Deutsche Telekom and San Francisco-based Swift Navigation have expanded Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service into Eastern Europe, the companies said. Skylark is now available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
In addition, in close cooperation with Deutsche Funkturm, a leading tower company in Germany, Swift and Deutsche Telekom have co-designed, deployed, and now jointly operate the highly reliable network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) that deliver industry-leading precise positioning services across Europe, the company said.
Swift and Deutsche Telekom recently conducted a four-day, 2,000-kilometer drive test from Hanover, Germany, to Barcelona, Spain. The companies say the trip covered five countries. Even though the terrain included dense urban areas, canyons, and tunnels like Mont-Blanc and Gotthard, the companies say Skylark achieved lane-level positioning accuracy for 97 percent of the drive.
