| There is no question which event in 2020 affected every person on the planet. GPS World devoted two cover stories, May and June, to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our industry, providing an opportunity for readers to share solutions and ideas. We also opened a COVID-19 section on our website to collate related news. In fact, our most popular article of the year was Esri ArcGIS map tracks global coronavirus cases. Below is a sampling of our COVID-19 coverage. |
| With the launch of two more GPS III satellites, the constellation added two new signals: L1C and M-code. Watch for an update on the GPS constellation in our April 2021 issue. For updates on GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo, see next week’s Navigate newsletter. |
4th GPS civilian signal goes live
Researchers from the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute recorded the new civilian signal transmitted by the first GPS III operational satellite.
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| More state-sponsored spoofing and jamming became evident. |
GPS circle spoofing discovered
in Iran
In March, the U.S. government received an unusual inquiry about GPS disruptions. It was from a user in Iran reporting what appeared to be “circle spoofing” — a phenomenon that had only previously been observed in China.
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| 2020 was marked by controversy with the FCC approving Ligado, as well as the merger of two defense giants and the sad passing of an industry pioneer. |
GPS Anti-Jam and the Latest in Sensor Fusion Testing
Date: Jan. 21
Sponsored content by: Spirent Federal Systems
Summary: This webinar will discuss the merger that formed Raytheon Technologies, the critical importance of GPS anti-jam solutions, new methods to interface non-GNSS sensors into a GNSS test suite, how precise time synchronization improves sensor use, and the latest in sensor fusion testing.
Speakers:
• Chad Pillsbury, senior director of resilient navigation and reconnaissance solutions, Raytheon Intelligence & Space
• Ben Graham, director for advanced navigation and surveillance systems, Raytheon Intelligence & Space
• Roger Hart, director of engineering, Spirent Federal Systems
• Ajay Vemuru, product manager, Spirent Communications
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