PARIS, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has launched
Eutelsat Satellite Finder a unique easy-to-use tool for accurate
pointing of satellite antennas for consumers, installers, VSAT
operators as well as news agencies, broadcasters and service
operators carrying out newsgathering operations. The new
application - available on iOS and Android driven devices - is
available for all Eutelsat satellites. It underscores Eutelsat's
drive for the highest signal quality and improved data throughput
for satellite users, following on from its pioneering support
and adoption of the Carrier ID initiative to enable
the identification of satellite
transmissions.
Eutelsat Satellite Finder assembles a full set of basic
parameters for exact antenna pointing, from elevation and azimuth
angles to line of sight and optimal polarization angles. For
smartphones and tablets not equipped with a GPS module, locations
can be determined via Google Maps for automatic identification
of longitude and latitude needed for precise calculations of
azimuth and elevation angles. Using augmented reality, the app
shows a given location with a general pointing direction while the
tilt sensors of smartphones and tablets guide users towards the
exact alignment. In order to help visualise the line of sight, the
app also uses the built-in camera of a device to display a
satellite.
With Eutelsat Satellite Finder, Eutelsat is extending across its
entire fleet the 'KA-SAT Finder' application launched in 2012 to
support accurate installations of Tooway antennas and 'Fransat
Assistance' for users in France
receiving the platform of French digital channels broadcast by
EUTELSAT 5 West A.
The app is available free of charge at iTunes and Google Play,
tagged as Eutelsat Satellite Finder.
About Eutelsat Communications
(http://www.eutelsat.com)
With capacity commercialised on 31 satellites delivering reach
of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia,
significant parts of the Americas and the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat Communications
(Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the
world's leading satellite operators. As of 31 March 2013, Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 4,600 television channels to over 200
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also provide a wide range of services for TV
contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband
markets. Headquartered in Paris,
Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780 commercial, technical
and operational professionals from 30 countries.
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications