Germany / USA - Sapcorda Services GmbH (a joint venture between Bosch, Geo++, Mitsubishi Electric and U-blox) has launched its unique SAPA (Safe And Precise Augmentation) Premium GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning service. The SAPA service claims to enable mass-market GNSS devices to operate with unprecedented accuracy and reliability across Europe and the Continental United States. The technology is said to unlock advanced performance with instantaneous sub-decimetre (ten centimetres) position accuracy for devices used in all market applications.

SAPA is delivered using the open industry recognised SPARTN format (Safe Position Augmentation for Real-Time Navigation), which allows efficiently delivery of the correction data via internet and satellite broadcast. "When using our service, users across Europe and the United States can experience homogeneous, gap-free, advanced positioning performance with any GNSS hardware designed for high precision positioning," CTO Rodrigo Leandro said.