by Editor | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog
Image: Skytruth Blog Editor’s Note: A good update article by George Shaw of the General Lighthouse Authority of UK and Ireland. This is the kind of issue that tends to fall into the background for users. Regular updates like this help keep it in the forefront of...
by Editor | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: Great article by our friend Logan Scott. While the DOT report on their GPS Backup Tech Demo does have a lot of information, we have to agree it is not the be all and end all on the question of “GPS backups” as...
by Editor | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog
Image: Historic Master Clock at NIST museum in Gaithersburg, MD (RNT Foundation) Blog Editor’s Note: It is essential that we secure precise time and sync for our critical infrastructure, AND for everyone else. The US government established precise time as a...
by Editor | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: The below is the latest announcement from South Korea on its efforts to establish a sovereign and resilient PNT system. It builds on other releases we have passed along previously. See for example here and here. Notice the...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: Aviation is somewhat unique among modes of transportation as it has an alternate PNT system for when GPS is not available. It is a network of short range terrestrial beacons of VORs, DMEs, and TACANs (TACAN is military...
by Editor | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock Blog Editor’s Note: The greatest threat from space debris is unquestionably at LEO. Many in the PNT community have considered GPS, Galileo, and other GNSS at MEO relatively safe from debris. It seems that ain’t necessarily so. Papers...
