ANCHOR report reveals Australia’s [and U.S.] vulnerabilities – Spatial Source

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February 23, 2026

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What’s new: A recent report from Australian think tank FrontierSI.

Why it is important: It is an extensive and thorough report focused on Australian PNT – but it also applies to the U.S. and any other nation that over-relies on GNSS (i.e. does not have a resilient PNT architecture).

What else to know: FrontierSI has created several great PNT reference documents. Visit them at https://frontiersi.com.au/ and search for “PNT.”

ANCHOR report reveals Australia’s vulnerabilities

By jnally on 18 February, 2026

A new report from FrontierSI outlines ways in which to strengthen Australia’s positioning, timing and navigation (PNT) ecosystem to deal with threats and vulnerabilities.

The ANCHOR (Australia’s Navigation and Timing Challenges on Hazards, Operations, and Resilience) report is aimed squarely at governments, the defence establishment and authorities responsible for critical infrastructure and PNT systems.

However, it should also serve as a wake-up call for the wider geospatial community, particularly those who depend upon positioning services — from surveyors in the field to farmers using automatic steering systems in their fields.

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What Can YOU Do? How Can YOU Help?

PNT is the quiet backbone of everything but too many leaders still don't see the risk.

But you do. You understand the systems, the dependencies, the failure chains. That insight is rare — and it's exactly what your country needs right now. Contact your government leaders and industry decision-makers and tell them resilient PNT isn't a feature — it's the foundation everything else depends on.

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