Share your position

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• Share your position!
• Share the excitement!
• Increase your safety!

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WGC 2004 gave birth to our idea

• The Goal when launching early 2004Create a
  superb and well functioning real time 3D.
  tracker/visualisation solution ready for the
  2004 World Gliding Championship.
• We deliveredSpectator experiences no one have
  had before. Some great moments, watching the
  fights to stay airborne or getting first to
  goal.Realtime scoring with publication on field
  and on web.

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Our visionLeading niche player in a new industry

• In 5-10 years, remote sports will commonly be
  display by aid of digital simulation.
• New sports will be commercialised.
• This will happen through a fusion of 2 huge
  industries, computer games and broadcasting.
• We want to be a leading niche player in this new
  value chain.

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Current status

• First orders received, we are very proud to have
  Federation Francaise de Vol a Voile as our first
  external customer.
• First packaged server software and end user
  applications ,
• We are currently designing-in a Siemens tri-band
  solution (US compliance etc.), going from
  prototype to serial production.
• We will visualise the 1st World Sailplane Grand
  Prix inSt. Auban 2005. This is currently the
  main operational focus.
• Next year we shall
• have strong brand awareness.
• establish a dealer network.
• sell a lage number of vP Trackers to clubs,
  pilots and competitions.
• succesfully enter into other sports.

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Establishment and management

• We established vPos AS spring 2004.
• Shareholders are S/NLF, Simula/Silent Wings,
  Navsys and a number of glider pilots.
• We invited all members of the Norwegian soaring
  federation to invest on equal terms.
• The board basically functions as vPos
  management.
• We have recently engaged a part time employee.
• Product development is mostly performed by
  partners.

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Partners had products, merging them was the
challenge

• NavSys GPS/GPRS engineering of world class
  quality.
• Had worked on tracker design since late 2002.
• Had a rough draft ready by late 2003.
• Silent Wings astounding flight simulator applied
  as viewer.
• The flight simulator is currently being released,
  gives unique 3D representation of the action.
• Action can be seen anywhere within the competiton
  arena
• Simula Research Lab.
• Had developed a very sophisticated terrain model.
• Works best with good data sets, struck a deal
  with Norwegian mapping authorities for the WGC
  2004.

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The vP tracker

• 67x64x25mm
• SIM card slot
• Led indicators
• GPS antenna
• GPRS antenna

Pat. pending
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vP Tracker functionality

• Log and transmission interval user defined.
• During WGC we used 4 seconds interval and delayed
  signals 15min up to last turnpoint.
• Memory buffered, transmits data via GPRS whenever
  signal strength permits.
• Battery capacity 10hrs.
• Quality of service normally no problem, remember
  we need no voice quality, we only send batches of
  data.
• Cost of usage normally less than a Euro per day.

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Examples of live pictures from the event
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How to pay for this
Remote and invisible sports can finally be
visualised and attract sponsors

• Experiencing the action key to sponsors value.
• Our competition viewer opens wholly new
  possibilities.
• Logos can be placed in any form, anywhere (pat.
  pending).

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Etter WGC 2004

• Coupe de Monde du Vol a Voile 2004, Vinon
• Lasham (UK) autumn 2004
• Elverum Open 2005
• NM 2005
• St. Auban June 2005
• Viking Glide, Eskilstuna June 2005
• Pre-world Club Class Championship, Vinon July
  2005
• 1er Grand Prix Mondial, St. Auban Sept 2005

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Coupe de Monde du Vol a Voile 2004, Vinon

• Had 5 trackers installed every day in different
  classes
• No internet connection onsite, therefore no local
  visualisation
• Main object was to test abroad functionality
• Extremely pleased with results, our server
  received signals almost continuously from all vP
  trackers
• A demo video is available on our web site,
  powerful example of seeing is believeing

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Lasham Autumn 2004

• Rained away, had some testing.
• Learned a few roaming lessons, local SIM cards
  preferable!
• SIM cards are no std commodity, we have a job in
  finding those cards and subscription arrangements
  that suits our needs.

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Vinon 2005

• Hadde 10 trackere i seilflyene.
• Viewer screenshot til web hvert minutt.
• Viewer i kantinen i klubbhuset. Skapte stor
  oppmerksomhet. Noen av klubbmedlemmene lærte seg
  å bruke vieweren.
• Konkurranseledelsen var fornøyd med måten
  tracking systemet virket.

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1er Grand Prix Mondial 2005

• 10 trackere i operasjon hver dag.
• Mange custom made endringer i SilentWings
  Viewer.
• Stort show i hangaren. Seilflygere kommenterte
  det de så med mikrofon show á la Bjørge
  Lillelien.
• Det var mange henvendelser fra folk som ønsket å
  benytte trackerene og Silent Wings Vieweren i
  konkurranser.
• Alt i alt stor suksess.

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1er Grand Prix Mondial 2005
Tilbakemelding

• E-post fra Roland Stuck med skryt og takk for
  resultatet og samarbeidet under SGP i St. Auban.
  Han uttrykker det så sterkt som at
  trackingsystemet bidro vesentlig til
  konkurransens suksess.
• E-post fra Roland Stuck med feed back fra det
  italienske laget vedlagt en kort artikkel i deres
  nasjonale seilflyblad med positiv omtale.
• E-post fra Roland Stuck med kopi av artikkel i en
  av Frankrikes største aviser, Le Monde, hvor vPos
  og Silent Wings blir omtalt som en nyvinning
  sammen med konkurransekonseptet til SGP.

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1er Grand Prix Mondial 2005
Tilbakemelding

• E-post fra FAI sekretariatet med link til Oz
  Report, en mye lest verdensomspennende web
  magasin ( e-zine ) for hang gliding der SGP og
  vPos Tracker omtales som en stor nyvinning med
  interesse for hang gliding også.
• Henvendelse fra New Zealand om bruk av systemet i
  deres SGP i januar 2006, et arrangement ryktene
  sier har fått meget stor sponsorstøtte så stor
  at 10 piloter får gratis tur fra Europa for å
  delta.

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Spectators 1er Grand Prix Mondial 2005
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The 5 key issues going forward

• Secure funding for serial production.
• Additional funding required to implement IGC
  flight recorder.
• Start selling.
• Demonstrating functionality during 2005 was
  critical for proof of concept.
• Finding the best price model.
• Expand to other aviation sports.
• Adaption and rollout should be easy.
• Expand to other sports.
• Go where the money is motor sports, sailing,
  biking etc.
• Secure longer term viability and opportunities
  through industrial partnership with other
  players.
• We are not alone, exploit early mover advantage.

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Value proposition

• Taking exisiting and new sports to the public
• Creates action visibilty and spectator excitement
• Attracts sponsors
• Saves broadcasting costs
• Simplifies arrangement administration
• Increase user experience.
• Automatic online log book and track viewing.
• Excitement sharing with family and crew.
• Increase safety.
• Virtual transponder/VHF, but better online
  tracking!
• Adds a new dimension to search and rescue.
• Share data with rescue centrals etc.

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Price model
Use revenue model as in mobile telephones

• HW
• vP Tracker unit sold inclusive of basic services
  1st year
• SW
• Basic
• and advanced
• Subscription
• No license cost year 1, included in purchase
  price
• Annual maintenance cost
• Price depends on functionality
• Advanced can offer security functions, family
  albums etc.

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Reaching the market

• Advertise in all major Europan gliding magzines.
• Targeted marketing at moderate costs.
• Real time 3D visualisation of 3 targeted
  competitions.
• Exhibitions.
• Word of mouth.
• First distribution through NAK shop, establishing
  other partners.

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Our home page
www.vpos.no