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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.
eNewsletter Archives
From Our Blog
If GPS Went Dark, What Would Fail First? – Curiosmos
Image: Shutterstock What's new: An article that discusses an interesting question. We think it gets the answer wrong. Why it's important: The questions of what fails first, which are the most important applications to fail, what will be the sequence of failures, and...
Can China jam your GPS? – The Economist
Image: Shutterstock What's new: An item in The Economist that covers a lot of familiar ground (though good reminders) and also speculates that China or President Trump may threaten or actually deny use of GPS/ other GNSS to other countries as a way to influence their...
Flashback – Senators Cruz, Markey Address GPS Importance & Backup – Inside GNSS
Senator Cruz “...in these divided times it is…nice to see there are areas we can come together and work on with bipartisan cooperation.” Six years ago we celebrated with Senator's Cruz and Markey their sponsorship and passage of a bill requiring the establishment of a...
Letter to the editor: GPS backup need urgent — but avoid costly, narrow fix
Image: Shuterstock What's new: A letter to the editor from Gen. William Shelton, USAF (ret) rebutting an Op-ed by new NextNav board member RADM Shelby, USN (ret). Why it's important: NextNav has an extensive lobbying and media campaign to persuade the FCC to grant it...
More on Severe Solar Storms – It’s not just China and Russia!
Image: NASA What's new: Two articles this week reminding us that severe solar activity that can destroy things in space and many things on earth is an ever-present threat. Why it's important: PNT and GPS are essential. We need to protect them against all threats....
