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Re: Researchers spoof GPS signals to alter superyacht's course
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Apr 26, 10:51 -0700
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Apr 26, 10:51 -0700
Nearly a year old and covered in many of the professional GPS
publications like GPS World.
Yes, if a ship's captain or navigator is stupid enough to leave a vessel's operation entirely to a GPS-directed autopilot, someone with very sophisticated gear could "hijack" navigation. But what a poor navigator, not to use "all available information" (eg compass headings).
If you really want to worry, though, think of offshore oil-drilling rigs kept in position by GPS. Imagine spoofing one of them and having the drilling rig drive off into the night trailing four miles of drill pipe it's just pulled from the well....
Use of GPS for station keeping briefly mentioned in http://gcaptain.com/working-on-board-ensco-drillship-gulf-of-mexico/
Yes, if a ship's captain or navigator is stupid enough to leave a vessel's operation entirely to a GPS-directed autopilot, someone with very sophisticated gear could "hijack" navigation. But what a poor navigator, not to use "all available information" (eg compass headings).
If you really want to worry, though, think of offshore oil-drilling rigs kept in position by GPS. Imagine spoofing one of them and having the drilling rig drive off into the night trailing four miles of drill pipe it's just pulled from the well....
Use of GPS for station keeping briefly mentioned in http://gcaptain.com/working-on-board-ensco-drillship-gulf-of-mexico/
On 4/25/2014 8:41 AM, Jackson McDonald
wrote:
