by Editor | Feb 10, 2017 | Blog
At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo) questioned progress on establishing a system to protect GPS. Sen. Blunt asked DOT Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III: “Let’s talk about GPS for a minute. In 2015 the Department of...
by Editor | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog
We have seen and heard a lot over the last year about Satelles and their new satellite PNT service. Recently, their efforts were bolstered when they partnered with Orolia. Last month Orolia had an operating GPS/Satelles integrated receiver, the Spectracom SecureSync,...
by Editor | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog
At a New York Stock Exchange industry event last month a representative from the Department of Homeland Security said that adversaries of the United States are interested in doing the nation harm by disrupting GPS signals, and the threat is growing. DHS Deputy...
by Editor | Feb 3, 2017 | Blog
In this post we are pointing you to two interesting papers about locating GNSS disruption sources on the ground using satellites. We like this idea because locating disruption is an important part of the “Protect” in RNT Foundation’s “Protect,...
by Editor | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
Blog editor’s Note: This is a good overview of the impacts on maritime and features comments from long-time RNTF Advisory Council member Prof David Last, BSc(Eng), PhD, DSc, CEng, FIET, FRIN. We have met a lot of smart people with many letters after their...
by Editor | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog
On January 6th the Radio Technical Commission, Maritime (RTCM) issued its “Minimum Performance Standards for Marine eLoran Receiving Equipment.” This 71 page document is the result of several years of effort by RTCM member volunteers from industry and...
