internet connectivity with a 12-channel, dual-frequency continuously operating geodetic reference station, making a laptop or other computer system unnecessary for data control, monitoring, or downloading. Designed for a wide range of scientific, engineering, land survey and GIS applications, iCGRS is a comprehensive solution in one durable, waterproof box, eliminating the need for expensive adapters or additional computers. Users simply plug iCGRS into an Ethernet connection just like a PC, gaining full Internet access. The user can stream data in real time to up to five separate IP addresses. iCGRS offers a more reliable solution for real-time data streaming than modems, which tend to drop connections during transfers.