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Protect the Frequencies – By preventing interference
Toughen Receivers – With readily available technology
Augment Services – With difficult to disrupt terrestrial signals
What to do? Some recommendations.
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Outstanding Podcast – GPS Spoofing & Jamming: Can Civil Aviation Adapt? – Aviation Week
Image from YouTube: Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashing on Christmas day 2024 with the loss of 38 lives. The aircraft had been fired on by Russian forces after GPS jamming prevented its identification as a civil aircraft. What’s new: A really outstanding podcast...
Making the Earth mathematically flat – KeplerKoord
Image: Equal Earth projection showing land masses in correct proportion (Shutterstock) What’s new: A greatly improved method of making the round-earth flat for precise navigation. It is being shopped around by KeplerKoord. Why it’s important: Most navigation...
SpaceX and Rivals Dodge Traffic as Satellites, Debris Crowd Low-Earth Orbit – WSJ
Image: European Space Agency What's new: A reminder about the dangers of space debris, congestion, and the threat of the Kessler Syndrome. Why it's important: We depend upon space-based for many everty-day services. The U.S. has more satellites and is more dependent...
The solar storm of the century is overdue. Are we ready for it? – Royal Aeronautical Society
Image: NASA and Shutterstock What's new: A paper from the Royal Aeronautical Society. The topic isn't exactly new, but it has been a while since we have mentioned it as a huge threat to satellites, signals, and users. Why it's important: GNSS is essential to most...
ESA study – ‘PNT trust & resilience big gaps for self-driving cars.’
Image: Shutterstock What's new: An ESA NAVISP study concluded that for automated and assisted driving, three of the most important PNT areas that need to be addressed are "...availability, robustness, and verification — not accuracy alone." Why it's important: ESA is...
