by Editor | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog
Speaking to a group at the New York Stock Exchange, a Department of Homeland Security official warned about the danger of GPS disruptions. David Wulf, Acting Deputy Asst Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, said “Threats to GPS are real and relevant.”...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Notes: Almost every official advocating for resilient space systems we have heard or read about is only looking for solutions that can happen in space. Complementing space systems with terrestrial systems that provide similar services deters enemy...
by Editor | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: We are always interested in studies that examine GPS vulnerability and the problems that come along with it. Academic studies are usually pretty easy to access. Sometimes government studies are a bit harder to get as officials can classify...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Notes: Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) are allocated frequencies adjacent to those for GPS/GNSS. Despite this proximity, there have been few, if any, documented GPS service disruptions from MSS. Some in the community believe this is because,...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: Dr. Parkinson certainly points out a grave threat. We are not sure about his speculation that this is “…possibly the gravest current threat…” to the PNT community. It seems to us that, even if the FCC were to allow the...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Notes: The following web post and TV broadcast sounds the alarm about our over-dependence on GPS and the potential consequences of disruptions. Regular readers of this blog will see that, unfortunately, while the concerns expressed are well founded, some...
