GPS relies on faint radio signals from satellites about 12,000 miles away, requiring a quiet spectrum neighborhood to operate. (Photo: NASA) By Alex Damato Acting Executive Director GPS Innovation Alliance From its humble beginnings in the 1970s to its expanded…
Photo: traveler1116/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images GNSS researchers are presenting hundreds of papers at the 2022 Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS+ conference, taking place Sept. 19–23 in Denver, Colorado, and virtually. The following five papers focus on GNSS receiver technology and…
By Dana A. Goward Earlier this month, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) issued a circular urging its member states to prevent interference with GNSS signals and receivers. ITU is the latest United Nations body to express such concerns and issue…
Photo: william87/ iStock editorial/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Finnair planes flying close to the Russian border near and south of Finland are reporting unusual activity with their GPS receivers in the last few days. No cause for the abnormalities has been…
A surveillance system is demonstrated during a Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) exercise. (Photo: Rick Naystatt/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is asking for commercial solutions to fight GNSS disruptions, including jamming and spoofing. DIU is particularly asking for…
Airbus is providing safety information to all pilots, not just those of the new BelugaXL. (Photo: Airbus) Commercial airline pilots should be ready if their GNSS interference or jamming takes place. This safety message, along with steps to take, was…
CSG4 19-03 GPS interference testing. (Image: FAA) A U.S. Navy exercise in the southeastern United States will involve GPS interference testing that could make aircraft navigation unreliable or unavailable, both today and on Sept. 5. The Federal Aviation Administration issued…
