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Author Archives: Sean Gorman

Sean Gorman is the CEO and co-founder of Zephr.xyz, a developer of next-gen location-based solutions. Gorman has a more than 20-year background as a researcher, entrepreneur, academic and subject matter expert in the field of geospatial data science and its national security implications. He is the former engineering manager for Snap's Map team, former Chief Strategist for ESRI’s DC Development Center, founder of Pixel8earth, GeoIQ and Timbr.io, and held other senior positions at Maxar and iXOL. Gorman served as a subject matter expert for the DHS Critical Infrastructure Task Force and Homeland Security Advisory Council, and he's been awarded eight patents. He is also a former research professor at George Mason University.

A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang with a Beidou satellite March 9, 2020.
Posted inOpinion

Is China’s BeiDou a weapon of war?

by Sean Gorman June 9, 2025June 5, 2025

Chinese technologies are without question a double-edged sword. From DeepSeek AI to Huawei smartphones, DJI drones and industrial port cranes, many of these tools raise valid concerns about surveillance, information […]

a map of global GNSS interference on Nov. 20, 2024 based on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data. Credit: Flightradar24
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The urgent need for a national GPS jamming detection system

by Sean Gorman November 27, 2024November 25, 2024
An AI-generated image illustrating futuristic navigation satellites orbiting Earth. Image generated using DALL-E
Posted inOpinion

Can “AltPNT” Really Replace GPS?

by Sean Gorman July 2, 2024June 28, 2024
A 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite.
Posted inOpinion

Global navigation jamming will only get worse. The U.S. needs to move fast

by Sean Gorman May 21, 2024May 17, 2024
A rocket lifts off from a launch tower, with a plume of fire and smoke billowing beneath.
Posted inOpinion

America is losing its GPS dominance to China’s BeiDou satnav

by Sean Gorman April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

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