Concept for Automatic Reporting of Global Positioning System Radio Frequency Interference

Kenneth Wallace and Barry Schwoerer

Abstract:	This paper describes a concept for detecting, geolocating, and reporting intentional or unintentional GPS Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) in airborne applications. Airborne platforms could automatically report GPS receiver outages through aviation communication services, such as ARINC’s GLOBALink, to inform operations centers of potential GPS “worm holes”. Timely and accurate information would provide controllers with the opportunity to redirect instrument traffic and initiate procedures to further investigate the interfering source. The paper includes an overview of the GPS interference problem, current data link capabilities, and notional implementation of the concept.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 2000 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 26 - 28, 2000 Pacific Hotel Disneyland Anaheim, CA
Pages:	9 - 15
Cite this article:	Wallace, Kenneth, Schwoerer, Barry, "Concept for Automatic Reporting of Global Positioning System Radio Frequency Interference," Proceedings of the 2000 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Anaheim, CA, January 2000, pp. 9-15.
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