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Protect the Frequencies – By preventing interference
Toughen Receivers – With readily available technology
Augment Services – With difficult to disrupt terrestrial signals
Our Challenge
Much of the world depends upon satellite systems for precise navigation and timing services. These are exceptionally accurate and dependable, yet GPS/GNSS jamming, spoofing, and other forms of interference appear to be growing in frequency and severity. Neither are space systems immune to severe space weather or cyber-attack. This has the potential for devastating effects on our lives and economic activity.
From Our Blog
Prime Meridian Day – 135 years
Sir George Airy established a meridian at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1851 to serve as a common reference for astronomical observations and navigation. By 1884 two thirds of ships were using it as a reference on their charts. US President Chester A. Arthur...
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UN Aviation Body: GPS/GNSS Disruption an Urgent Safety Priority – Homeland Security Today
Blog Editor's Note: The author is the President of the RNT Foundation UN Aviation Body: GPS/GNSS Disruption an Urgent Safety Priority October 10, 2019 Dana A. Goward Last week the triennial assembly of the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization...
Extreme solar storms may be more frequent than previously thought – AGU GeoSpace
Blog Editor's Note: The 1859 "Carrington Event" coronal mass ejection was so powerful it induced currents in telegraph wires strong enough to set telegraph offices on fire. A smaller event in 1921 "the NY Railway solar flare" did the same thing to a railway office in...
MITRE, NIST, SAE, Europe, all describing ‘Resilient PNT’
Image: Moon Over Miami, During 2019 ION GNSS+, D.A. Goward The recent meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee in Miami included a number of interesting presentations. One by MITRE's Dr. Arthur Scholz working for the Homeland Security System...
GPS Threat Watch – Politico Space
Blog Editor's Note: "Politico" is a well known and respected site for information about US national politics. This is the first we became aware of their weekly newsletter focusing on space issues. We signed up to receive it when it is published every Friday. The...
