U.S. Presentations from ICG-9

November 9-14, 2014

U.S. government officials delivered the following presentations about GPS during the 9th meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG-9), held November 9-14, 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Plenary Sessions
DOWNLOAD 1.7 MB	U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Policy and Program Update Harold Martin, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing This presentation reviews current U.S. GPS policy and provides updates on GPS performance, modernization, and augmentations.
DOWNLOAD 6.3 MB	Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) Captain Bill Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center This presentation discusses the prevalence of GPS user support requests related to software mapping problems and asks whether GNSS providers should do more to address such problems.
DOWNLOAD 11.9 MB	Assuring PNT - A PTA program and Recommendations of the US PNT Advisory Board Brad Parkinson, Acting Chair, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board This presentation presents independent recommendations on how to protect, toughen, and augment (PTA) GPS and GNSS against potential disruption.
DOWNLOAD 155.5 KB	GNSS Market Access Jason Kim, U.S. Department of Commerce This presentation presents U.S. concerns about GNSS-related measures that may affect equal access to international markets.
Providers' Forum
DOWNLOAD 1.3 MB	GNSS Space Service Volume & Space User Data Update Frank Bauer, contractor to NASA This presentation discusses the progress made by the international providers toward the establishment of an interoperable GNSS space service volume. It notes the recent U.S. release of GPS satellite antenna pattern data in support of this effort.
DOWNLOAD 2.5 MB	MEOSAR & GPS Lisa Mazzuca, NASA This presentation discusses the transition of satellite-based search and rescue (SAR) capabilities from LEO and GEO platforms to MEO payloads on GNSS constellations.
DOWNLOAD 155.5 KB	GNSS Market Access Jason Kim, Department of Commerce This presentation presents U.S. concerns about GNSS-related measures that may affect equal access to international markets.
Working Group A
DOWNLOAD 1.3 MB	Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Harold Martin on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security This presentation describes the U.S. approach to critical infrastructure security and resilience, as well as international efforts in this regard.
DOWNLOAD 186.4 KB	U.S. GPS Interference Laws Rick Hamilton, Department of Homeland Security This presentation summarizes U.S. laws and regulations prohibiting the manufacture, importation, sale, advertisement, shipment, or use of jamming devices.
DOWNLOAD 339.8 KB	Overview of GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment Plan Karen Van Dyke, Department of Transportation This presentation outlines the ongoing GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment that will support the development of GPS spectrum protection criteria.
DOWNLOAD 186.9 KB	Proposed Approach to Analyzing the Results of the Interoperability Workshops Jeffrey Auerbach, Department of State, and Tom Stansell, contractor This presentation discusses how to use the data collected during the GNSS interoperability workshops organized by Working Group A.
Working Group B
DOWNLOAD 360.5 KB	Progress Update on Multi-constellation Safety-of-Life Activities Eric Chatre, European Commission, and Ken Alexander, Federal Aviation Administration This presentation describes joint U.S.-European investigations of Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (ARAIM) under the GPS-Galileo Agreement.
Working Group C
DOWNLOAD 550.5 KB	GSC – US Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) Cooperation Rick Hamilton, U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center, and Aitor Alvarez-Rodriguez, Galileo Service Center This presentation describes the bilateral cooperation between the GPS and Galileo service centers and proposes that operational interfaces be established among all GNSS information centers.
Working Group D
DOWNLOAD 1.6 MB	Transformations to Classical Horizontal Mapping Datums Stephen Malys, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency This presentation highlights the need to transform classical horizontal mapping datums into modern geocentric terrestrial reference frames before using them with GNSS. It proposes that Working Group D maintain an authoritative list of classical datums that are still in use.