Positioning device

1. A positioning device configured to perform positioning to measure a position of a vehicle, the positioning device comprising:

a device-side reception unit configured to receive a signal including satellite orbit data transmitted from a GNSS satellite;

a device-side calculation unit configured to perform a positioning calculation based on the signal;

a communication unit configured to communicate with a positioning server that includes an assist data acquisition unit configured to acquire GNSS assist data including the satellite orbit data and a server calculation unit configured to perform the positioning calculation based on the GNSS assist data;

a selection unit configured to select, as a system for the positioning, one of a first positioning system and a second positioning system, the first positioning system configured to acquire a positioning result as a result of the positioning by the device-side calculation unit preforming the positioning calculation, the second positioning system configured to acquire the positioning result by the server calculation unit preforming the positioning calculation; and

an information acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle travel information that is available from a device provided in the vehicle, related to a travel of the vehicle, and different from information used for the positioning, wherein:

when the first positioning system is selected, the selection unit determines whether the positioning result is valid based on the vehicle travel information; and

when determining that the positioning result is invalid, the selection unit changes the system to the second positioning system.

2. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle travel information includes information for estimating at least one of a travel amount and a travel direction of the vehicle in a predetermined lapse of time; and

when at least one of a difference between the travel amount estimated based on the vehicle travel information and a travel amount calculated based on the positioning result and a difference between the travel direction estimated based on the vehicle travel information and a travel direction calculated based on the positioning result exceeds a predetermined determination threshold value, the selection unit determines that the positioning result is invalid.

3. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein

when a service or an application based on the positioning result starts, the selection unit changes the system according to a characteristic of the service or the application.

4. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein

the selection unit changes the system to the second positioning system when the first positioning system is selected and a DOP value acquired from the positioning result exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

5. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein

the selection unit changes the system to the second positioning system when the first positioning system is selected and a major axis error acquired from the positioning result exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

6. A positioning device configured to perform positioning to measure a position of a vehicle, the positioning device comprising:

a device-side receiver configured to receive a signal including satellite orbit data transmitted from a GNSS satellite;

a transceiver configured to communicate with a positioning server that includes an assist data acquisition unit configured to acquire GNSS assist data including the satellite orbit data and a server calculation unit configured to perform the positioning calculation based on the GNSS assist data; and

a processor configured to:

perform a positioning calculation based on the signal received by the device-side receiver;

select, as a system for the positioning, one of a first positioning system and a second positioning system, the first positioning system configured to acquire a positioning result as a result of the positioning by the processor preforming the positioning calculation, the second positioning system configured to acquire the positioning result by the server calculation unit preforming the positioning calculation; and

acquire vehicle travel information that is available from a device provided in the vehicle, related to a travel of the vehicle, and different from information used for the positioning, wherein:

when the first positioning system is selected, the processor determines whether the positioning result is valid based on the vehicle travel information; and

when determining that the positioning result is invalid, the processor changes the system to the second positioning system.