17 November 2024

Quantum Sensing for Position, Navigation and Timing Use Cases


Introduction

The demand for precise and reliable position, navigation, and timing (PNT) information has driven innovation in increasingly advanced measurement tools for centuries, and the importance of these systems in today’s highly interconnected, technology-dependent world has never been higher. The value of sophisticated PNT measurement tools extends far beyond basic Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation, the most popular PNT service. Nearly every industry — including health, defense, communications, transportation, finance, manufacturing, and energy — has some need for PNT tools.

The more advanced measurement enabled by PNT can increase reliability and resilience when GPS service is lost or denied. PNT infrastructure can offer a range of capabilities by providing information such as location, orientation, altitude, tilt, directional movement, acceleration, and timing. A wide array of technology systems — including those for navigation, military operations, telecommunications, energy, and financial networks, among others — benefit from or rely on PNT

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