The new Koden KGC-222 GPS Compass provides critical heave, pitch and roll information for accurate three-dimensional latitude/longitude/altitude) positioning.
Available now in Australia through Coursemaster Autopilots’ and its national dealer network, this professional-grade GPS compass is suitable for commercial fishing boats, workboats, large recreational yachts or any vessel that requires precision position accuracy and output of stable, three-dimensional heading data for autopilots, radar systems, echo sounders, sonar, AIS or onboard PC’s.
Specifications note 1° RMS heading accuracy and 0.1° heading resolution, 16-channel parallel GPS receivers, and an internal electronic compass as a backup sensor. This ensures that the unit will keep providing position data even in the event of GPS signal interruption, and will do so accurately even at low vessel speeds.
The ability to compensate for heave can be critical to the performance of compatible electronics systems; pitch and roll angle can be measured up to 30° and the accurate heave data can eliminate the “sawtooth” effect often seen when metering the bottom in heavy seas. Accurate heave data would also enhance the performance of compatible multi-beam scanning sonar systems by stabilising the sonar beam in the water column and improving the system’s “Auto Tracking” of fish schools.
The KGC-222 includes a dedicated LCD display/control with four easy screen modes; two Heading displays and two Nav displays and features easy push-button controls and large LCD digital readouts of heading data and other critical information.
The streamlined, waterproof (IPX6) antenna includes a removable bird repellent device.
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