{"id":213,"date":"2015-01-05T17:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T17:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theme-fusion.com\/avada\/?p=213"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:14:26","slug":"gotrax-an-infrastructure-free-positioning-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gobotix.barnfest.co.uk\/new-bits\/gotrax-an-infrastructure-free-positioning-system\/","title":{"rendered":"GoTRAX &#8211; An infrastructure free positioning system"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>GoTRAX (Patent pending): A rail vehicle positioning system with no reliance upon GPS and does not require any additional infrastructure. 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