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A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World

This Wired article highlights the myriad vulnerabilities that a GPS blackout would cause.

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Television Broadcasters Propose New PNT Service

This GPS World article highlights a proposal from U.S. television broadcasters, led by NAB, to use ATSC 3.0 signals to create a Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) as a GPS backup to enhance national resilience.

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The FCC Must Strengthen GPS Resilience

This Washington Examiner article notes weaknesses in GPS and mention's NAB's BPS initiative as a viable supplemental solution.

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Dead Reckoning: Experts Warn of Looming Threat to Nation’s GPS

Bradford Parkinson, who developed GPS for the U.S. Air Force in the 70s is now vice chair of the National Space Based Position Navigation and Timing Advisory Board and is warning of threats to the system and calling for a backup system to prevent an economic catastrophe.

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Five Years After Call to Action, NAB Delivers Innovative Technology To Protect U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Executive Order 13905 was issued on February 12, 2020 by President Trump during his first term. Five years later BPS is a proven solution to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, economic security and public safety.

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Broadcast Position System Q4 2024

An update about BPS testing from the NAB technology team.

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Broadcast Positioning System (BPS™) as a Complementary Service to GPS

The IEEE-BTS and NAB co-hosted a webinar featuring a dozen experts that provides a deep technical overview of BPS, its performance characteristics, and the need for such a terrestrial solution.

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Could you live without GPS? It's OK, the economy can't, either

A recent NPR podcast featured Dana Goward, president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, who spoke about the vulnerabilities of GPS and the impact an outage would have on U.S. infrastructure and the economy.

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Why GPS is Under Attack

A July 2024 New York Times interactive feature explains why American GPS is uniquely vulnerable compared to its European and Chinese counterparts.

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One Satellite Signal Rules Modern Life. What if Someone Knocks it Out?

A March 2024 New York Times article explores the possibility of a GPS attack and its impact on financial markets, the power grid and more.

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BPS Testing is Underway – A Progress Report Q2 2024

A June 2024 blog post from the NAB Technology team provides an update on real-time testing of BPS at a broadcast station in Washington, D.C.

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Solar Storms Offer Timely Reminder of GPS Signal Disruption

The solar storms in May 2024 provided beautiful colors across much of the northern hemisphere, but also served as a stark reminder of the impact they may play on GPS disruption.

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