All CGSIC,
National Space-Based
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board Meeting
SUMMARY: In
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, and the
President's 2004 U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
Policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a
meeting of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory
Board.
DATES: Wednesday,
November 15, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, November 16, 2017,
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Local Time.
ADDRESSES: Crowne
Plaza Redondo Beach & Marina Hotel, 300 North Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach,
CA 90277.
FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James J. Miller, Designated Federal Official,
Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-4417, fax (202) 358-4297, or jj.miller@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating
capacity of the room. It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates
to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Visitors will
be requested to sign a visitor's register.
The agenda for the
meeting includes the following topics:
- Update
on U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Policy and
Global Positioning System (GPS) modernization.
- Prioritize
current and planned GPS capabilities and services while assessing future
PNT architecture alternatives with a focus on affordability.
- Examine
methods in which to Protect, Toughen, and Augment (PTA) access to
GPS/Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) services in key domains for
multiple user sectors.
- Assess
economic impacts of GPS/GNSS on the United States and in select
international regions, with a consideration towards effects of potential
PNT service disruptions if radio spectrum interference is introduced.
- Review
the potential benefits, perceived vulnerabilities, and any proposed
regulatory constraints to accessing foreign Radio Navigation Satellite
Service (RNSS) signals in the United States and subsequent impacts on
multi-GNSS receiver markets.
- Explore
opportunities for enhancing the interoperability of GPS with other
emerging international GNSS.
- Examine
emerging trends and requirements for PNT services in U.S. and
international fora through PNT Board technical assessments, including
back-up services for terrestrial, maritime, aviation, and space users.
View the Federal Register Notice here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/24/2017-22989/national-space-based-positioning-navigation-and-timing-advisory-board-meeting
Rick Hamilton
CGSIC Executive Secretariat
GPS Information Analysis Team Lead
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
703-313-5930
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