NovAtel makes Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and
related components for aerospace guidance and navigation,
precision agriculture, surveying and mapping, and other
applications. The company's products include GPS antennas,
receiver units, and signal generators designed for use on
land, sea, and in the air. NovAtel's customers have included
Leica Geosystems, Beijing BDStar, and YC International. The
parent company of Leica Geosystems, Hexagon, acquired
NovAtel for $390 million in 2008. Based in Sweden, Hexagon
provides surveying equipment and other measurement tools, as
well as polymer products including gaskets.