OriginGPS has announced that Deeper, an international leader in the field of fishing technology, has integrated the Nano Hornet, the world’s smallest GPS module with an integrated antenna, into their fish finder sonar device. The Deeper Smart Sonar works in both salt and fresh waters, giving fishermen a detailed view of water bed contours and provides fish-finding features and fish shoal locations, enabling fishermen to target their prey with confidence. Its powerful location tracking technology provided by OriginGPS can also provide accurate insight into the bottom structure of a lake, river or seabed, as well as fluctuations in water temperature, so that fishermen can obtain a deep understanding of the fish holding habitat and best biting times.
Deeper chose OriginGPS due to the small size and weight of the Nano Hornet. It is the only companies that has produced an integrated GPS and antenna module that fit Deeper's aim to create a smaller and lighter sonar device. The Nano Hornet's high performance and low power consumption are enabling fishermen to deploy more accurate and longer lasting fish-finding capabilities. By integrating the GPS module, they were able to add location functionality to their sonar device while ensuring it could fit into the fishing tackle box and be used in places most traditional sonars can’t, like from a shore or dock.
Deeper Smart Sonars perform in the most challenging environments. The device operates on the water, which is rarely still. While floating on the water’s surface, it transmits real-time underwater data to a user’s smartphone or tablet. Weighing only 100 grams, Deeper Smart Sonar PRO+ is the world’s first wireless castable echo sounder containing an internal GPS receiver. This advanced technological achievement elevates the shore-fishing experience to the next level, as it enables shore fishermen to receive remote water bed data even while standing on the ground.
The modules use Wi-Fi to transfer accurate sonar and sensor readings, including location information gathered by Nano Hornet, to a fisherman’s smartphone or tablet from up to 330 ft/100 m. Its dual frequency feature allows excellent observation at depths at 90 kHz (55°) and 290 kHz (15°) radius, providing crystal clear images of fish targets and underwater bottom structure.
Deeper Smart Sonars have racked up significant international awards and is gaining ground among the world’s most popular echo sounder producers. Earlier this year, it was nominated for the best innovation among Wireless Handset Accessories and became the first ever fishing gadget to win the CES 2016 Best of Innovation Award for the category. The most recent accolade came from European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition (EFTTEX) 2016, where it was selected as the Best New Fishing Accessory.
Measuring only 10 x 10 mm, the Nano Hornet delivers a state of near continuous availability with outstanding performance and sensitivity, while consuming mere microwatts of battery power. The GPS module leverages OriginGPS’ proprietary Noise Free Zone™ (NFZ) technology to ensure accurate and fast positioning, even under limited signal conditions. Despite its small size and weight, it achieves a rapid time to first fix (TTFF) of less than one second, with an accuracy of approximately one meter and tracking sensitivity of -163dBm. The most recent addition to OriginGPS’ product line is the Multi Micro Spider, the smallest fully-integrated, highly-sensitive multi-GNSS module, which is ideally suited for devices with ultra-small form factors.
“The Deeper Smart Sonars show how location-based services can be used to improve recreational experiences,” said Gal Jacobi, chief executive officer, OriginGPS. “The growth of the IoT is impacting everyone’s lives, making it easier than ever before to track anything important, from a wearable that monitors a person’s health to finding fish at the bottom of a lake. Deeper recognized the opportunity that location tracking presented to fishermen to pinpoint the best fishing spots. We’re proud that the Nano Hornet will help to bring fishing into the IoT era and we’re convinced that Deeper will continue to change recreational sports as we know it.”
