US-based company Swift Navigation has introduced Skylark, a new Cloud-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) corrections service that provides fast and accurate positioning for autonomous vehicles.

The new solution works with Swift’s GNSS receivers Piksi Multi and Duro. It is said to provide a plug-and-play user experience with fast convergence times.

By using positioning algorithms, Skylark offers a consistent stream of data to individual devices from the Cloud, which is claimed to be reliable in a range of different environments.

Swift Navigation co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) Fergus Noble said: “Configuring high-precision GPS devices for centimetre accuracy has traditionally been a bit of science project.

“It is a simple, low-cost Internet data stream that provides customers with a complete high-integrity GNSS solution.”

“Skylark breaks out of that model and operates like a utility. It is a simple, low-cost Internet data stream that provides customers with a complete high-integrity GNSS solution.

“Simply supply a Swift receiver with power and Internet connectivity and get real-time corrections for highly-dynamic GNSS applications.”

The company is currently providing the service to customers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Detroit following a beta testing round that lasted more than one year.

The solution allows the receivers to connect to a dynamic Cloud-based model to receive GNSS observations, which eliminates the need for base stations in each area of deployment.

It also includes an online dashboard for fast device registration and management to improve end-user experience.

Customers in preview areas can register for Skylark and immediately start receiving corrections.