The attached statement was produced as a result of the lively Open Forum at
the NAV 02 conference (on GNSS Vulnerability) held in London from 5-7 Nov
02.
Regards,
David Broughton
Director RIN
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The Royal Institute of Navigation Conference NAV02, held at Church House,
Westminster, London, on 5-7 November 2002 approved the following Resolution.
In order to ensure that Galileo can contribute to a robust global navigation
and timing infrastructure, this conference strongly recommends that European
Administrations recognise the key findings of the US Volpe Report, the NAV02
proceedings and other studies of the significant vulnerability of GNSS to
loss of signal, interference and jamming. The conference noted that many of
these concerns apply to Galileo as well as GPS.
The Volpe Report identifies the need to ensure that appropriate and adequate
alternative systems are maintained as required for use by maritime,
aeronautical and land navigators, as well as for timing and
telecommunications applications.
An Action Plan should be formulated as a matter of urgency to address these
issues. This should be used as an input to the European Radionavigation
Plan.
Tony Scorer
Chairman NAV 02 Organising Ctee
& RIN Technical Ctee
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