CeBIT Spatial@gov - Nunzio Gambale, CEO and Co-Founder, Locata Corporation

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GPS is atime bomb

NUNZIONUNZIO GAMBALEGAMBALECEO - Locata

“I have notnot

come to

burybury

GPS,

but to praise itpraise it”

I love GPS. BUTBUT……

Australian hi-tech.

GPS is

broken broken we are

fixingfixing

it.

The Problem

11Most haveno clueno clue

of the dangerdanger

down the track

A Superb Solution

22Most do notknowknow

that AussiesAussies

have invented one

Picture Credit: Getty Images

A Plug

33Incomparablechancechance

for AustraliaAustralia

to leadlead

the world

The GPS Problem

“Most people

have

no ideano ideathere evenis

a problema problem”

Perception Problem Perpetuated

The GPS everywhere delusionTom Hanks examines a GPS device in The Da Vinci Code by Sony Pictures

Perception Problem

She is hereHe is here Really?

“I reallyKNOWKNOWwhereI amI am”delusion

The GPS precision position delusion

by PRESSPRESS……by INSTITUTIONSINSTITUTIONS……

Perception Problem PerpetuatedPerpetuated

by COMPANIESCOMPANIES……

She is hereHe is here

They’re not “experts”

So the

publiccan be forgivenforgiven

BUTBUT……

The ProblemBut YOU don’t get off that lightly

have special responsibility to MITIGATEMITIGATE

risk.

You have been WARNEDWARNED

for years.

GovtGovt

&& the Spatial Industrythe Spatial Industry

GPS is CRITICAL infrastructure!GPS isGPS is CRITICALCRITICAL infrastructure!infrastructure!

GPS is CRITICALLY important!GPS isGPS is CRITICALLYCRITICALLY important!important!

Its huge success isits biggest problemits biggest problem

GPS is CRITICALLY important!GPS isGPS is CRITICALLYCRITICALLY important!important!

Across the globe VERY FEWVERY FEW

realize how much of the

world’s technology now DEPENDSDEPENDS

on GPS availability.

Many Studies Warn of Critical Danger•• 1st: Volpe Report (2001)

reliancereliance

on GPS leads to leads to serious consequencesserious consequences…”

••

US National Space Policy orders orders “redundant backredundant back--upup

systemssystems…”••

US Federal Navigation Plan “develop backdevelop back--up PNTup PNT

capabilitycapability…”

••

USA: NSTAC Report to the President on Commercial Communications Reliance on GPS (2010)••

Closer to home:Closer to home:

The Australian Strategic Plan for GNSS (Australian Spatial Consortium - 2012)•• Many many more!

Most Recent Studies INCREASE Warning

Pro Industry Press KNOWS…

Pro Industry Press KNOWS…

Pro Industry Press KNOWS…

Pro Industry Press KNOWS…

Pro Industry Press KNOWS…

Pro Industry Press KNOWS…

Quote -PNTPNT’’s Troubled Futures Troubled Future

Pro Industry Press KNOWS…

••

Royal Academy of Engineering Global Navigation Space Systems: reliance and vulnerabilities 20112011•• UP TO DATEUP TO DATE

•• REPEAT REPEAT ––

ESSENTIAL READING!ESSENTIAL READING!

••

Superb respected synopsis of Superb respected synopsis of the dependence everyone the dependence everyone GLOBALLY has placed on GPSGLOBALLY has placed on GPS

ESSENTIAL READINGESSENTIAL READING

The ProblemThe problems are NOT simple to fix

The FAA’sNextNext--GenGenair traffic controlsystem relies relies deeplydeeply

on GPS –

and it MUST have a back-up!

The FAA’sNextNext--GenGenair traffic controlsystem

The FAA’sNextNext--GenGenair traffic controlsystem

GPS is INCREDIBLY EASY INCREDIBLY EASY to jam.Jammers are INCREDIBLY HARD INCREDIBLY HARD to find!

