📡Toyota Tsusho invests in Magellan Systems Japan Ltd. with satellite positioning technology of centimeter class

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📡Toyota Tsusho invests in Magellan Systems Japan Ltd. with satellite positioning technology of centimeter class

~ Collaborate on developing “High-precision satellite positioning business” market ~

Toyota Tsusho Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Toyota Tsusho) invests in Magellan Systems Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Magellan), which has centimeter-class satellite positioning technology with the aim of collaborating in the business domain utilizing high-precision positioning technology did.

1. background

The quasi-zenith satellite system (QZSS) called “Japanese version GPS” “MICHIBIKI” will be started full-scale operation of four-body system from April 2018 with launch of Unit 4. High precision satellite positioning becomes possible, and demand for high precision positioning is expected to expand both for industrial and consumer use.

Press Room | Toyota Tsusho Corporation　－Translated by TokioX

http://www.toyota-tsusho.com/press/detail/180125_004104.html

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