What is Teria’s experience?
Teria is a network of fixed reference stations in France, receiving raw data from all satellites, whether American, Russian, European or Chinese. Every second, they are sent to a computing center, where the software will create a propagation error correction model (orbits, clocks, atmosphere) for users. In this way we can provide our clients with geolocation with corrected, centimetric precision and in real time.
Which customers have precise geolocation needs?
Originally, our clients were mainly surveyors and topographers. Increasingly, Public Works is also moving into the world of high precision, but in the last ten years, precision agriculture has become one of our main customers. Before, they used precision to the nearest meter to apply fertilizers or phytosanitary products. So there were areas of one meter of overlap, with double the product, which is expensive and exceeds the standards. With Teria, the overlap is one to two centimeters maximum. And thanks to automatic guidance by GPS, the tractors can work in complete autonomy.
What applications can these technologies have in the future?
The flagship app of tomorrow is the cargo drone. It is possible to deliver packages with drones, leaving them in a specific place, because 85% of the delivered packages weigh less than 5 kg. We can also imagine road drones, which will come in front of your house, and with a code, you will be able to pick up your package. Or robots that will deliver to your mailbox, if it is geolocated to the nearest centimeter. Tomorrow’s taxis will be driverless, and you can call your car to come to your door. It is enough that the legislation evolves, because at a technical level it already works.
Another massive application: targeted advertising. If you are in a certain area around a restaurant, you will receive an SMS to inform you that if you enter the establishment before 5 minutes, you will have a discount.
For sport, everyone can track their physical activity and performance and share it. It is already widely used in the professional world. And finally, tourism: cities can send information on points of interest to tourists depending on the area in which they are.
You are a company with a mission, how does this translate?
We want our employees to feel good at work, so we pay attention to working conditions and actively involve them in company decisions. In particular, we consulted them for the development of our first French GPS, but also for the creation of two new services and for ISO certifications.
We offer our data free of charge to training centers and through the National Geographic Institute for scientific missions. We are also part of the research programs launched by the European space agencies to prepare for the evolution of geolocation in Europe.
We have been calculating our CO2 impact for several years and from 2023 we will offset our emissions. We also finance various expeditions, to measure Mont Blanc, the rise of the waters on the French coast, the advance of the Dune du Pilat or the impact of the rise of the waters on the habitat of penguins in Antarctica or the safeguarding of endangered species.
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Source: BFM TV
