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Eric Gakstatter

@gpsgis_eric

I live in the world of high-accuracy GNSS/GPS, GIS, UAVs. Esri mobile GIS experts. Wrote for GPS World/Geospatial Solutions for 10+ yrs. FAA Pilot. Tesla owner.

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Doesn't matter if I'm looking for these or not, they always catch my attention. And these are really remote. There are only 3k people on this island. #GPS #GNSS #GIS

Doesn't matter if I'm looking for these or not, they always catch my attention.  And these are really remote. There are only 3k people on this island. #GPS #GNSS #GIS
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1/2 We've enjoyed a quiet sun for the past 2 decades. The "Halloween" storms of 2003 disrupted GNSS services, mostly SBAS, due to it's dependence on a modeled ionosphere. This cycle seems to be more active.... #GPS #GNSS #GIS bit.ly/3pwuxv5

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2/2 Solar cycles are 13 yrs. We are midway to the peak of the current cycle. The extreme events usually occur between now and on the back-side of the peak. The sun spot activity in June 2023 was the highest since 2002. #GPS #GNSS #GIS bit.ly/3NDOrMF

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Wow, DJI abandoning iOS device support. The iPad Mini was my goto device for 3rd party mission apps. #drones #GIS #UAS #UAV #GNSS #GPS

Wow, <a href="/DJIGlobal/">DJI</a> abandoning iOS device support. The iPad Mini was my goto device for 3rd party mission apps. #drones #GIS #UAS #UAV #GNSS #GPS
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Wow, big #solarflare event! It tanked the United States cell networks and #GPS! No, no it did not. No impact on high-accuracy GNSS users. The cell networks?? Something, but it wasn't the sun. #GNSS NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center #GIS

Wow, big #solarflare event! It tanked the United States cell networks and #GPS!

No, no it did not. No impact on high-accuracy GNSS users. The cell networks?? Something, but it wasn't the sun. 

#GNSS <a href="/NWSSWPC/">NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center</a> #GIS
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I'm always interested in claims about manned aircraft colliding with a #Drone. It turns out it was a bird... youtu.be/THZ_eCEulwo?si… #UAS #UAV #GNSS #GPS #clickbait

I'm always interested in claims about manned aircraft colliding with a #Drone. 

It turns out it was a bird...

youtu.be/THZ_eCEulwo?si…

#UAS #UAV #GNSS #GPS #clickbait
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More than 1,600 planes are hit by mysterious #GPS jamming across Europe over Easter weekend - with Russia suspected #GNSS #GIS Mail Online bit.ly/4b1k4dt

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The worst #solarstorm for #GNSS since the 2003 storms. WAAS/SBAS is tanking. Beware to those #GIS and #precisionag folks using WAAS for mapping high-accuracy and expecting the usual < 1m error. 1st image was around 3p PT. The 2nd was about 5p PT. Worse earlier in the day.

The worst #solarstorm for #GNSS since the 2003 storms. WAAS/SBAS is tanking. 

Beware to those #GIS and #precisionag folks using WAAS for mapping high-accuracy and expecting the usual &lt; 1m error. 

1st image was around 3p PT. The 2nd was about 5p PT. Worse earlier in the day.
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The ionosphere returned to GNSS-friendly for the moment. This image is 1100hrs US Pacific time. The accuracy from #WAAS is actually very good now. #GPS #GNSS #GIS #precisonag #surveying #drone #SolarFlare

The ionosphere returned to GNSS-friendly for the moment. This image is 1100hrs US Pacific time. The accuracy from #WAAS is actually very good now.
#GPS #GNSS #GIS #precisonag #surveying #drone #SolarFlare
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Wrap-up on extreme #solarstorm Fri-Sat-Sun, on hi-accuracy #GNSS in the north lats: SBAS - Fri was brutal. 6m+ horiz, 28m+ vertical err. Sat/Sun normal. RTK - lots of low-end RTK rcvrs not FIXing, esp. drones. Legacy RTK rcvrs performed normal. Experience counts. #GPS #GIS

Wrap-up on extreme #solarstorm Fri-Sat-Sun, on hi-accuracy #GNSS in the north lats:

SBAS - Fri was brutal. 6m+ horiz, 28m+ vertical err. Sat/Sun normal. 

RTK - lots of low-end RTK rcvrs not FIXing, esp. drones. Legacy RTK rcvrs performed normal. Experience counts.

#GPS #GIS
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#GPS is an incredible US taxpayer value. There are 6 active GPS satellites that have been operational more than 20 yrs. The oldest was launched in 1997. I believe the original satellite design life was 7 yrs. What a great success story. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_G… #GNSS #GIS

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This dude is sketch. Flies over an Air Force base for an hour at 5,000 ft, then tries to hop on a plane to China. bit.ly/3VxriAg #GNSS #UAS #UAV #drone