All CGSIC,
Reports of GPS Problems
Submitted by the Public are Now Available on Coast Guard Navigation Center
Website
To provide better service and situational awareness to the
public, the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) is now publishing reports
of GPS problems on its website. Any notes about problem resolution, if
available, will also be listed. The website will be updated as new reports are
received and processed. All reports made in 2018 are now available. Reports for
prior years will be made available in the future.
Reports of GPS problems submitted to NAVCEN through the GPS Problem Reporting
webpage will be posted to the GPS Problem Report Status
webpage after review by NAVCEN staff. Reports will be anonymized to protect
the submitter’s personal information and any equipment manufacturer data. After
user and interagency partner input has been collected, any findings will be
added to the report along with the suspected cause and resolution, if available.
The webpage will include the following information for each
report:
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Date / Time of Disruption: Date and time of the report as
provided by the reporting source.
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Date Submitted: Date the report was submitted to NAVCEN.
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Location: The general location of the reported problem based
on input from the reporting source. Latitude and longitude may be used for
maritime reports.
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Type: Installation type as provided by the reporting source.
Choices include: Agriculture, automobile, aviation, communications, first
responder, marine, law enforcement, research, surveying, timing,
transportation, and other (with a fillable field).
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Description: Description of the problem. This information from
the reporting source is edited for clarity and to remove personal and
equipment manufacturer identifying details. The description also provides GPS
satellite constellation analysis information as provided by the GPS
Operations Center, a determination if authorized GPS testing might have
been a factor, and information on correlating reports from other users and
interagency partners.
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Cause: The most likely cause of the report based on
interagency input.
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NAVCEN Closed Date: NAVCEN collects interagency input and
provides a detailed response to the reporting source for each report
submitted. If there are no further questions from the reporting source,
and NAVCEN has no other correlating information, NAVCEN will close the case.
The results of interagency input will be included in the description field
when the case is closed. This date may not correspond to the event end
date.
Civil GPS users are encouraged to submit reports of GPS
problems to the Coast
Guard Navigation Center, civil aviation users are encouraged to report GPS
anomalies to the Federal
Aviation Administration, and military users should contact the GPS Operations Center.
Rick Hamilton
CGSIC Executive Secretariat
GPS Information Analysis Team Lead
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
703-313-5930
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