GPS jamming
2012-01-30 15:24:48.883594+00 by
Dan Lyke
4 comments
@midendian says
I missed this: truckers using GPS jammers to block their fleet managers prevented GPS approaches at EWR.
About this article about the FAA gearing up to do GPS policing that talks about problems near Newark International Airport with GBAS for tests using Continental Airlines equipment doing augmented approaches.
I'm not sure where the "truckers" and "fleet managers" assertion comes from, but even if it's some other source it's still interesting that GPS jamming is an off-the-shelf thing.
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#Comment Re: made: 2012-01-31 09:14:49.336265+00 by:
hananc
+1
#Comment Re: made: 2012-02-01 16:07:37.58863+00 by:
petronius
I remember reading some years ago about big trucking firms setting up sattelite tracking systems on their rigs, and the attempts by drivers to flummox them. I'm sure the systems have become more sophisticated sice 1995, but maybe crashing an airplane just to keep your boss brom knowing where you're at does seem a bit extreme.
#Comment Re: I missed this: truckers using GPS jammers to block their fleet managers prevented GPS approaches at EWR. made: 2012-02-03 16:25:35.872005+00 by:
Alex White
Yep, and the most popular one among truckers is
this GPS jammer for cars.
#Comment Re: made: 2012-02-03 20:58:03.780672+00 by:
Dan Lyke
Alex: Fascinating. This throws a whole new interesting wrinkle on some of the location based automotive stuff some people I know are playing with.
Petronius: Looks from the link Alex forwarded like it may also be paranoid drug dealers who want to make sure the cops aren't tracking them, too.