[OSM-talk] Watch out if mapping in Florida, Georgia...

[John Smith]

On 22 January 2011 03:49, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2011/1/21  <john at jfeldredge.com>:
>> At a guess, they are probably testing how well the system would work for the military if the signals were encrypted, as they probably would be in the event a terrorist group or foreign military were thought to be about to launch an attack using GPS-guided weapons.
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> AFAIK the military is always using encrypted signals with a different
> and wider frequency range and better accuracy.

Doesn't some of the surveyor gear try to lock onto the frequency to
improve accuracy, even if they can't decrypt the signal?

Also if you know where the source of the jamming is coming from would
it be possible to use that information to over come some of the
degradation?