Newark Airport Installation

JammersJammersare VERYVERY

HARDHARD

tofind!

APNT Study Brief to PNT Advisory Board Federal AviationAdministrationOctober 14, 2010

FAA Landing System Test Bed Problem

Newark Airport Installation

JammersJammersare VERYVERY

HARDHARD

tofind!

APNT Study Brief to PNT Advisory Board Federal AviationAdministrationOctober 14, 2010

FAA Landing System Test Bed

It took the FAA FAA over 3 months3 months

to find the jamming jamming was coming from trucks on the freeway!

Problem

The greatest dangeris in what you DON’T

know…

BUTBUT……

The greatest dangeris in what you DON’T

know…

UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCESUNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES

BUTBUT……

The General Lighthouse Authority wanted towanted to

seesee

what what happens inhappens in

real lifereal life

when GPS “disappears”

In UKIn UK

WOW!WOW!

UK’s General Lighthouse Authority wanted towanted to

seesee

what what happens inhappens in

real lifereal life

when GPS “disappears”

WOW!WOW!

UK’s General Lighthouse Authority wanted towanted to

seesee

what what happens inhappens in

real lifereal life

when GPS “disappears”

WOW!WOW!

UK’s General Lighthouse Authority wanted towanted to

seesee

what what happens inhappens in

real lifereal life

when GPS “disappears”

WOW!WOW!

UK’s General Lighthouse Authority wanted towanted to

seesee

what what happens inhappens in

real lifereal life

when GPS “disappears”

REPORT = Less than 1 Less than 1 mWmW jammerjammer• False positions and speeds • Autopilot turned vessel • Not one alarm!

A little more jammer power A little more jammer power -• Electronic Chart Displays• Ships Autopilot• Automatic Identification System• Satellite voice radio• Data communications• Maritime distress safety system• Radar• Gyro-compass• Ship Heli-Pad Stabilization System• OH… and GPS finally failed too!

LET ME SUMMARIZE THIS UNBELIEVABLE MESS!

FAIL FAIL –– FAIL FAIL -- FAILFAIL

WOW!WOW!

Jammer somewhere

in here Would any of you like to try

the same the same experiment inexperiment in

real lifereal lifeHEREHERE

to “see” whathappens?

WOW!WOW!

Jammer somewhere

in here

HEREHERE?

No?I didn’t

think so.

Or maybeOr maybe

WAT Trial!

THE PROBEMS ARE GETTING WORSE!THE PROBEMS ARE GETTING WORSE!THE PROBEMS ARE GETTING WORSE!

WAT Trial!

THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE!THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSEWORSE!!

WAT Trial!

Wired MagazineWired MagazineJuly 19, 2012July 19, 2012

THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE!THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSEWORSE!!

The EXPECTATIONEXPECTATION

“GPS is the

WORLDWORLD’’SSNEXTNEXTUTILITYUTILITY”

The EXPECTATIONEXPECTATION

“GPS is the

WORLDWORLD’’SSNEXTNEXTUTILITYUTILITY”

No.

Sorry.

Long term

this cannotcannot

happen.

The EXPECTATIONEXPECTATION

“GPS is the

WORLDWORLD’’SSNEXTNEXTUTILITYUTILITY”

I call this “The Mother of all Delusions”

No.

Sorry.

Long term

this cannotcannot

happen.

LET’S CALL A SPADE A SPADELETLET’’S CALL A SPADE A SPADES CALL A SPADE A SPADE

You CANNOT CANNOT have a critical DEPENDENCYDEPENDENCY

without having a BACKUP!BACKUP!

LET’S CALL A SPADE A SPADELETLET’’S CALL A SPADE A SPADES CALL A SPADE A SPADE

THE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEM

THE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEM

Can we let ANY other countrytotally control our critical utility?totally control our critical utility?

THE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEM

Can we let ANY other countrytotally control our critical utility?totally control our critical utility?

With NO BACKNO BACK--UP?UP?

