How to Protect Tech from Solar Events

Nov. 25, 2024
The sun is due to be angry in 2025, disrupting GNSS signals and your precision.

The sun goes a little haywire every 11 years and that cycle is due in 2025.

Now that you've invested in surveying, grade control, or other machine-control technology, it's important to know how your operations can be affected by the solar events that impede GNSS signals.

Trimble's Jason Evans, who oversees the company's Real Time Corrections portfolio, explains what these solar events can do to equipment and accuracy, and how to protect your work. He also shares some resources for pre-planning based on predicted solar activity.

About the Author

Frank Raczon

Raczon’s writing career spans nearly 25 years, including magazine publishing and public relations work with some of the industry’s major equipment manufacturers. He has won numerous awards in his career, including nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and BtoB magazine. He is responsible for the magazine's Buying Files.

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