017: The Weird Technology that Might Replace GPS

<p>As we’ve documented before (see; Kessler Syndrome), the infrastructures we rely on and take for granted are increasingly crumbling and under threat. Cue a surge of investment and interest in alternatives to the systems that have shaped the global economy for the last few decades.</p><p>It’s something we talk about all the time, throwing at the end of decks and workshops as a ‘things might get weird’ moment - but what actually is quantum sensing? And how might it reshape our relationship with physical reality?</p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma, The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/to-live-a-normal-life-again-its-a-dream-come-true-uks-first-climate-evacuees-can-cast-off-their-homes-and-trauma" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/to-live-a-normal-life-again-its-a-dream-come-true-uks-first-climate-evacuees-can-cast-off-their-homes-and-trauma</a></p><p>GPS jamming shows ships in "impossible" locations, Kuehne+Nagel: <a href="https://mykn.kuehne-nagel.com/news/article/gps-jamming-shows-ships-in-impossible-locatio-09-Apr-2024" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mykn.kuehne-nagel.com/news/article/gps-jamming-shows-ships-in-impossible-locatio-09-Apr-2024</a>This Pokémon Go GPS hack is the most impressive yet, The Verge: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/28/12311290/pokemon-go-cheat-gps-signal-spoofing" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/28/12311290/pokemon-go-cheat-gps-signal-spoofing</a></p><p>Q-CTRL's New Maritime Quantum Navigation Solution Successfully Undergoes First Defense Trials at Sea, Q-Ctrl: <a href="https://q-ctrl.com/blog/q-ctrls-new-maritime-quantum-navigation-solution-successfully-undergoes-first-defense-trials-at-sea" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://q-ctrl.com/blog/q-ctrls-new-maritime-quantum-navigation-solution-successfully-undergoes-first-defense-trials-at-sea</a></p><p>Armed with quantum sensors, France eyes leaps in electronic warfare, DefenseNews: <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/06/25/armed-with-quantum-sensors-france-eyes-leaps-in-electronic-warfare/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/06/25/armed-with-quantum-sensors-france-eyes-leaps-in-electronic-warfare/</a></p><p>Earth’s Gravity Field, NASA: <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/earths-gravity-field-3666/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/earths-gravity-field-3666/</a></p><p>Magnetic Navigation at Scale: Advancing Resilient Flight Through Quantum Sensing, ACubed: <a href="https://acubed.airbus.com/blog/quantum/magnetic-navigation-at-scale-advancing-resilient-flight-through-quantum-sensing/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://acubed.airbus.com/blog/quantum/magnetic-navigation-at-scale-advancing-resilient-flight-through-quantum-sensing/</a></p><p>DIU’s Transition of Quantum Sensing (TQS) Field Testing To Begin Across Five Critical Areas, DIU: <a href="https://www.diu.mil/latest/dius-transition-of-quantum-sensing-tqs-field-testing-to-begin-across-five" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.diu.mil/latest/dius-transition-of-quantum-sensing-tqs-field-testing-to-begin-across-five</a></p><p>Japan Boosts Semiconductor, Quantum R&amp;D with Trillion-Yen Budget, Quantum Insides: <a href="https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/01/16/japan-boosts-semiconductor-quantum-rd-with-trillion-yen-budget/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/01/16/japan-boosts-semiconductor-quantum-rd-with-trillion-yen-budget/</a></p><p>Google claims 'quantum supremacy' for computer, BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/ne