by Editor | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog
Wednesday, Mr. John Acton testified at one of a series of House of Representatives hearings on national infrastructure needs. Two Coast Guard Vice Admirals and an official from the Government Accountability Office testified also. Mr. Action is a retired USCG Reserve...
by Editor | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) does a lot of things but it was designed to help prevent collisions between ships. AIS transceivers use Global Positioning System (GPS) data and enable all equipped ships to “see” each other, usually on electronic...
by Editor | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog
Editor’s Note: The Department of Homeland Security has long been concerned with the lack of an alternative for GPS to support critical infrastructure, particularly for time synchronization. It has had a Wireless Precise Time Cooperative Research and Development...
by Editor | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog
The US Army seems to be ramping up its concern and efforts over GPS denial in Europe and Korea. Last week, Maj. Gen. Wilson Shoffner told an AFCEA gathering that his Rapid Capabilities Office, which is concerned with fielding cyber and positioning, navigation, and...
by Editor | Jun 5, 2017 | Blog
The Ligado company (formerly Lightsquared) has asked the FCC for permission to broadcast in frequencies adjacent to those assigned for satellite navigation signals like GPS. Problem is that signals from satellite navigation systems are very, very faint. About 12,500...
by Editor | Jun 4, 2017 | Blog
Editor’s Note: ‘The prudent mariner will use every means at their disposal to determine their position’ is an axiom that dates back to the age of sail. But what if you only have one means to determine your position? The below was published yesterday...
