GP&C Systems International AB

COMPANY BACKGROUND

GP&C Systems International AB is a R&D company only, financed by international venture capital. The prime objective is to facilitate a wide spread introduction and use of STDMA technology for the benefits of the transport industry, and thereby the society as a whole. This technology, now internationally known as STDMA datalink (Self organising Time Division Multiple Access), has been standardized by the UN special agencies International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The patent license requirement for the IMO AIS standard has been noticed by IALA and officially registered by UN/ITU. It is also subject to European standardisation within the European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) and European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE). Intellectual Property Rights will be transferred (patent declaration) to interested states, companies or organisations.

GP&C Systems International AB has received “European Inventor of the Year 2007” award certificate from the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Commission. The motivation for the certificate has been presented by the EPO .

Content:

• AIS maritime world standard approved by IMO   milestone
• New timetable for AIS requirements approved by IMO (December 12, 2002)   milestone
• VDL Mode 4/STDMA aviation world standard approved by ICAO Council  milestone
• GP&C picture gallery
• GP&C hybrid landing system (GNSS+ILS/GS)
• GP&C multicast network experiment (demo software can be downloaded)
• GP&C founder and company background
• GP&C STDMA support and software (password required)
• Evaluation of GP&C system made by U.S. DOT/Volpe Center - FAA
• GP&C patent declaration
• GP&C patent declaration dated August 9, 2004
• The STDMA ADS-B US patent 5,506,587
• Patent investigation made by the European Commission concerning STDMA
• Maritime STDMA base stations installed in Sweden
• Download program and get STDMA real time data from INTERNET
• Precision UTC time reference
• ITU maritime world standard approved milestone
• VDL Mode 4/STDMA activities and implementation in Russia  milestone
• Overview of Russian ADS-B Activities (VDL Mode 4/STDMA, ModeS Squitter, UAT)

The maritime AIS transponders require a patent licence:

All manufactures of AIS transponders according to the STDMA patent must have a licence. It has been noted that some manufactures most likely are selling AIS equipments illegally without a licence. A legal investigation has been initialised. In order to avoid legal problems it is recommended that all purchasers of AIS transponders to actively inform themselves of the patent situation and the different positions taken on this point by manufacturers.

• Patent covering the AIS standard ** IMPORTANT INFORMATION **

• European Patent Office and EU Commission diploma "European Inventor"
• "European Inventor" diploma motivation
• FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, Link to the future (AIRBUS signs on)
• FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, Russia becomes first major ADS-B customer milestone
• SIGNAL, Navy Explores European Offerings Of Airspace Datalink (STDMA for the U.S. Navy)
• FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, COMMENT, Drawing a line
• FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, Europe and USA on course to clash over FANS datalink
• AIR TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGY, ADS-B -future technology now (some of the ongoing projects)
• FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL. Reaching for free flight
• AIR NAVIGATION, SAS makes history with certifiable ADS-B display milestone
• ATC NEWS, Eurocontrol considers STDMA as NEAN nears completion
• FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, Talk this way
• ATC NEWS, NEAN launches ADS/STDMA trials
• ATC NEWS, A fair hearing for Sweden's GP&C ?
• ATC NEWS, CNS/ATM already, a patch work ?
• SIGNAL, Air Navigation's Future Rests on Satellites (STDMA for the U.S. Air Force) milestone
• AVIATION WEEK, O'Hare to Evaluate Use of GPS (FAA and ARINC) milestone
• AVIONICS, The Chicago Trials (trials by FAA, ARINC, GP&C Systems International, ...)
• WingTip, one of the first satellite landing demonstrations in the world (1988) milestone

• ICAO VDL Mode 4 Technical specification dated April 3, 2002 (708 kB PDF-file)
• Simplified STDMA transponder description including document reference list
• STDMA analyse report by Rikard Kjellberg, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
• VDL Mode 2, 3, 4 data link analyse by Melwyn Pereira, University of Colorado
• Heathrow ADS-B evaluation report (VDL Mode4, UAT, Mode S Extended Squitter)
• Analysis of an AIS Implementation in Tokyo Bay
• The implication of AIS on ships and shore by Captain/ Senior Pilot Benny Pettersson

• C.N.S. Systems AB, Sweden
• Saab TransponderTech AB
• Filser Electronic GmbH, Germany
• NautiCast Schiffsnavigationssysteme AG, Austria
• Leica Geosystems Inc. MX Marine, USA

• LFV ADS-B/VDL Mode 4
• LFV-NUP homepage
• Three European STDMA/VDL Mode 4 Projects,   NEAN, NEAP and NAAN
• CNS Systems Inc., USA (STDMA for the U.S. Navy)
• Carmenta AB, SWEDEN

• U.S. Cost Guard (Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System)
• What is an AIS? (information from U.S. Cost Guard)
• Carriage Requirements (information from U.S. AIS)
• US Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (information from U.S. Senate)
• U.S. AIS information page
• IALA information page
• UN/IMO information page
• Swedish Maritime Administration
• Lockheed Martin Introduces Automatic Identification System based on STDMA

• Crypto program (only in Swedish)