Tue, 9 Aug 2011
The Research and Radionavigation directorate presented the results of their recent GPS jamming trials at the recent Cheltenham Science Festival. This annual event focuses on bringing science to the general public through a well organised and varied programme of presentations, question and answer sessions, exhibitions and participation events.
In a presentation and question session entitled “Life without GPS”, Dr Martyn Thomas of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAe) provided an overview of the academy’s recent report on “Global Navigation Space Systems: reliance and vulnerabilities”. This was followed by two presentations, one by Prof. Paul Cannon of Qinetiq and the
The GLA presentation provided an overview of the two GPS jamming trials conducted to date and introduced how it can affect a wide variety of ship and shore based systems. It promoted the work of the GLAs and the need for resilient positioning, navigation and timing information.
The session was well attended by approximately 200 members of the public and helps raise the awareness of GNSS vulnerabilities, both through attending the session and through the associated press.