Bad-Elf Launches Exclusive 5-Year RTK Service for its Line of Flex and Flex Mini GPS Receivers Using GEODNET

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 8, 2025--

Bad Elf, a leading provider of high-accuracy user-user friendly GPS receivers, and GEODNET, the world’s largest RTK network, are thrilled to announce the launch of an exclusive 5-year RTK service tailored specifically for Bad Elf GPS receivers. This innovative partnership aims to deliver unprecedented accuracy and reliability in GPS positioning to professionals in various fields, including surveying, agriculture, construction, and geospatial data collection.

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Key Benefits of the 5-Year RTK Service for Bad Elf GPS Receivers:

The service offering is competitively priced at $999 for 5-years of RTK corrections. GEODNET is additionally providing a service guarantee that an RTK reference station will be available within 40km for subscribers. The service coverage guarantee currently applies to the US and Europe. Other countries may be added in the future based on demand. For more detailed information about the 5-year RTK service plan for Bad Elf GPS receivers, please visit Bad Elf’s GEODNET RTK web page.

“We are excited to collaborate with Bad Elf to offer this dedicated and cost-effective RTK service,” said Mike Horton, CEO at Geodnet. “This partnership represents a significant step forward in providing our customers with the highest level of accuracy and reliability they need for their critical projects.”

Compatible with Flex™ and Flex Mini, geospatial professionals using iOS or Android will have access to reliable RTK corrections in the US, Europe, and many other countries. This combination will empower users to tackle complex location-based tasks with confidence, knowing they have accurate and versatile GPS data at their fingertips.

“Our partnership with GEODNET facilitates ease of use for collection of spatial data without the need for complicated credential management, typical of RTK services,” said Larry Fox, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Bad Elf. “Introducing a 5-year service plan eliminates the need for recurring subscriptions that are difficult to manage for many organizations.”

About Geodnet:

GEODNET is a highly reliable, Web3 RTK Network that uses DePIN principles. Using only a low data rate network connection, Real-Time Kinematics enables a 100x improvement in position accuracy as compared to standalone GPS. GEODNET’s global network of RTK stations complement on-device sensors such as Cameras, LiDAR, and IMU’s to power AI-based Autonomous Systems with accurate real-time 3D localization. Please see the Geodnet White Paper, Website, Dune Dashboard, and Twitter for more details.

About Bad Elf

Bad Elf's line of GNSS receivers empowers GIS and survey professionals to collect high-accuracy field data using any phone, tablet, or laptop. Our products work with any location-based app on iOS, Android, or Windows. All Bad Elf Bluetooth receivers have an integrated LCD screen with an intuitive user interface to provide status information and perform standalone data collection when needed.

Bad Elf's products and services evolve within an iterative framework of learning from our customers. Bad Elf applies diverse and deep technical skills to deliver exceptional offerings that solve real-world challenges. Within this mindset, the whole team challenges themselves to create sufficiently advanced technology to benefit the consumer as Engineering Magic ®. While our solutions manifest as technology built for today, they allow us to respond nimbly to continuous change and explore opportunities in partnership with our customers. Visit www.bad-elf.com to learn more.

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s parliament on Friday appointed right-wing populist politician Janez Jansa as the new prime minister, in a shift for the small European Union country that was previously run by a liberal government.

Lawmakers backed Jansa in a 51-36 vote in the 90-member assembly. The new prime minister will need to come back to Parliament within the next 15 days for another vote to confirm his future Cabinet.

Jansa's appointment concludes a postelection stalemate in Slovenia after a parliamentary ballot two months ago ended practically in a tie. Former liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob's Freedom Movement won by a thin margin but he was unable to muster a parliamentary majority.

Jansa and his populist Slovenian Democratic Party signed a coalition agreement this week with several right-wing groups. The new government also has the backing of a nonestablishment Truth party that first emerged as an anti-vaccination movement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new term in office will be the fourth for the veteran Slovenian politician. Jansa, 67, is an admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump and was a close ally of former populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was defeated in a landslide election last month.

Jansa in a speech listed the economy, fight against corruption and red tape, and decentralization as key goals of the future government. He has promised to lower taxes for the rich and support private education and healthcare.

Critical of the previous government's alleged “inefficiency," Jansa said the new government will turn Slovenia into “a country of opportunity, prosperity and justice, where each responsible citizen will feel safe and accepted."

Like Orban, Jansa was staunchly anti-immigrant during the huge migration wave to Europe in 2015. Also like Orban, Jansa has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic institutions and press freedoms during a previous term in 2020-2022. This led to protests at the time, and scrutiny from the European Union.

Golob in his speech described Jansa as “the greatest threat to Slovenia’s sovereignty and democracy."

Alleging that Jansa had threatened to arrest him, Golob said Jansa's "idea of democracy is that anyone who dares speak a word against you deserves only the worst.”

Jansa, a supporter of Israel, also has been a stern critic of the Golob government's 2024 recognition of a Palestinian state.

The vote on March 22 was marred by allegations of foreign influence and corruption. The around 2 million people in the Alpine nation are deeply divided between liberals and conservatives.

Janez Jansa, center, addresses the Slovenian Parliament during a session in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)

Janez Jansa arrives for a session of the Slovenian Parliament in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)

Janez Jansa addresses the Slovenian Parliament during a session in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)