DP testing range facilities

• Artemis, Fixed
• DARPS (GPS based Differential Absolute Relative Positioning System), Fixed and on-land station
• RADius Transponder
• Multi function Positioning Transponder installed on the sea bed, at 120 m water depth
• Multi function Positioning Transponders installed on deep sea bed, at 390 m water depth

Available tests

• DP tuning
• Calibration of surface position reference systems (ARTEMIS/XPR), GPS REL
• Calibration of HiPAP/HPR systems
• Surveying of positioning reference antennas
• Gyro-calibration (as from summer 2003)

For standard HPR/HiPAP calibration and verification, transponders are located at 120 meter