Event 588

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "FI",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "EW",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The report comes from a credible open-source analyst with visual evidence and detailed description. Institutional and operational losses are specified, and ongoing interference is corroborated by signal monitoring screenshots.",
  "continuous_summary": "GPS Jamming",
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The Finland Institute of Land Survey was unable to conduct its yearly scanning of southeast Finland due to persistent GPS/GNSS-jamming, significantly disrupting aerial surveys critical for inventory and 3D mapping of fields and forests. Losses are estimated to be in the millions of euros. The interference has reportedly been constant in southern Finland since July, preventing effective land surveying operations.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-02T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of the thread detailing loss of service and jamming graphs",
    "Description of operational losses and persistent interference",
    "Reference to signal monitoring supporting the jamming claim"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Finland institute of land survey was unable to do its yearly scanning of southeast Finland this summer, because of GPS/GNSS-jamming.",
    "They use planes, GNSS-positioning and laser scanning to make an inventory and 3D-model of fields and forest. Losses are estimated to 8+ millions.",
    "The jammer covering south Finland has been running 24/7 since July..."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Gps Jamming Impact",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of the thread detailing loss of service and jamming graphs",
            "Description of operational losses and persistent interference",
            "Reference to signal monitoring supporting the jamming claim"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Finland land survey flights unable to operate due to continuous GPS/GNSS-jamming in southeast Finland",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "southeast Finland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_588_1763931919_68e9f1e0.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Millions   losses in 3D survey from jamming",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1841391287804559398.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Persistent GNSS-jamming disrupted yearly land survey flights in southeast Finland, causing financial losses and highlighting extensive electronic warfare interference.",
  "url": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1841391287804559398.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "GPS jamming impact",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "FI Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "GPS Jamming",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI",
  "Date": "2-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Millions   losses in 3D survey from jamming",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "GPS jamming prevented aerial survey in SE ??  Finland",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1841391287804559398.html",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}