Geo Tactical Solutions has collaborated with Eka Technologies and Ricoh Americas to develop the SE-7 GPS module for integration into the Ricoh G700SE-M GPS Camera. Currently in the final development stages, the SE-7 module will add mapping and geospatial photo collection capabilities to the Ricoh tactical camera.
Ricoh G700SE_M Tactical GPS Camera
Offering faster speeds, enhanced GPS accuracy, GPS Track logs, automatic photo memos, electronic compass, anti-spoofing, GIS integration and multiple GPS coordinate displays, the new SE-7 GPS module also features wireless capabilities that allow laser range finder to connect with the module through a cable connection or Bluetooth to determine the GPS coordinates of the distance of objects. The module enables storage and display of the GPS coordinates in DMS, UTM, MGRS, State Plane, Decimal Degree and LONG/LAT formats.
The SE-7 module features selective availability anti-spoofing module (SAASM) compatibility, which provides highly accurate GPS readings and provides protection against spoofing and jamming. This is a critical feature in mission-critical applications. An external SAASM GPS device connected to the SE-7 module to record decrypted GPS signals.
Enabled with the SE-7 module, the Ricoh G700SE-M can support a maximum of 20 attribute fields for the tagging of photographs with operation type, operation ID, unit ID and the photographer’s name. The memo data is filed as the metadata along with the GPS date, Zulu time and the GPS coordinates.
The sales and support manager at Geo Tactical, Andy Shannon stated that operators can set the memos before taking pictures to automate the recording process with the relevant information for each photo. The metadata complete with the memo information transforms each photograph into a source of powerful information and facilitates reporting and mapping functions during data processing.