The solar storm that brought the auroras to many parts of the world this weekend also broke vital GPS and precision farming functionality in tractors and agricultural equipment during a critical point of the planting season, reports @404mediaco.
One chain of John Deere dealerships even warned farmers that the accuracy of some of the systems used by tractors had been “extremely compromised,” and that farmers who planted crops during periods of inaccuracy would face problems when they go to harvest.
The outages have highlighted the vulnerability of modern tractors to satellite disruption, and the threat this places on our food supply — something experts have been warning about for years. Here’s more.
#SolarStorm#GPS#Farming#JohnDeere: "The solar storm that brought the aurora borealis to large parts of the United States this weekend also broke critical GPS and precision farming functionality in tractors and agricultural equipment during a critical point of the planting season, 404 Media has learned. These outages caused many farmers to fully stop their planting operations for the moment.
One chain of John Deere dealerships warned farmers that the accuracy of some of the systems used by tractors are “extremely compromised,” and that farmers who planted crops during periods of inaccuracy are going to face problems when they go to harvest, according to text messages obtained by 404 Media and an update posted by the dealership. The outages highlight how vulnerable modern tractors are to satellite disruptions, which experts have been warning about for years."
Driving at night in #Kharkiv is even more of a nightmare.
There are barely any road markings and many of the road signs were torn down to confuse the #Russians advancing into Kharkiv in 2022. The GPS doesn't work because the #Ukrainian forces spoof the #gps
There are also constant power cuts which mean that, in the winter, you find yourself driving in complete darkness after 3pm.
A couple of weeks ago I finished a beast of a project.
The interactive installation (titled InStability) is an artistic endeavor to demonstrate how seismic stations in Iceland detect earthquakes.
Visitors are invited to touch the map, triggering "earthquakes", and observe how LEDs, representing seismic and GPS stations, light up as the seismic waves propagate across Reykjanes peninsula.
Estland verdächtigt Russland als Drahtzieher von GPS-Störungen
Mehrfach hat Estland Störungen der GPS-Satellitennavigation im Ostseeraum beobachtet. Außenminister Tsahkna sieht Russland als Drahtzieher - dafür gebe es zahlreiche Beweise. Auch für die Bundeswehr deutet vieles auf den Kreml als Urheber hin.
Putin's henchmen jam GPS of civilian aircraft. The GPS-jammer affecting aircrafts around Estonia is located in Russia, about halfway to St Petersburg from Narva, Estonia.
This can be shown by plotting the highest density of intersecting radio horizons of jammed aircrafts on a map.
GPS-jammer operating around Estonia and recently famous for causing the brand new Helsinki - Tartu flight line to cease operating.
Putin will bring down another jet. This monster must be detained. #Hague
Allies across Europe and Asia should not look indifferently at Putin's Russian criminals jamming of the #GPS signal and thereby endangering international air traffic.
:BoostOK:
EILT (weil nahender Feiertag - würde gerne heute noch was rauskriegen): Habt ihr Tipps für Fachleute, die sich mit #GPS-Jamming auskennen und die idealerweise heute noch (telefonisch) ein paar Fragen für meinen aktuellen Artikel beatnworten könnten (ich werde diese dann natürlich zitieren).
Geht in die Richtung: was hängt alles von GPS bzw GNSS ab? Welche Backups gibt es? Welche Prozesse kann man damit empfindlich stören? Und wie sind wir geschützt?
Danke für eure Hilfe!
:BoostOK:
Baltic foreign ministers have warned that the suspected Russian jamming of GPS systems aboard commercial flights is "too dangerous to ignore." This comes after it was revealed that two Finnish aircraft were forced to turn around mid-journey in recent days.
Reading about #gps#jamming . I get the “louder than the satellite” part, but shouldn’t there be some kind of cryptographic signature or something that lets you distinguish which is which, and some kind of token to guard against replay attacks? Is there? Maybe only in the encrypted US military version? (Guessing wildly…)
🗺️ Is there an app that keeps track of where you’ve walked on a map, so you can seek out streets you haven’t been down yet? Sort of a gamification of exploring one’s neighborhood (or someone else’s while traveling).
EDIT: Looks like https://citystrides.com/ is exactly what I was asking for. Also, Personal Heatmap in Strava subscription may work too. Thanks, everyone!
A plane flying from #Helsinki#Finland to #Tartu#Estonia, couldn't land at the Tartu airport on the night of Friday due to #GPS interference from #Russia and returned to Helsinki.
Lithuania’s FM: Russian GPS jamming of commercial flights 'too dangerous to ignore' (kyivindependent.com)
Baltic foreign ministers have warned that the suspected Russian jamming of GPS systems aboard commercial flights is "too dangerous to ignore." This comes after it was revealed that two Finnish aircraft were forced to turn around mid-journey in recent days.