Inside GNSS SIGNALS July 31, 2013: GPS Spoof Yacht, Bernie Gruber Exit Interview, Euro Rail Looks to GNSS

July 31, 2013

GPS Spoofing Experiment Knocks Ship off Course

[SIGNALS Exclusive] In a startling experiment, a research team from the University of Texas successfully spoofed a ship's GPS-based navigation system sending the 213-foot yacht hundreds of yards off course - without raising alarms or triggering a hint of the course change on the onboard monitors. (more)

European Rail Industry Perspective on GNSS: Francesco Rispoli

[SIGNALS Exclusive] I was sitting on a train recently and a guy said to me, "What does GPS have to do with trains? Trains run on tracks, don't they? How can they get lost or go the wrong way?" The fact is trains have all kinds of things to do with GNSS. Most important are safety-related applications, including satellite navigation as a means of precisely determining train position. (more)

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Exit Interview: GPS Directorate's Col. Bernie Gruber

[SIGNALS Exclusive] Last month, USAF Col. Bernard Gruber stepped down after three years of running the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Before he headed off, Gruber spoke with Inside GNSS's Washington correspondent, Dee Ann Divis. (more)

FAA Approves Two UAS Type Certificates

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued restricted category type certificates to a pair of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a milestone that will lead to the first approved commercial UAS operations later this summer. (more)

Safety Board Says Connected Vehicle Technology Should Be Required to Prevent Collisions

In a July 23 hearing on two fatal school bus/truck collisions, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended adoption of "connected vehicle technology" on all newly manufactured highway vehicles as a way to reduce such accidents. (more)

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