In 1966, DynaNav president Reg Moen earned his pilot’s license and began operating aircraft electronics businesses at Pitt Meadows Airport, continuing there ever since, accruing decades of knowledge and experience in the avionics industry.
In the late ’80s, satellite GPS systems were quickly becoming a reality, and Reg began transitioning his company, Avionics Canada, from traditional avionics to a GPS solution-provider. Thus in 1995, Reg formed a new company, DynaNav Systems Inc., to focus on the design and manufacture of GPS-related products for the resource sectors in aviation including forestry, mining, oil and gas exploration, and aerial agriculture. These solutions included mapping and/or information-gathering, as well as high-definition navigation systems for aircraft and helicopters. With a background in both piloting and electronics, including LORAN, and being first Canadian Trimble Systems dealer, Reg and DynaNav Systems has always been ideally equipped to develop and innovate products from the perspective of someone who understands the relevant technological trends, and how to suit a pilot’s needs. As such, DynaNav has been able to anticipate the industry and stay on the leading edge.
As an example of early pioneering in industrial GPS and navigation technology, in 1995, Reg’s company successfully developed, installed, and operated the world’s first 1-foot accurate farm tractor navigation system for spraying and planting in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Using this same technology, DynaNav also developed a 1-foot accurate navigation system for use in vehicles moving people back and forth from the arctic diamond mines to nearby camps. This system was a safety requirement because if the vehicles got caught in a white-out, they may be trapped there for days; however, DynaNav’s navigation systems would allow them to drive, in full white-out, the roads in their lanes straight to their parking spots.
All DynaNav GPS navigation systems are sub-meter accurate. Since the late ’90s/early 2000s, ag pilots flying DynaNav systems have been able to fly (e.g.) 1295 shaft-horsepower ag planes at 150MPH, 10 feet above the ground, with an average left/right accuracy of 1 foot down their swath lines. At the same time, DynaNav systems are designed around pilot safety to be maximally intuitive, and to keep the pilot’s eyes out the window while flying. To this end, Reg has recently led the development team to design and develop a true Heads-Up Display (HUD) to yield the ultimate in pilot safety while doing the rigorous work of crop protection using agricultural aircraft.
DynaNav’s proprietary hardware and software products continue to integrate the best technology and industry solutions available today. Their use results in improved management, control, and productivity; greater profit; and new market access for the agriculture and resource industries. DynaNav Systems Inc. delivers and supports these systems worldwide to all continents, except Antarctica—at least, so far.
DynaNav’s philosophy is “Simple by design… flexible in application.” Practical interpretation of this philosophy produces safe, productive, and durable products that are as easy to operate as they are to maintain. DynaNav is committed to ensuring that the many applications of its systems are both effective and profitable for clients.
Simplicity and flexibility are also reflected in our decision to provide direct distribution, service, and support of our products along with our strategic dealer network. In this way, we provide the latest technology as cost-effectively as possible, and maintain clear communication standards. DynaNav’s goal is profitable, productive customers who are comfortable with DynaNav’s products and services, resulting in the continued growth of DynaNav Systems Inc.
