The Octopus F180 series of precision attitude and positioning systems has been expanded to include new variants with enhanced performance to meet the widest range of requirements. The range now includes:

F180 - standard system with 20cm RTK and DGPS capability
F185 - with L1/L2 and 1cm RTK capability
F190 - with L1/L2 and integral satellite differential receiver

In addition, these systems can be further enhanced to F180+, F185+ or F190+ to include L1/L2 on the secondary antenna for rapid heading initialisation and improved immunity to drop-out. With all variants offering the same high performance in terms of heading and motion accuracy, they can be upgraded to the next specification level.

Octopus F180 Attitude & Positioning System

The Octopus F180 Attitude & Positioning System creatively reapplies technology originally developed for the high speed, mechanically extreme world of motor racing. Octopus modifications and enhancements to the light yet robust equipment, designed to meet the punishing demands of the racetrack, have resulted in a simple-to-use, off-the-shelf product that brings accurate positioning and motion data into the most dynamic offshore conditions for precision marine survey applications worldwide.
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Octopus F190 Precision Attitude with Enhanced Positioning and Heading Accuracy

Exclusively configured for use 'inland' such as within ports and harbours, rivers, canals and other waterways, applications include dredging, shipping channel and berth surveys, construction monitoring and harbour security. With subscription* to a satellite-broadcast differential correction service, the F190 achieves 20cm positional accuracy in most situations without any additional hardware. The added benefits of the F190's short term inertial navigation capability gives added immunity to GPS drop-outs when travelling under obstructions such as bridges and cranes and other obstructions.

Fully integrated into the familiar rugged housing, the F190 system is only slightly larger than a standard F180 with an increased height of just 2.5cm (l 234mm x w 120mm x h 105mm). All existing Octopus F180 systems can be easily upgraded to F190 capability.
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*Requires subscription to a satellite-broadcast differential correction service. Usage restrictions may apply.

Octopus iHeave – Intelligent Heave Processing

Octopus iHeave is an intelligent solution for long period ocean swell compensation, and is fully integrated with the Octopus F180 Precision Attitude and Positioning System.
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