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LocataNet
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Locata has created a technology called LocataNet that is a complement to GPS for terrestrial positioning. According to the company's Web site: "Locata utilizes a network of small, ground-based transmitters that blanket a chosen area with strong radio-positioning signals. Because it is terrestrially based and provides powerful signals, Locata can work in any internal or external environment."
According to technical documents, Locata is presently utilizing frequencies in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, although the core technology is generally frequency agnostic.
Locata is useful in situations where GPS is of limited availability or intentionally blocked, such as in battlefield situations, mines, and other circumstances.
Locata is presently experimenting with systems at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Vehicle Research Center near Washington, DC, and the Boddington Gold Mine in Western Australia, among other locations.
Transmit power for LocataNet is less than or equal to 1 W, according to the Interface Control Document.
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Frequencies |
| Frequency | Bandwidth | Use | Service | Table |
| 2414.28 MHz | 20.46 MHz | LocataNet S1 frequency | - | - |
| 2465.43 MHz | 20.46 MHz | LocataNet S6 frequency | - | - |
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