THE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEMTHE GPS SOVEREIGNTY PROBLEM

Can we let ANY other countrytotally control our critical utility?totally control our critical utility?

With NO BACKNO BACK--UP?UP?

The answer can ONLY be NO. NO. NeverNever..

Great.

So…When GPS fails….

What is PLAN B?PLAN B?

A Superb Solution

Locata has invented the world’s firstLOCAL GPSLOCAL GPS

Picture Credit: Getty Images

Locata has invented a real,

COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT POSITION, NAVIGATION & TIME

capability

The world’s first and only PRECISE PRECISE LOCALLOCAL BACKBACK--UP for GPSUP for GPS

A world first achievementA world first achievement

Meet a LocataLite

REMARKABLE: nanosecond synchronizationFOUNDATION: of new enabling technology

UNIQUE:

world-first device

“GPS is like

Swiss

cheese…

… it’s full of holes”…… itit’’ss full of holesfull of holes””

Actual customer quote.

The Problem GraphicallyThe Problem Graphically

The Problem FixedThe Problem Fixed

“GPS

where you

need it…

… under your control”

…… under your under your controlcontrol””

CASE STUDY 1CASE STUDY 1

US AIR FORCEUS AIR FORCENEW TRUTH REFERENCE SYSTEM

WHEN GPS IS COMPLETELY JAMMED

WORLD-FIRST CAPABILITIES

Master LocataLite site

White Sands Locata Test Bed3,500 sq km; 10 x LocataLites

USAF White Sands LocataNetsuccessfully covering 3,500 sq km

Locata at White SandsLocata at White Sands

Example Flight

Oct 30, 2011

Locata Signal Acquired & Tracked at

more than more than 40 miles40 miles

Locata at White SandsLocata at White Sands

Unprecedented

Example Flight

ACCURACYACCURACY

≤30 mile range, up to 550 km/hr

Horizontal:Horizontal:~6cm (2.5~6cm (2.5””))

Vertical:Vertical:~15cm (6~15cm (6””))

CASE STUDY 2CASE STUDY 2

LEICA GEOSYSTEMSLEICA GEOSYSTEMSNOW SELLING

NEW MINING SYSTEMWHICH FILLS IN GPS HOLES

IN THE PIT

WORLD-FIRST CAPABILITIES

The Real FixThe Real Fix

Installed NOWNOW

at the

Boddington

Gold Mine in WA

SuperbSuperb

world-firstperformance

CASE STUDY 3CASE STUDY 3

NSW GOVERNMENTNSW GOVERNMENTSYDNEY SATELLITES PROJECT TO TEST

URBAN BACK-UP AND EXTENSION

OF GPS

WORLD-FIRST CAPABILITIES

Locata 1

Locata 2

Locata 3

Locata 4

Locata 5

Locata 6

Locata 7 SE Pylon SHB

Locata 8

SYDNEY HARBOUR

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

FORT DENISON

World’s 1st Urban LocataNet Test Bed October 2012

State of NSW State of NSW -- ““Sydney Satellites ProjectSydney Satellites Project””

Phase 1Phase 1

State of NSW State of NSW -- ““Sydney Satellites ProjectSydney Satellites Project””

World’s 1st Urban LocataNet Test Bed October 2012

The Opportunity

Uniqueopportunityopportunity

for AustraliaAustralia

to leadlead

the world in a vital new technology

1: Take Responsibility1: Take Responsibility•Federal NATIONAL

problem•Leaders

required –

look at NSW!

2: Find the Problems2: Find the Problems•Audit NOW•Leaders

required –

this is urgent!

3: 3: BuildBuild

the Backthe Back--upup•PROPERLY: Locata + others integrated•OPPORTUNITY: learn & export to world

A Call to Arms

Problems can be seen two ways….

Locata: Positioning the FutureLocata: Positioning the Future

enquires@locatacorp.com Copyright Locata Corporation: Nov 2012

Locata has invented new and important

GPS-like technology

which will change what is possible with positioning –

forever.