Treating Statewide CORS Networks as Spatially Distributed Sensors for GNSS Integrity Monitoring under Unintentional and Deliberate Threats

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.08831v1
• Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:30:28 GMT
• Title: Treating Statewide CORS Networks as Spatially Distributed Sensors for GNSS Integrity Monitoring under Unintentional and Deliberate Threats
• Abstract summary: This study introduces statewide CORS networks as regional integrity observatories.<n>It presents the Network Consistency Framework (NCF) and the Network Consistency Index (NCI) for graph-based spatial integrity monitoring.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: State departments of transportation (DOTs) in the United States increasingly rely on statewide continuously operating reference station (CORS) networks to support high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based positioning and timing for intelligent transportation systems. These networks also provide continuous observations that can support regional GNSS integrity monitoring. This study develops and demonstrates a framework that treats a statewide CORS network as a spatially distributed sensor system for identifying unintentional (environmental) and intentional (cyber) interference when GNSS measurements deviate from expected spatial patterns. We develop a graph-based Network Consistency Framework (NCF) that evaluates each station against its spatial neighborhood using four metrics: neighborhood residual, spatial gradient, residual, and graph smoothness. These metrics are combined into a Network Consistency Index (NCI). The framework is demonstrated using two consecutive days of four-constellation observations from 50 stations in the Alabama DOT-maintained CORS network, using changes in vertical total electron content (ΔVTEC) and the Rate of TEC Index (ROTI) as spatially coherent observables. The framework quantified network-wide spatial consistency and identified localized anomalies. Detected anomalies indicate stations whose observations deviated from the surrounding regional network, signaling potential integrity issues. Determining whether anomalies result from receiver faults, localized interference, spoofing, or other causes requires further investigation. This study introduces statewide CORS networks as regional GNSS integrity observatories and presents the NCF and NCI for graph-based spatial integrity monitoring. Transportation agencies can implement the framework using existing CORS observations to monitor network integrity and identify localized anomalies.

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