Skymeter
Encyclopedia
Skymeter is a location-based services company that provides GPS
data for pricing and traffic information applications. Skymeter was co-founded by Bern Grush, Kamal Hassan and Preet Khalsa and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
. The company markets their technology for use in road pricing
, parking
, insurance and emissions metering applications Page describing Skymeter's applicationshttp://www.skymetercorp.com/transport-sectors.html.
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
data for pricing and traffic information applications. Skymeter was co-founded by Bern Grush, Kamal Hassan and Preet Khalsa and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
Technology
Skymeter claims to have developed a highly accurate and reliable GPS road-use meter using a liability-critical form of GPS technology they call "Financial-grade GPS" (FGPS) to provide highly reliable charging results that ensure fairness to the user and evidentiary assurance for the toll operator. This is in contrast to conventional GPS, which tends to fail in urban areas due to the urban canyon effectUrban canyon
An urban canyon is an artefact of an urban environment similar to a natural canyon. It is manifested by streets cutting through dense blocks of structures, especially skyscrapers, which causes a canyon effect...
. The company markets their technology for use in road pricing
Road pricing
Road pricing is an economic concept regarding the various direct charges applied for the use of roads. The road charges includes fuel taxes, licence fees, parking taxes, tolls, and congestion charges, including those which may vary by time of day, by the specific road, or by the specific vehicle...
, parking
Parking meter
A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. Parking meters can be used by municipalities as a tool for enforcing their integrated on-street parking policy, usually related to their traffic and...
, insurance and emissions metering applications Page describing Skymeter's applicationshttp://www.skymetercorp.com/transport-sectors.html.