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NAVIGATE! WEEKLY

2022 YEAR IN REVIEW

THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, GPS World covered several angles of the war relating to positioning, navigation and mapping. All of our coverage received wide attention, breaking company records for interest shown by the public in GNSS industry news.

Russia expected to ditch GLONASS for Loran in Ukraine invasion

Finnish airline finds GPS interference near Russian border

EU reacts as Russia severs rocket-launch relationship

European agency warns of GNSS outages near Ukraine

Russia interfering with GPS in Ukraine, Pentagon says

Estonia confiscates drones for Russia, sends them to Ukraine

Downed Russian jets found with GPS receivers taped inside

GPS receivers have been found taped to the dashboards of downed Russian jets, according to a report from Express.

Russia jamming aircraft satnav, French official warns

Ukraine hackers target GLONASS for cyberattacks

FROM THE MAGAZINE

Two of our quarterly Mapping Marvel features in the print issue also focused on the war.

Where have all the flowers gone?

Sunflower and other crops have suffered, with growth of spring crops declining as much as 40% in the eastern Donbas region hit especially hard by the war.

Ukraine war moment by moment

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine reminded us that GNSS in general is vulnerable, despite its importance in supporting critical infrastructure. Our guest authors and staff tackled topics such as how to toughen GNSS against jamming and spoofing, methods to protect critical infrastructure, and finding alternatives for GNSS altogether.

Toughen GPS to resist jamming and spoofing

By Bradford Parkinson

Right on time: Protecting critical infrastructure against threats

By Greg Wolff

Innovation: Monitoring GNSS interference and spoofing — a low-cost approach

By Leila Taleghani, Fabian Rothmaier, Yu-Hsuan Chen, Sherman Lo, Todd Walter, Dennis Akos, Benon Granite Gattis

Magnetic Navigation 2022 – Freedom from GNSS?

By Dana Goward

When will Russia attack GPS? Interview with former CIA analyst George Beebe

By Dana Goward

ESA plans for low-orbiting navigation satellites

By Dana Goward

France develops GNSS backup service using nanosatellite

China hack breaches satellite security, Symantec reports

SURVEY SCENE

On a less dire note, our monthly Survey Scene columns also were popular with readers. Favorites worth a second (or first) read include:

The effects of tectonic plate movement on the modernized 2022 NSRS

By David. B. Zilkoski

Mapping the original stones along the Mason-Dixon line

By Tim Burch

The inverted geospatial pyramid shows our vulnerability

By David. B. Zilkoski

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Delivery robots begin to look real

On university and business campuses, getting lunch and dinner is becoming a lot easier as robot delivery units hit the pathways.

National Academies issues report on Ligado interference

What happened to GPS in Denver?

On Jan. 21, Air Traffic Control issued a notice advising pilots of problems with GPS reception spanning about 8,000 square miles in the Denver area.

Smart ways to improve smartphone location accuracy

By Frank Van Diggelen, Mohammed Khider, Michael Fu and Matteo Luccio

GNSS shows how volcanic eruptions cause ionospheric disruptions

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