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CSI's Hemisphere GPS establishes strategic partnership with CLAAS
Written by CSI Wireless
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
One of world's largest agricultural machinery suppliers to integrate Hemisphere's GPS receivers and automatic steering systems throughout its product lines
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada - June 28, 2005 - (TSX:CSY) - Hemisphere GPS, a designer and manufacturer of GPS products used in more than 50 countries, today announced an agreement to design and supply high-performance GPS receivers and automatic steering systems to CLAAS KGaA mbH for use throughout CLAAS' extensive product lines and platforms including tractors, grain harvesters, forage harvesters and wide-area mowing machines.
CLAAS, including its AGROCOM precision farming division, is one of the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturers. The German firm markets its products in more than 140 countries.
"CLAAS is a very significant OEM partner for us," said Hemisphere President Rick Heiniger. "Hemisphere already sells more GPS receivers to the agricultural sector than anyone else in the world, and this agreement with CLAAS solidifies our position as the market leader."
The receivers that Hemisphere - a wholly owned division of CSI Wireless Inc. - supplies to CLAAS will be optimized for a variety of machine-control applications including driving guidance, automatic steering and visual awareness. The receivers will feature Hemisphere's new proprietary Crescent(TM) technology so they can deliver higher update rates, noise-reduced raw measurements, more memory and higher process capability, to enable more advanced applications and sophisticated configurations.
CLAAS has been employing Hemisphere's Outback(R) S GPS guidance systems as the core technology in GPS-Pilot since CLAAS introduced the hands-free automatic steering system in Europe in late 2003.
"The quality, performance and functionality of Hemisphere receiver technology has really impressed our customers, and we are delighted to begin offering them a much broader range of Hemisphere products, on both a factory-installed and after-market basis," said Dr. Hermann Garbers, CLAAS' Executive Vice-President of Technology Quality. "Farmers are telling us that GPS receiver technology is essential for modern farming. Because Hemisphere is the world leader in GPS guidance and automatic steering systems for agricultural use, it is the ideal partner for CLAAS to meet our customers' needs."
One of Hemisphere's greatest strengths, Mr. Garbers added, is its Crescent(TM) receiver technology. Based on Hemisphere's new proprietary GPS chipset, Crescent technology achieves very high performance - especially in machine-control applications.
Crescent(TM) receivers feature:
- Hemisphere's exclusive Coast(TM) software that enables receivers to utilize old Differential GPS (DGPS) correction data for 40 minutes or more without significantly affecting the accuracy of positioning - a big advantage during temporary signal blockages or outages
- Optional e-Dif(R) software available exclusively from Hemisphere that enables receivers to achieve Differential-quality positioning accuracies without needing an external DGPS signal - ideal for regions where Differential broadcasts are not available or available only by subscription
- Low power consumption - ideal for mobile and battery-powered applications
- Outstanding performance in DGPS environments
- Small size for versatile integration
About CLAAS
CLAAS is one of the leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery in the world. One in three combine harvesters purchased in Europe is made by the company, with headquarters in Harsewinkel in North Rhein Westfalia, Germany. CLAAS is also a world market leader with its second largest product group, the self-propelled forage harvester. The CLAAS group holds a top position in global agricultural engineering, with five German and five foreign production companies, thanks not only to its combine harvesters and forage harvesters, but also to its agricultural balers and grassland harvest machinery. The CLAAS product range also includes modern system transportation and towing machinery, as well as the latest agricultural information technology. CLAAS production facilities for industrial and production engineering also supply non-agricultural components or systems required by the group itself, as well as for the automobile and aviation industries all over the world.
About Hemisphere GPS
Hemisphere GPS is the world's largest after-market supplier of GPS products for agricultural use, based on units sold, and a global player in other rapidly growing GPS-aided sectors including Marine Guidance and GIS & Mapping. Owned by CSI Wireless Inc., Hemisphere's major house brands are Outback, Satloc, CSI and Crescent. Hemisphere is a leader in the design and development of GPS and Differential GPS technology. Its products have been repeatedly lauded for innovation. For example, Hemisphere's Outback S guidance system has been cited by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers as an "outstanding innovation" that saves "producers time, costs and labor while improving user safety."
About CSI Wireless
CSI Wireless designs and manufactures innovative, cost-effective, wireless and GPS products for mobile and fixed applications in the agriculture, marine, automotive and other industries. CSI is a leader in several high-growth markets including Precision Guidance in Agriculture, Telematics and Desktop Cellular Telephones. The Company, through its Wireless and its Hemisphere GPS divisions, owns numerous patents and other intellectual property. It has licensed its cellular technology to GPS, cellular handset, and chipset manufacturers. CSI's common shares trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "CSY", with approximately 42 million outstanding. The company's head offices are in Calgary, Alberta, and it has major product development, sales and marketing facilities in California's Silicon Valley, Arizona and Kansas. For more information about CSI, go to www.csi-wireless.com.
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