Presentations from USTTI Course on GPS for Disaster Management

November 10, 2011

U.S. government officials delivered the following presentations about GPS during a course on "Global Positioning System Applications for Disaster Management" organized by the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) on November 10, 2011.

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GPS Constellation, Modernization Plans and Policy

Robert Hessin, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

This briefing provides a status update on the GPS constellation, control segment, operational performance, modernization, and national policy direction.

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International Developments on GNSS

Maureen Walker, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

This briefing reviews the U.S. policy on international GPS cooperation, recent cooperation efforts with other nations, and applications and GNSS augmentations for disaster management.

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