Atlanta Andy
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Do you remember all the fuss about how the whole universe was going to collapse due to the Millennium Bug back in 2000? This is likely to be a similar non-event.I don't understand all this concern about flyaways. The effect of the rollover (week code reset), even if the GPS chip isn't current enough to cope with it, would be to cause errors in the GPS date. It won't affect positional accuracy at all. And, in any case, all the DJI equipment is far to new to have affected GPS chips.
I don't understand all this concern about flyaways. The effect of the rollover (week code reset), even if the GPS chip isn't current enough to cope with it, would be to cause errors in the GPS date. It won't affect positional accuracy at all. And, in any case, all the DJI equipment is far to new to have affected GPS chips.
I think all the mavics have also the glonass geoposition system . Shouldn’t it be enough to prevent a flyaway?
From the United States Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command ...
"Depending upon the manufacturer of your GPS receiver, you may or may not have been effected by the GPS Week Number Rollover on 22 August 1999. Some receivers may display inaccurate date information, some may also calculate incorrect navigation solutions."
Also got this back from Kamil at DJI ...
"Regarding this issue, I have personally reached out to our engineers for further assistance and clarification. Please allow some time for them to provide us a feedback and kindly check your email from time to time for updates. "
Hi Guy's Thanks, I'm checking out the video now, I just heard this a few minutes ago and was in wondering..... LOLHello guys! I don't know if this has been posted on the forums before, so feel free to tell me to delete my post.
GPS rollover is happening on April 6th 2019 which means that some equipment might lose the GPS signal. It probably won't but it's better to be safe than sorry.
I've made a quick video explaining the GPS rollover and why you should be careful on April 6th 2019.
Thanks WAXMAN for the video, We will be cautious on those days for sure !Hello guys! I don't know if this has been posted on the forums before, so feel free to tell me to delete my post.
GPS rollover is happening on April 6th 2019 which means that some equipment might lose the GPS signal. It probably won't but it's better to be safe than sorry.
I've made a quick video explaining the GPS rollover and why you should be careful on April 6th 2019.
From the United States Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command ...
"Depending upon the manufacturer of your GPS receiver, you may or may not have been effected by the GPS Week Number Rollover on 22 August 1999. Some receivers may display inaccurate date information, some may also calculate incorrect navigation solutions."
Also got this back from Kamil at DJI ...
"Regarding this issue, I have personally reached out to our engineers for further assistance and clarification. Please allow some time for them to provide us a feedback and kindly check your email from time to time for updates. "
Hi sniperfritz,The counter starts from date of manufacture. if the unit was manufactured in 2016 + 1024 weeks. then that device might start misbehaving in 2036.
People got all worked up over the millennium bug back in 1999. Nothing happened then.
But I will still not be flying on the day. Just to be on the safe side.
Better to safe than sorryHi sniperfritz,
I just watched a YouTube Video on Phantom Pilots describing what's going on with the GPS Satellite roll over.
They said that if the GPS system you have is newer then the 1990s everything "SHOULD be " Fine. and yes this is a current watch.
Thanks for responding.... we all want to be safe.....
SteveP55
Thanks Sniperfritz,Spirent Blogs - The GPS Week Number Rollover problem
I found this article on the subject.
The counter starts from date of manufacture. if the unit was manufactured in 2016 + 1024 weeks. then that device might start misbehaving in 2036.
People got all worked up over the millennium bug back in 1999. Nothing happened then.
But I will still not be flying on the day. Just to be on the safe side.
Thanks for clearing that up. I will definitely not be flying for that whole week. interesting time we live in.No - that's incorrect. The week number is encoded in the satellite GPS time message as a 10-bit number which resets to zero after 1024 weeks. The GPS epoch is completely independent of the age of the receiver.
Already affected? ... by something that isn't going to happen until April ??Some marine chart plotters are already being affected.
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