This won't affect most, if any of you -- unless you happen to be in the
North Pacific, about 1800 miles west of the West Coast of the USA and about
1600 miles north of Hawaii. But I thought it was interesting. It clearly
shows just how easily the GPS system can be manipulated (for lack of a
better word).
_______________________
Subject: Coast Guard schedules GPS testing
Message: ?
The Coast Guard said a series of tests to the Global Positioning System
will be conducted at various times between Sunday, August 19th and Sunday,
September 9th that could cause GPS service to be unreliable or unavailable.
The test is scheduled as follows:
- Aug. 19 to Sept. 9 from 3 to 8 PM, and midnight to 4 AM within an
approximate radius of 60 nautical miles from position 22-49-12N, 160-09-27W.
- Aug. 19 to Sept. 9 from 8 PM to 4 AM within an approximate radius of
298 nautical miles from position 22-05-39N, 159-45-11W.
- Aug. 20 to Sept. 9 from midnight to 4 AM within an approximate radius
of 425 nautical miles from position 22-19-23N, 159-58-02W.
During the test periods GPS users are encouraged to report service outages
to the Coast Guard Navigation Center by calling (703) 313-5900 or
completing a GPS problem reporting form on the center's website at
www.naveen.uscg.gov[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
North Pacific, about 1800 miles west of the West Coast of the USA and about
1600 miles north of Hawaii. But I thought it was interesting. It clearly
shows just how easily the GPS system can be manipulated (for lack of a
better word).
_______________________
Subject: Coast Guard schedules GPS testing
Message: ?
The Coast Guard said a series of tests to the Global Positioning System
will be conducted at various times between Sunday, August 19th and Sunday,
September 9th that could cause GPS service to be unreliable or unavailable.
The test is scheduled as follows:
- Aug. 19 to Sept. 9 from 3 to 8 PM, and midnight to 4 AM within an
approximate radius of 60 nautical miles from position 22-49-12N, 160-09-27W.
- Aug. 19 to Sept. 9 from 8 PM to 4 AM within an approximate radius of
298 nautical miles from position 22-05-39N, 159-45-11W.
- Aug. 20 to Sept. 9 from midnight to 4 AM within an approximate radius
of 425 nautical miles from position 22-19-23N, 159-58-02W.
During the test periods GPS users are encouraged to report service outages
to the Coast Guard Navigation Center by calling (703) 313-5900 or
completing a GPS problem reporting form on the center's website at
www.naveen.uscg.gov[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]