Apogee Marine Series

ULTIMATE
ACCURACY MEMS

Inertial Navigation
SystemNavigation, Motion& Heave Sensing

APOGEE SERIES makes high accuracy affordable forall surveying companies. On the fields of hydrography,
mobile mapping, or remote sensing, the Apogee joins
robustness, simplicity to high performance.

ITAR
Free
0.005°
RMS

INS
MRU
AHRS

HIGH QUALITY
HIGH ACCURACY
SBG SYSTEMS manufactures high quality, high accuracy inertial
navigation systems from the design to the production. The Apogeebenefits from our high level of expertise in integrated design, IMU
calibration, testing, and filtering.

Highly Accurate
ATTITUDE AND POSITIONGNSSL1/L2/L5

RTK*

PPK**

RTK 60 sec
outage

PPK 60 sec
outageRoll/Pitch

0.01°

0.008°

0.005°

0.012°

0.008°

Heading - Dual antenna (2m baseline)

0.02°

0.02°

0.01°

0.05°

0.025°

Heading - Dual antenna (4m baseline)

0.01°

0.01°

0.01°

0.04°

0.025°

Position (X/Y)

1m

0.01 m + 0.5 ppm

0.01 m + 0.5 ppm

4m

0.15 mAltitude (Z)1.0 m

0.015 m + 1 ppm

0.015 m + 1 ppm

0.75 m0.05 mHEAVE
Delayed Heave:
Accurate Data in Rough Sea
When wave frequency is erratic or incase of long period swell, the delayed
heave feature can save the day byallowing survey in rough conditions.
This specific algorithm allows a more
extensive calculation, resulting in aheave accurate to 2 cm displayed inreal-time with a little delay.

Accuracy

Wave PeriodRemarks

Real-timeHeave

5 cm or 5 %Up to 20 seconds

Automatic adjustment toevery sea conditions

DelayedHeave

2 cm or 2 %Up to 40 seconds

Internal computation

VELOCITY AIDED POSITIONING
DVL***Driver available for< 0.2 % of Travelled Distance*Real Time Kinematic** Post-processing Kinematic***Depends on velocity aiding accuracy
RMS values for typical survey trajectories
Performance may be affected by atmospheric conditions, signal multipath, and satellite geometry.
All specifications subject to change without notice.

Others upon request

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The Highest Accuracy Affordable in Powerful Models

FOR ALL HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYORSAPOGEE-E
IP68

Ideal to mount on the center of gravity of the boat,
the Apogee-E connects to any survey grade GNSSreceiver for navigation, and aiding equipment suchas odometer or DVL with Precise Time Protocol(PTP) for Time Synchronization.

FOR SHIP MOTION MONITORINGAPOGEE-A
IP68

Ideal for ship motion monitoring, the Apogee-A is aMotion Reference Unit (MRU). Allowing GNSS* input,
they provide high accuracy roll, pitch, heading, andheave.
*Dual Antenna GNSS input for the best performance.

FOR UNMANNED SYSTEMSAPOGEE-D
IP68

WHY MEMS TECHNOLOGY?

Especially fitted for Unmanned Marine Vessels,
Apogee-D is a very compact INS with embedded
tri-frequency GNSS receiver. It allows RTK andMARINESTAR™ corrections with Precise Time Protocol(PTP) for Time Synchronization.

» Low-power consumption» Cost-effective» Highly Robust» Compact and Light-weightModern and Easy-to-use
WEB INTERFACE
Connect your sensor and configure it
throughout the intuitive web interface.

3D VIEW
The new 3D View helps you to check your mechanicalinstallation, especially your sensor position, youralignments, and lever arms.

INS/GNSS Post-processing Software
Qinertia is the SBG Systems’ in-house post-processing software.
This full-featured software enhances SBG inertial navigation
systems performance by post processing inertial data with raw
GNSS observables.

The Fastest Processing
Tight Coupling INS/GNSS fusion
Modern & Intuitive User Interface+ 8,000 Base Stations always up-to-date

Why Post-processing ?
By processing all your INS and GNSS raw data forward andbackward, Qinertia PPK software greatly increases accuracy,
solves GNSS outages, installation errors, etc.
Qinertia can save your survey, or allow you to survey in very
complicated areas.

