Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-25 Thread Alan Mintz
At 2011-01-21 08:15, SteveC wrote: GPS might not work; http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/20/unavailabe_gps_warning/ Looks like this one extends as far north as SC, too. See other scheduled tests (in CA, FL, LA) here: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/gps/gpsnotices/GPS_Interference.pdf --

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-25 Thread Emilie Laffray
Hello, Or it could be that they are testing their new satellites. The US has been working on deploying new generations of GPS satellites. Previously, you could get interesting ephemerides data from the satellite that was within 2 hours. Sometimes you could see 4 hours and now we have observed 6

Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-23 Thread andrzej zaborowski
On 21 January 2011 19:18, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 January 2011 04:13,  si...@mungewell.org wrote: Also if you know where the source of the jamming is coming from would it be possible to use that information to over come some of the degradation? Nope, not if the

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-23 Thread andrzej zaborowski
On 21 January 2011 19:18, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 January 2011 04:13,  si...@mungewell.org wrote: Also if you know where the source of the jamming is coming from would it be possible to use that information to over come some of the degradation? Nope, not if the

[OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread SteveC
GPS might not work; http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/20/unavailabe_gps_warning/ Steve stevecoast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread simon
GPS might not work; http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/20/unavailabe_gps_warning/ Similar NOTAMS issued for the west cost too Also https://www.notams.jcs.mil/dinsQueryWeb/displayGPSWAASNotamAction.do -- 01/019 (A0009/11) - GPS NAV GLOBAL POSITION SYSTEM PSEUDO RANDOM NOISE 25 U/S. 24

Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread john
--- Subject :Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia... From :mailto:si...@mungewell.org Date :Fri Jan 21 11:01:06 America/Chicago 2011 GPS might not work; http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/20/unavailabe_gps_warning/ Similar NOTAMS issued for the west cost too Also https

Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/21 j...@jfeldredge.com: At a guess, they are probably testing how well the system would work for the military if the signals were encrypted, as they probably would be in the event a terrorist group or foreign military were thought to be about to launch an attack using GPS-guided

Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread John Smith
On 22 January 2011 03:49, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/1/21 j...@jfeldredge.com: At a guess, they are probably testing how well the system would work for the military if the signals were encrypted, as they probably would be in the event a terrorist group or foreign

Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread simon
Doesn't some of the surveyor gear try to lock onto the frequency to improve accuracy, even if they can't decrypt the signal? Yes although P-Code is encrypted, it is usable in some form to improve positional accuracy with some civilian receivers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_signals

Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread John Smith
On 22 January 2011 04:13, si...@mungewell.org wrote: Also if you know where the source of the jamming is coming from would it be possible to use that information to over come some of the degradation? Nope, not if the jamming is any good. Maybe they aim to find out.

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

2011-01-21 Thread john
--- Subject :Re: [OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia... From :mailto:si...@mungewell.org Date :Fri Jan 21 11:01:06 America/Chicago 2011 GPS might not work; http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/20/unavailabe_gps_warning/ Similar NOTAMS issued for the west cost too Also https