Precision GNSS Receivers in Consumer Devices

This report focuses on the potential for low-cost precision GNSS receivers in consumer device market, which have traditionally been met by consumer-grade ICS. The report looks at the current competitive environment, and which companies are leading the way on innovation design and price. It also considers the different precision techniques available to identify a viable approach to global coverage. Finally, the report looks at the applications that will drive adoption in the consumer device verticals considered most likely to use precision GNSS, with shipment and revenue forecasts provided.  

Table of Contents

• 1. PRECISION RECEIVER INNOVATION
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Precision Receiver Innovation
    • 1.2.1. Consumer GNSS IC Receivers
    • 1.2.2. The Market Realities of Precision
  • 1.3. New Startups
  • 1.4. The Weakness in Low-cost Dual-frequency Receivers
  • 1.5. Precision Receiver Market
  • 1.6. Innovators in the Broader Ecosystem
    • 1.6.1. Radiosense Breaking New Ground
    • 1.6.2. Google's Plans for Raw Pseudorange Data
    • 1.6.3. Alibaba Takes a Different Approach
    • 1.6.4. Locata: The longer-term Disrupter
• 2. PRECISION GNSS TECHNOLOGIES
  • 2.1. Precision GNSS Receivers
    • 2.1.1. Standard Single-frequency GNSS
    • 2.1.2. Single-frequency + Correction Techniques
    • 2.1.3. Autonomous Dual-frequency Receivers
    • 2.1.4. High-precision GNSS (RTK and PPP)
    • 2.1.5. Global Network Costs
  • 2.2. Network Correction Techniques
    • 2.2.1. PPP
    • 2.2.2. RTK
    • 2.2.3. Global RTK/PPP for Consumer Applications
  • 2.3. Timeline for Precision GNSS
• 3. CONSUMER MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
  • 3.1. UAVs
    • 3.1.1. UAV GNSS Applications
    • 3.1.2. UAV GNSS OEMs
  • 3.2. Consumer Robotics
  • 3.3. M2M GPS Applications
    • 3.3.1. Sports and Fitness
  • 3.4. AR/VR Applications
    • 3.4.1. Virtual Reality
    • 3.4.2. Consumer Augmented Reality
    • 3.4.3. Commercial Augmented Reality
  • 3.5. Smartphones/Wearables
• 4. MARKET FORECASTS
  • 4.1. Overview