GPS interference, particularly spoofing and jamming, has become a significant concern for the aviation industry in recent months, driven by the rise of geopolitical tensions worldwide. Identifying GPS interference hotspots can provide valuable insights for aircraft operators, ANSPs, and other aviation stakeholders.
Aireon, a leader in aviation data products and services, is unveiling a new metric in its Safety Dashboard product to give ANSPs a comprehensive view of the GPS signals in their airspace. The GPS Interference metric – part of Aireon’s Safety Dashboard, a platform which provides powerful data insights for ANSPs to identify, monitor, and analyze key leading indicators of safety in their airspace – specifically targets the rising issue of deliberate interference with global satellite navigation systems.
While occasional interference is not uncommon, the aviation industry is increasingly facing more intentional jamming and spoofing of GPS signals. These actions pose significant safety risks, making the detection and mitigation of such interference essential for safe air traffic management.
Leveraging Aireon’s global satellite network, this new metric provides a unique measure of interference, offering a comprehensive view of the airspace and enhancing aviation safety on a global scale.
Key features of the GPS Interference metric include:
- Trending of Position Integrity Category (PIC) values, an industry standard for measuring interference and possible jamming.
- Trending of Individual Position Check (IPC) values, an Aireon unique measure of possible spoofing through time difference of arrival (TDOA), only possible with Aireon’s global satellite network.
- Heat maps of both PIC and IPC values matched with the underlying events detected by Aireon’s network.
With this new addition, Aireon’s Safety Dashboard not only helps to identify potential threats but also empowers ANSPs to take proactive measures, ensuring safer skies for all.
