Open. Modular. Pluggable.
pntOS is a publicly available open-source plugin architecture for building integrated positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) sensor fusion applications.
pntOS leverages the community-developed ASPN standard message formats that make all plugins (including off-the-shelf, community-shared, and proprietary) individually swappable without the need for modification.
What Makes pntOS Different?
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Adaptability
PNT mission requirements are constantly changing. New threats, sensor availability, and the rapid pace of technology make adaptability paramount. Real-time pluggability enables modification of both the sensor types and the integration strategies used to bring sensor data into the sensor fusion engine.
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Cost
The inflated cost and time requirement of researching various sensor phenomenologies is greatly reduced when multiple vendors contribute their unique expertise. The result is a highly efficient, agile, and fully integrated PNT system that can outpace new threats with new capabilities.
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Integrity
Every sensor added to a PNT system increases the potential for failure amongst diverse components. Integrity safeguards any sensor added to a PNT system from introducing its errors into the system and reduces the potential for failure.
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Interoperability
Standard message formats are essential for interoperability. All types of PNT sensors and components from one system platform are easily shared or reused in another.
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Multi-Vendor Solutions
Relying on a single vendor for every part of a complex PNT system adds significant time and cost to the development process. Digital acquisition enables best-of-breed solutions for easy sensor integration, replacement, or modification.
The modern warfighter depends on continuous and reliable access to positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information. Although highly available, accurate, and globally recognized as the preeminent PNT solution, GPS requires augmentation from a diverse set of interoperable sensing technologies.
The PNT Operating System (pntOS) meets this need.
Get pntOS
To access and download pntOS, visit pntOS.com.
Get pntOS Support
pntOS is open and free, but if you are interested in dedicated support from our team we offer tiered packages.
Contact Us
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