Leap Second for the end of 2016

International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) announced there will be an extra second added to the end of this year (or the start of 2017 depending on your time zone!). An extra second will be added between 12:59:59 to 13:00:00 NZDT on 1st January 2017, or 23:59:60 on December 31, 2016 UTC. Such leap seconds are occasionally needed to ensure Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the official measure of time, stays in sync with changes in the Earth’s rotation.   GNSS equipment may experience issues acquiring or sustaining a fixed solution during this event.  In some cases, a position solution may resolve itself after a new almanac & ephemeris are downloaded. However if you experience ongoing problems