A recent surge in GPS “spoofing”, which can send airliners off course, has entered an intriguing new dimension.
Browsing: GPS
The website, called Satellite Map, has visual tools for the Starlink, OneWeb and GPS satellite constellations – and more.
The errant container ship that blocked the Suez canal this week has cut off a route that handles more than 10% of international trade. It’s a reminder that even an advanced civilisation like ours has points of acute vulnerability.
The Chinese Beidou navigation network will be completed this month when its final satellite goes into orbit, giving China greater independence from US-owned GPS.
The EU’s Galileo satellite navigation system has been down for four days as a result of a technical incident on the ground.
China’s alternative to the US-owned GPS extended its coverage beyond the Asia-Pacific region with a goal of becoming a dominating technology in the future, spurring gains in shares of related companies.
China is taking its rivalry with the US to the heavens, spending at least $9-billion to build a celestial navigation system and cut its dependence on the American-owned GPS.
One of the biggest retail and industrial areas in Johannesburg, Strijdompark in Randburg, is getting fibre broadband. BitCo has announced plans to wire up the large number of businesses in the area