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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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China holds the GPS advantage over the US. Here’s why, and how to solve it. – Breaking Defense
Image: Shutterstock What's new: An opinion piece by Sean Gorman about the need for a resilient PNT architecture that includes terrestrial systems. Why it's important: These kinds of articles keep the issue fresh in people's minds. When they come from different...
China announces plan to further shade GPS, dominate global PNT
Image: Shutterstock What's New: An announcement by China of plans for an even more advanced version of BeiDou. Improvements will include satellites at LEO, MEO, and GEO that are a formal part of the BeiDou structure. Why It's Important: Having the world's best PNT is...
The urgent need for a national GPS jamming detection system – SpaceNews
Image: Interference around Dallas Airport 18 October 2022 (GPSJam.org) What's New: An opinion piece reminding us of the need to be able to detect a problem before we can solve it. Why It's Important: Interference with GPS signals can cost lives. It can also facilitate...
GPS spoofing helps in $1,000,000 theft of celebrity tequila
Image: Shutterstock What's New: A truck hijacking using GPS spoofers that made the news because it was of celebrity chef Guy Fieri's brand of tequila. Why It's Important: It illustrates one of the uses of relatively inexpensive, simple to use GPS spoofing devices....
Clocks, eLoran, quantum and best practices – UK PNT forging ahead
Image: Lord Patrick Vallance, UK Science Minister courtesy of No. 10 Downing Street What's New: Our summary of outcomes from the RIN's UK PNT Leadership Seminar last week. Why It's Important: Several significant announcements. They are doing stuff! What Else to Know:...
