GPS spoofing, how does it work and are the apparent coordinates in anyway related to the true location?

[Yorkshire_Pud]

I ask because I happened to open some of the early logs ( DATs ) recorded on the goggles of my, from memory, "little used" second hand FPV.
True enough, in terms of the number of logs, it seems as if it was little used but in terms of location it has been globe trotting including far out into two oceans. In addition the DAT of at least one flight seems to indicate a battery that I did not receive so the original owner may have had more than one drone.

 

[waynorth]

Here is some reading, with some links to more insight about GPS-spoofing:

What is spoofing and how to ensure GPS security?

Precise positioning for system integrators and OEMs

www.septentrio.com

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Here is some reading, with some links to more insight about GPS-spoofing:

What is spoofing and how to ensure GPS security?

Precise positioning for system integrators and OEMs

www.septentrio.com

Thanks, I will have a read.

 

[BudWalker]

I ask because I happened to open some of the early logs ( DATs ) recorded on the goggles of my, from memory, "little used" second hand FPV.
True enough, in terms of the number of logs, it seems as if it was little used but in terms of location it has been globe trotting including far out into two oceans. In addition the DAT of at least one flight seems to indicate a battery that I did not receive so the original owner may have had more than one drone.

"far out into two oceans"
If the .DAT is recorded when there are no GPS satellites the GPS coordinates will be (0,0). That's in the middle of the ocean to the west of Africa.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

"far out into two oceans"
If the .DAT is recorded when there are no GPS satellites the GPS coordinates will be (0,0). That's in the middle of the ocean to the west of Africa.

Thanks but other oceans, sorry.

 

[BudWalker]

Thanks but other oceans, sorry.

Can you provide a .DAT?

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

They are not mine so I'd rather not if you don't mind but thanks all the same.

 

[BudWalker]

They are not mine so I'd rather not if you don't mind but thanks all the same.

The FPV .DAT has the record type gps_hw_status you might find interesting

 

[DevilsLuck]

"far out into two oceans"
If the .DAT is recorded when there are no GPS satellites the GPS coordinates will be (0,0). That's in the middle of the ocean to the west of Africa.

Null Island...

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Null Island...

Nope it's the Star Ship Voyager, just found two adjacent lines where it jumps 3,273 miles between the two oceans and neither point is (0,0) lol I think something is supect there.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

The FPV .DAT has the record type gps_hw_status you might find interesting
View attachment 176784

looking now thanks

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

The jump occurs at 62.9sec

 

[Droning on and on...]

They are not mine so I'd rather not if you don't mind but thanks all the same.

I understand your caution. For a different perspective IMO the data became your property when you bought the drone, and you can ethically do whatever you'd like with it.

Further, as it's anonymous there's no possibility of compromising the previous owner, and there's no risk of authorities making anything out of impossible flight data.

Regardless, if you don't want to share it I respect that.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

I'm a bit miffed, I am sure that quite a while ago I saw some logs that showed it whizzing around England somewhere but I can't find them, grrrrr, ho hum.