Navigation and Positioning System: Opportunities and Obstacles

Dear Colleagues,

Navigation and positioning systems are tools that play a key role in many applications, e.g., by supporting transport, logistics, telecommunications, military operations, and many others. The best known GNSS (global navigation satellite system) technology is the American GPS, but other systems such as the European Galileo, Russian GLONASS, and Chinese BeiDou are also active.

GNSSs has a very wide applications, e.g., precise positioning, which is crucial for autonomous vehicles, drones, traffic management, and the development of smart cities. In addition, they support precision agriculture, rescue operations, and space exploration. Furthermore, advanced GNSS signal processing plays an important role in earthquake and tsunami warnings. With the development of technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence, navigation systems are becoming more accurate and reliable.

Alongside these numerous advantages are also challenges, like problems of signal interference, cyber attacks, limited accessibility in confined spaces, or jamming, which require innovative solutions.

The future of navigation lies in the development of alternative technologies such as inertial systems, quantum navigation, and IoT networks, which can improve positioning reliability and accuracy.

Prof. Dr. Kamil Maciuk
Dr. Paulina Lewińska
Prof. Dr. Artur Krawczyk
Topic Editors