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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
Galileo is Back – Still little info from GSA
Blog Editor's Note: We are very glad to see Galileo initial service restored. You have undoubtedly seen speculation and reports as to the causes of the outage. Inside GNSS reported that two sources identified the Precise Time Facilities in Germany and Italy as the...
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Tesla Spoofing Discussed, Explained
RNTF Commentary At the US PNT Advisory Board meeting last month, Regulus discussed its spoofing trials using a Tesla automobile. The company was able to cause the car to rapidly accelerate, brake, and exit the highway on command and counter to the auto-drive’s...
‘GPS signals sometimes jammed. Check before you go, or else…’ – FAA
Image: FAA GPS Interference Prediction Tool showing areas of known GPS interference for 16 July (brown circles) Blog Editor's Note: ADS-B is a flight safety system that, among other things, helps pilots and air traffic controllers ensure aircraft don't come too...
‘Galileo signals not to be used.’ Then ‘We were never operational anyway’ – Europe’s GSA
The initial warning on the 11th of July from the European GNSS Service Centre said: "UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, USERS MAY EXPERIENCE SERVICE DEGRADATION ON ALL GALILEO SATELLITES. THIS MEANS THAT THE SIGNALS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE NOR MEET THE MINIMUM PERFORMANCE LEVELS...
‘Europe’s GPS’ Having Problems This Weekend
Blog Editor's Note: "Galileo" is Europe's navigation satellite system - their version of America's GPS. As the below article from Inside GNSS points out, it is having some problems at the moment. Before folks in the United States start talking about how the U.S. GPS...
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NASA report: Passenger aircraft nearly crashes due GPS disruption – GPS World
Photo: IlkerErgun/Shutterstock.com Blog Editor's Note: The author of the below article is the President of the RNT Foundation. NASA report: Passenger aircraft nearly crashes due GPS disruption July 8, 2019 - By Dana Goward A report filed with NASA’s...
US NIST Report – ‘GPS is priceless, economic impact of loss minimal.’
RNTF Commentary A report titled "Economic Benefits of the Global Positioning System (GPS)" by RTI International was released last month. Sponsored by the National Institutes for Standards and Technology, it offered seemingly contradictory conclusions. On the one hand...
Ben Gurion Incident Exposes West’s Vulnerability to GPS Disruption – Voice of America
Blog Editor's Note: On this USA Independence Day it is good to recall that not all peoples enjoy the liberties we have in the west. There are forces in the world threatened by our freedoms and constantly probing for weaknesses to exploit. Unguarded technologies like...
Congressman DeFazio: ‘GPS backup vital for national security’ – GPS World
Blog Editor's Note: This was the second of two presentations we did last week. As with the one for the Senators, a thanks for the hard work and skill of our member and volunteer videographer, Gary Thomas, and to Ms. D. B. Goward for her help coordinating and producing...
