How do/will/should North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces integrate GPS and Galileo for position, navigation and time? Ellen Hall “For improved resiliency, it would be a great move for NATO to integrate Galileo with GPS into their system. The ‘how’…
Compared to the other three GNSS constellations, what is currently the greatest strength of GPS? What is its greatest weakness? Jules McNeff “I’ll second Bernie’s comments and add that the nearly universal trust in GPS, despite the protestations that it…
What role do artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) play in analyzing GNSS signals? How might that evolve? Ellen Hall “ML is gaining adoption across many GNSS application areas due to its ability to extract data and classify signal…
The U.S. military is transitioning to M-code. When the transition is complete, what will become of the SAASM P(Y) code? What should be done with it? Should the U.S. government use it as a public authenticated service? Jules McNeff “In…
Every month, we ask members of our Editorial Advisory Board to weigh in on a topic. For the January 2021 issue, we asked, Will precise point positioning (PPP) replace real-time kinematic (RTK)? If so, for which applications and when? Miguel…
What is or would be the best policy response from Congress and/or executive branch agencies to the growing threats to GPS from jamming and interference? Brad Parkinson “Homeland Security has declared GPS to be an essential system to virtually all…
What is the best way to protect data centers and mobile devices from spoofing and jamming? Ellen Hall “After speaking to our head of engineering, Roger Hart, he explained this as something akin to ‘What’s the best way to achieve…
What’s the biggest challenge in simulating new GNSS signals for manufacturers’ product testing? John Fischer “Anyone can follow a spec, but real expertise is required for interpreting nascent ICDs, looking for inconsistencies and pitfalls. The first receivers to market may…