Specifications
All parameters apply to -20 to 60°C temperature range, unless otherwise stated.
Full specifications can be found in the Apogee User Manual available upon request.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

INTERFACE

Model

Apogee-A/E

Apogee-D

Weight< 690 grams
1.52 pounds< 900 grams
1.98 pounds

Dimensions(L x W x H)

130 x 100 x 58 mm
5.12 x 3.94 x 2.28 ‘’

130 x 100 x 75 mm
5.12 x 3.94 x 2.95 ‘’Power Consumption

<3W

<6W

Supply Voltage

9 to 36 VDC

9 to 36 VDC

Aiding Sensors (input)

2x GNSS, RTCM, DVL

Protocols

Output: NMEA, ASCII, Binary, TSS, Simrad
Input: NMEA, Trimble, Novatel, Septentrio, Hemisphere, Fugro, PD0, PD6

Output rate

0.1 to 200 Hz

Logging Capacity

8 GB or 48 h @ 200 Hz

Serial RS-232/422

Model D - 2 outputs / 4 inputs
Model A/E - 3 outputs / 5 inputs

CAN

1 CAN 2.0 A/B bus up to 1 Mbit/s

Ethernet

Full Duplex (10/100 base-T)
PTP Grand Master ClockNTRIP v1/v2 client

ENVIRONMENTAL
IP rating Apogee-A/D/E

IP68 (Aluminium)

Specified temperature-20 to 60 °C / -4 to 140 °F

Operating temperature-40 to 71 °C / -40 to 160 °F

MTBF (computed)
Operating vibrations

SENSOR PERFORMANCE
AccelerometersGyroscopes

Measurement range

10 g

200 °/s

50,000 hours

Bias in-run instability< 7 μg< 0.05 °/hr

20 Hz to 2 kHz as per MIL-STD-810G

Random walk< 30 μg/√Hz< 0.012 °/√hrAccelerometers : 8 g RMS

Subscription available from third party PPP service provider
RMS values for typical survey trajectories. Performance may be affected by atmospheric conditions, signal multipath, and satellite geometry.

CONTINUOUS POSITION

ROBUST HEADING

Continuous fusion of inertial data with GNSS
information stabilizes the position output,
effectively eliminating the impact of multipath
and signal outages, when the vessel is passing
underneath bridges for example.

Apogee is 20 to 30 times faster than traditional
gyrocompasses to align heading angle. It
provides the same quality of data, whatever
the latitude is. By fusing GNSS and IMU data, it
provides a robust and accurate heading in anyconditions.

SBG Systems is a leading supplier of MEMS-based inertial motion sensing solutions.
The company provides a wide range of inertial solutions from miniature to high accuracy.
Combined with cutting-edge calibration techniques and advanced embedded algorithms,
SBG Systems products are ideal solutions for industrial & research projects such as unmannedvehicle control, antenna tracking, camera stabilization, and surveying applications.

PRODUCTS
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Navsight Marine Solution

TACTICAL GRADE MEMS

Motion &Navigation Solution

ITAR
Free
0.05°
RMS

IMU
AHRS
MRU
INS
VG

THE NEXT GENERATIONINS/GNSS POST-PROCESSINGSOFTWARE

FOR HYDROGRAPHICAPPLICATIONS

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Inertial
Systems

Qinertia

Motion Sensing & Navigation

AEROSPACEGROUND

Navigation, Motion & Heave

For all mobile
surveying applications

Extremely easy to set up, and highly versatile, theNAVSIGHT MARINE SOLUTION makes hydrographers’
surveying tasks easier on both shallow and deep waters.

Survey Efficiently, Survey Anywhere, Survey Serenely.
QINERTIA has been designed to help surveyors get themost of their surveys with simplicity.

MARINE

EkINOx SERIES R&D specialists usually compromise between
high accuracy and price. The Ekinox Series has been designed to bringrobust and cost-effective MEMS solutions to the FOG technology’slevel of accuracy. Ekinox Series opens a new world of opportunities.

Ekinox Series

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Qinertia

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