Loop Geography as Defensive Tactic

[Triple Zero]

Loop Geography as Defensive Tactic

"[J]ust outside Washington," authors Dana Priest and William Arkin explain, in the exurbs of depopulated office parks and "huge buildings with row after row of opaque, blast-resistant windows," there can be found what the authors describe as "the capital of an alternative geography of the United States, one defined by the concentration of top-secret government organizations and the companies that do work for them."

One such complex, called Fort Meade, "is the largest of a dozen such clusters across the United States."

And it is cleverly camouflaged:
The existence of these clusters is so little known that most people don't realize when they're nearing the epicenter of Fort Meade's, even when the GPS on their car dashboard suddenly begins giving incorrect directions, trapping the driver in a series of U-turns, because the government is jamming all nearby signals. (more)

[Pæs]

That's sneaky. It's kind of frightening to think that even outside of the map/territory metaphor, we may be relying on maps which are intentionally misrepresenting the territory.

Does the jammer specifically instruct the GPS to get stuck in a U-turn loop or is that the default behaviour when the signal is jammed?

[Triple Zero]

No idea, this article is all I've got. Though I believe I did hear about it before, somewhere.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Cooooool

[Don Coyote]

That is cool, and a little frightening.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

That is cool, and a little frightening.

Yes, also frightening!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

That is cool, and a little frightening.

Yes, also frightening!

And hilarious, as visiting dignitaries endlessly circle in their limos until they starve.   

[Don Coyote]

That is cool, and a little frightening.

Yes, also frightening!

And hilarious, as visiting dignitaries endlessly circle in their limos until they starve.   

"Visiting Dignitaries from the EU died due to TomTom related injuries"