NextMAG Intelligence Platform · Aviation

Ground-truth magnetic sensing for the airport environment

A physical measurement layer that can't be jammed, spoofed, or denied — passive, continuous, GPS-timestamped. An independent integrity layer that complements RF systems, not a replacement.

Concept discussion draft · prepared for Leidos — Aviation & Air Traffic Solutions
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Stations online
8
navaid ×3 · hold line ×2 · power · GSE · reference
Sampling
1 s / 60 s
raw & smoothed products
Timing
GPS-disciplined
time + position stamped
Active alerts
0
live scenario
Scripted demo · synthetic data · loops every 48s
Airfield sensing layer
Same layer, same platform — four entry points
Runway 09 / 27ILS critical areaTaxiway AHold shortAirport power / microgridGSE / transformersAirfield referenceNavaid nodeNavaid nodeNavaid nodeHold-line nodeHold-line nodeGIC nodeMaintenance nodeReference node
Sensor stationILS critical areaActive alertHold-short line
Integrity

Navaid EM integrity

Baseline nominal
2.47nT

Continuous magnetic baseline around ILS critical areas — detect environmental change (new ferrous structures, vehicle intrusions, construction) between flight inspections, with a GPS-timestamped evidence record.

Characterizes the magnetic/EM environment around critical areas — not a monitor of the ILS signal itself. Trace is the 60 s smoothed deviation product (raw 2.7 nT @ 1 Hz noise averages to ~0.35 nT).

Development concept

Hold-line incursion detection

Hold line clear
0.80nT

Passive ferrous-signature detection at the hold line — surface-mounted or below grade, like in-pavement vehicle sensors. No transponder required; it sees what's physically there.

Detection layer — oursCertified alert chain — partner

Detection layer is ours to prove; the certified alert chain is the partner's. Architecture sized for sub-second detection-to-alert.

Resilience

Energy & GIC resilience

Geomagnetically quiet
4.10nT/min

Geomagnetic disturbance (GIC) monitoring for airport power systems, microgrids, and vertiport charging — the same physical field, watched continuously for the dB/dt that stresses ground infrastructure.

dB/dt evaluated on a 1-minute cadence — the basis for NERC/NOAA-style GIC thresholds (tens to hundreds of nT/min during storms).

Reliability

Predictive maintenance

Within envelope
2.99σ

Every asset has a magnetic fingerprint; degradation shows up as drift before a conventional alarm trips. A fixed station tests live data against the healthy envelope — condition-based, not calendar-based.

Scope: fixed ground infrastructure — not airframe MRO. The maintenance trigger stays in your certified systems.