The GPS nineteen-year rollover presents a cybersecurity risk

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The GPS 19.6-year week number rollover creates significant operational and technical risks, causing timekeeping failures, corrupted raw data, and communication breakdowns in critical navigation and remote monitoring systems.

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The claim is a specific, testable technical assertion about the GPS rollover event. Papers [1], [2], and [3] all document real-world failures and disruptions caused by the 19.6-year GPS week number rollover, directly supporting the assertion that it presents systemic risks. Paper [0] is entirely unrelated and therefore excluded.

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GPS Week Number Rollover Timestamp Complement

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Majdi K. Qabalin, Muawya Naser, Wafa M. Hawajreh, Saja Abu-Zaideh. GPS Week Number Rollover Timestamp Complement. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21237826

This study analyzes the GPS week number rollover phenomenon and discusses the extensive operational losses and system stoppages caused by inaccurate GPS data in fleet management systems.

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The impact and resolution of the GPS week number rollover of April 2019 on autonomous geophysical instrument platforms

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Shane Coyle, C. Robert Clauer, Michael D. Hartinger, Zhonghua Xu, Yuxiang Peng. The impact and resolution of the GPS week number rollover of April 2019 on autonomous geophysical instrument platforms. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-10-161-2021

This paper documents how the 19.6-year GPS week number rollover caused unexpected code execution alterations, communication failures, and data collection issues on autonomous instrument platforms.

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The Impact and Resolution of the GPS Week Number Rollover of April 2019 on Autonomous Geophysical Instrument Platforms

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Shane Coyle, C. Robert Clauer, Michael D. Hartinger, Zhonghua Xu, Yuxiang Peng. The Impact and Resolution of the GPS Week Number Rollover of April 2019 on Autonomous Geophysical Instrument Platforms. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2020-47

This paper similarly examines how the GPS week number rollover led to satellite communication and data collection failures on remote autonomous platforms.

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