And may be killing wildlife.
FAA warns of ongoing GPS issues in southeastern US due to Defense Department 'tests'
"Don't panic, but anyone planning on using GPS in the southeastern US for  the next month or so will likely want to make sure they have a fallback  option. That's according to a flight advisory just issued by the FAA,  which warns pilots that their GPS signal "may be unreliable or  unavailable" due to "GPS tests" that the Department of Defense will be  conducting between January 20th and February 22nd. Details are fairly  light beyond that, but the FAA does note that when the "tests" occur  they will be active for 45 minutes, and be followed by 15 minutes of off  time -- additional notices to pilots will apparently be issued at least  24 hours prior to any test. Of course, while this particular advisory  is directed at pilots, it will presumably will also affect all other GPS  devices, as the FAA doesn't mention any GPS issues specific to  aviation. The real question, however, is just what those mysterious "GPS  tests" are -- if they're, in fact, GPS tests at all..."
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