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Overview

Examine the electronic and signal vulnerabilities that receivers experience from space weather to jamming and spoofing. Learn why these vulnerabilities are becoming an  increasing threat to critical infrastructure and which methods are used for detecting, mitigating and locating threats.


Course Outline

  • Critical Infrastructure
    • Why GNSS must be protected
    • Types of vulnerability
  • Vulnerabilities
    • Why and how GNSS signals become vulnerable
    • Introduction to GNSS receivers and signal processing with emphasis on parts where vulnerability is manifested
  • Interference and Jammers
    • Sources, Effects, Detection, Characterisation, Mitigation, Geolocation
  • Spoofing
    • Meaconing vs Spoofing
    • How to Spoof (simplistic, moderate and sophisticated spoofers)
    • Effects Countermeasures (for different levels of sophistication)
  • Resilience
    • Protect, Toughen, Augment

Course Details

Duration: 2 days

Who should attend: Designed for engineers, scientists, technicians and managers

Prerequisite: No prerequisities are mandated for this course, although knowledge of GPS technology is recommended

Accreditation: National accreditation is currently not available for this course

Trainer: Professor Andrew Dempster, Director of the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER) and holder of six patents in  satellite navigation receiver design and signal processing

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How to register for this course

Simply fill out one of the below Course Registration Forms and return via email to [email protected]


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Babcock Training Academy

Level 9
70 Franklin Street
Adelaide  SA  5000

tel: +61 8 8440 1498