by Editor | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog
So, you thought you had survived the once-every-twenty-years GPS rollover event just because nothing bad happened on the 6th of April. You thought you were safe for the next 157 years because the GPS date counter will be increased to 13 bits. Not. So. Fast. It seems...
by Editor | Oct 13, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Editor | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Editor | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Editor | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Editor | Oct 6, 2019 | Blog
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...
