by Editor | Dec 28, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s New: Some feedback on how solar activity disrupted GPS signals and impacted farmers. Why It’s Important: 80% of farmers use GPS in some form or fashion to raise their crops. About one third of the food produced in the U.S. is...
by Editor | Dec 26, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: A commercial passenger aircraft was shot down in an area where there was GPS jamming and likely spoofing. Why it’s important: GPS is essential for (1) safe aircraft navigation and (2) ADS-B the system that let’s air...
by Editor | Dec 23, 2024 | Blog
image: Shutterstock What’s new: Report from Zurich University of Applied Sciences identifying eDME, eLoran, and LDACS-NAV as three systems that should be implemented to ensure promptly achieving safe and efficient Performance Based Navigation. Why it’s...
by Editor | Dec 21, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: Denmark bought weapons from Israel that have “civil” GPS built in. So, no M-code. Why it’s important: Electronic warfare can easily and greatly degrade the effectiveness of such weapons, as the Russians have...
by Editor | Dec 20, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: The Senate Homeland Security Committee becoming interested in the topic. Why it’s important: DHS has a role to play, even if they are not a co-chair of the national executive committee. See SPD-7. What else to know: DHS has...
by Editor | Dec 19, 2024 | Blog
Image: Shutterstock What’s new: The idea that since increasing interference looks to continue, every nation will be driven to have some level of sovereign PNT capability that is independent of but can cooperate with GNSS. Expediting that process through...
