Last updated on Sep 9, 2024

How do you foster collaboration and innovation in GNSS network research and development?

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a term that encompasses various satellite constellations that provide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services to users worldwide. GNSS networks and infrastructure are essential for many applications, such as geodesy, surveying, mapping, agriculture, transportation, aviation, maritime, and defense. However, developing and maintaining GNSS networks and infrastructure is a complex and costly endeavor that requires collaboration and innovation among different stakeholders, such as governments, industry, academia, and civil society. In this article, we will explore some of the challenges and opportunities for fostering collaboration and innovation in GNSS network research and development.

Find expert answers in this collaborative article

Selected by the community from 2 contributions. Learn more

1 Challenge 1: Interoperability and compatibility

One of the main challenges for GNSS network research and development is ensuring interoperability and compatibility among different GNSS constellations, such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, and regional systems like QZSS and IRNSS. Interoperability means that GNSS signals can be used together to enhance performance and availability, while compatibility means that GNSS signals do not interfere with each other or with other radio services. To achieve interoperability and compatibility, GNSS providers need to coordinate and harmonize their technical specifications, frequency allocations, signal structures, and service levels. They also need to establish common standards and protocols for data exchange, integrity monitoring, and system augmentation.

Add your perspective

2 Challenge 2: Security and resilience

Another challenge for GNSS network research and development is ensuring security and resilience of GNSS services against various threats, such as jamming, spoofing, cyberattacks, space debris, solar flares, and natural disasters. Security means that GNSS services are protected from unauthorized access, manipulation, or disruption, while resilience means that GNSS services can recover from or adapt to adverse events. To achieve security and resilience, GNSS providers need to implement robust and redundant systems, such as multiple frequencies, authentication features, encryption mechanisms, backup systems, and alternative PNT sources. They also need to collaborate with other stakeholders, such as users, regulators, law enforcement, and emergency services, to share information, raise awareness, and respond to incidents.

Add your perspective

Wahyudin P. Syam

Technical project manager in global navigation satellite system
Report contribution
Specifically for spoofing, at the moment, many efforts have focused on spoofing detections with various methods, such as pure DSP, machine learnings or combination of both. However, until know, it seems still few efforts focus on spoofing mitigation in the sense of recovering a spoofed signals. The most common spoofing mitigation is by blocking PNT solutions when spoofing is detected. However, we need methods to recover the spoofed signal (clean the spoofer) so that we can process the signal and get PNT solutions (like what in jamming cases, a jammed signal can be detected and recovered).

Like

3 Opportunity 1: Open data and innovation platforms

One of the main opportunities for fostering collaboration and innovation in GNSS network research and development is leveraging open data and innovation platforms. Open data means that GNSS data, such as raw measurements, corrections, orbits, clocks, and metadata, are freely available and accessible to anyone for any purpose. Innovation platforms mean that GNSS providers offer tools, resources, and incentives for developers, researchers, and entrepreneurs to create new products, services, and solutions based on GNSS data. By opening up GNSS data and innovation platforms, GNSS providers can stimulate innovation, foster competition, attract talent, and generate value for the society and the economy.

Add your perspective

4 Opportunity 2: User engagement and feedback

Another opportunity for fostering collaboration and innovation in GNSS network research and development is engaging with users and soliciting their feedback. Users are the ultimate beneficiaries of GNSS services, and they have diverse needs, expectations, and preferences. By engaging with users and soliciting their feedback, GNSS providers can understand their requirements, challenges, and opportunities better. They can also co-create and co-design solutions that meet user needs and expectations. Moreover, they can build trust and loyalty among users and increase user satisfaction and adoption.

Add your perspective

5 Opportunity 3: International cooperation and partnerships

A third opportunity for fostering collaboration and innovation in GNSS network research and development is enhancing international cooperation and partnerships among different GNSS providers and stakeholders. International cooperation and partnerships can facilitate the exchange of knowledge, expertise, best practices, and lessons learned among different GNSS actors. They can also enable the coordination of policies, regulations, standards, and initiatives that affect GNSS development and use. Furthermore, they can promote the development of common goals, values, and interests that support the peaceful and sustainable use of GNSS for the benefit of all.

Add your perspective

Wahyudin P. Syam

Technical project manager in global navigation satellite system
Report contribution
GNSS involves satellite which are operating globally form space, cover various government territories, is controlled from different ground stations globally and used by people globally. GNSS can benefits and contributes billions to the economy of a nation via its applications in many sectors, such as banking, transportation, health service and others. Inherently, GNSS always involves international cooperation. To optimally extract benefits from GNSS, international cooperation is requires such as data sharing, infrastructure sharing, operational sharing, investment sharing and others cooperation. Some international benefits: the global GNSS data availability via IGS and global weather monitoring via international projects (eg., COPERNICUS).

Like

6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

Add your perspective

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

How do you foster collaboration and innovation in GNSS network research and development?

1

2

3

4

5

6

1 Challenge 1: Interoperability and compatibility

2 Challenge 2: Security and resilience

3 Opportunity 1: Open data and innovation platforms

4 Opportunity 2: User engagement and feedback

5 Opportunity 3: International cooperation and partnerships

6 Here’s what else to consider

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

Rate this article

Thanks for your feedback

More articles on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

More relevant reading