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Protect the Frequencies – By preventing interference
Toughen Receivers – With readily available technology
Augment Services – With difficult to disrupt terrestrial signals
What to do? Some recommendations.
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Remove 50 objects from orbit, cut space junk danger 50% – ArsTechnica
Image: Shutterstock What's new: An interesting analysis about space debris and the danger it poses. Why it's important: Debris can damage and destroy satellites. With enough debris in orbit we will begin to see the Kessler Syndrome where debris impacts create more...
False warnings for aircraft landing at Reagan National in D.C. – MSN
Image: Shutterstock What's new: Saturday morning several aircraft approaching Reagan National Airport in D.C. received false alerts from their Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS). The system warns when other aircraft are too close or are on collision...
DHS Best Resilient PNT Practices
Image: Old DHS HQ Sign - RNT Foundation What's new: We discovered this document from September. Why it's important: This is good info from DHS. Though a bit generic, it is important to "think about how to think about" this topic. What else to know: Interesting that...
NextNav’s Petition for $5B in free spectrum – Resolving dueling tech reports
Image: Shutterstock What's new: NextNav has come out with another document purporting to support that its terrestrial PNT scheme could work and that the FCC should give it lots of expensive spectrum for free to underwrite the effort. Why it's important: There are now...
Strengthening cyber defenses: Protecting Canada’s farms in the digital age – MNP
Image: Shutterstock What's new: Growing awareness of the importance of cyber, including GPS in agriculture. Why it's important: Precision agriculture is more environmentally friendly and yields more food per acre with much less fertilizer and pesticide. 68% of large...
