by Editor | Dec 2, 2016 | Blog
Blog Editor’s Note: Another excellent article below by Dee Ann Divis. One additional note – the federal register notice focuses on timing, which has always been the first phase of the effort for a complimentary and backup system for GPS. It also says that...
by Editor | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog
On the 26th of October NIST and IEEE hosted a workshop on “Timing Challenges in the Smart Grid” at the sprawling and attractive NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD. Here are some quotes and observations from the morning and early afternoon sessions, and from a couple of...
by Editor | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog
Military & Aerospace June 28, 2016 By John Keller Editor How much do you trust and rely on your personal GPS satellite navigation device to tell where you are or how to get to where you’re going? It may be subject to GPS jamming. If you depend on GPS a lot,...
by Editor | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog
Aerospace Corporation – The purpose of Sextant is to improve resiliency by combining existing and new PNT signal sources. (Illustration: Joseph Hidalgo) Aerospace is pioneering a study to enhance position, navigation, and timing (PNT) resiliency, challenging an...
by Editor | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
Blog editor’s note: We think that multi-function receivers integrating diverse signals are part of the future for resilient PNT. Good job Spectracom! “Backup” might not be the best term, though, since all signals will be available all the time....
