DOT logo NAVCEN logo 64th Meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

At the Institute of Navigation GNSS+ 2024 Conference
Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor
September 16-17, 2024

Agenda
(Updated October 29, 2024)

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4:00)

Monday, September 16, 2024

Morning Session:

8:00 a.m.
Registration
· Timing Subcommittee ·
Co-Chair: Dr. Bijunath Patla, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Co-Chair: Dr. Patricia Larkoski, Lead Sensor Engineer, The MITRE Corporation
9:00 a.m.
Welcome Remarks / Introduction
Dr. Bijunath Patla (NIST), Co-Chair; Dr. Patricia Larkoski (MITRE), Co-Chair
9:10
USNO Lab Update
Mr. John Adams, Electronics Engineer, Precise Time Department, U.S. Naval Observatory
View PDF (1 MB)
9:30
Clocks on the Moon and in Cislunar Space: Lessons from GPS
Dr. Bijunath Patla, Physicist, National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
View PDF (8 MB)
9:50
GNSS Receiver Test Vector Distribution Methodology
Dr. Brady O'Hanlon, Satellite Navigation Group Leader, The MITRE Corporation
View PDF (878 KB)
10:10
Towards Continuous UTC and the Future of the Leap Second
Dr. Michael Coleman, Space PNT Branch, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
View PDF (718 KB)
10:30
Break
10:50
Low Cost Situational Awareness
Mr. Charles Swain, Project Manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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11:10
Retrofitting At-Risk Legacy GPS/GNSS Equipment with a Resilient and Cost-Effective PNT Solution
Mr. Nino De Falcis, Senior Director, Global PNT Business Development VIAVI Solutions
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11:30
Demonstration of PNT Resilience Concepts to Reduce Development Risk
Ms. Elizabeth Dreifus, Senior Position, Navigation, and Timing Engineer, The MITRE Corporation
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11:50
Wireless Two-way Interferometry (Wi-Wi) as Alternative Technology for GNSS-Denied Environments
Dr. Nobuyasu Shiga, Senior Researcher, Space-Time Standards Group, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
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12:10 p.m.
Questions and Discussion
Presenters
12:30
Adjourn

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Afternoon Concurrent Sessions:

· International Information Subcommittee ·
Chair: Mr. John Wilde, CEO, SPACEKEYS
European Co-Chair: Dr. Vaclav Navratil 
2:00 p.m.
Welcome Remarks / Introduction
Mr. John Wilde (SPACEKEYS), Chair
2:10
GENESIS
Professor Dr.-Ing. Werner Enderle, European Space Agency
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2:30
CAVs and GNSS: A Relationship of Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Sarah Jane Fox, Law/Policy and Risk Expert for Space and Air (UAV's) University of Leicester, United Kingdom
View PDF (3 MB)
2:50
KPS & KASS Updates
Ms. Inae Jung, Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute
View PDF (2 MB)
3:10
A VDE-SAT Delivered R-Mode for Maritime Navigation, Steps towards a LEO-PNT
Dr. Joshua Critchley-Marrows, ArkEdge Space, Japan
3:30
Break
3:50
International Committee on GNSS (ICG)
Ms. Sharafat Gadimova, ICG Executive Secretariat, United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs
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4:10
Complementing GNSS for Performance Based Navigation
Dr. Okuary Osechas, Zurich University of Applied Sciences; Dr. Gary McGraw, Genova Technologies
View PDF (957 KB)
4:30
SouthPAN Program Update
Simon Reynolds, Engineering Manager, Geoscience Australia
View PDF (2 MB)
4:50
Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA)
Dr. Ignacio Fernandez-Hernandez, Galileo Authentication and High Accuracy Manager for the European Commission
View PDF (1023 KB)
5:10
Operational Challenges to Telecom and Broadcast Networks in Their GNSS Usage, and Mitigation Techniques
Dr. Magnus Danielson, Senior Technologist, Net Insight AB
View PDF (2 MB)
5:30
Questions and Discussion
Presenters
5:50
Adjourn

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· Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Subcommittee ·
Chair: Mr. John Galetzka, CORS Branch Chief, NOAA National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
Deputy Chair: Mr. Neil Winn, GIS Specialist, National Park Service (NPS)
2:00 p.m.
Welcome Remarks / Introduction
Mr. John Galetzka (NGS), Chair; Mr. Neil Winn (NPS), Deputy Chair
2:10
North Carolina CORS Network
Mr. Gary W. Thompson, PLS, Deputy Hazard Mitigation Chief, North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Chief, North Carolina Geodetic Survey
View PDF (7 MB)
2:30
Determining elevation in wetland ecosystems - changes in the collection of elevation data over the years
Mr. Jim Lynch, Biologist, National Park Service, Northeast Coast and Barrier Network
View PDF (9 MB)
2:50
Updates from the American Association for Geodetic Surveying and the California Spatial Reference Center
Mr. Scott P. Martin, PLS, President, American Association for Geodetic Surveying; California Geodetic Coordinator
View PDF (869 KB)
3:10
GPS guidance in precision agriculture and its role in agriculture technologies today and tomorrow
Mr. Matthew Liskai, Owner, Green Field Ag LLC
View PDF (869 KB)
3:30
Break
3:40
An Overview of Space Weather Research
Dr. Bob Weigel, Professor and Director of Space Weather Lab, George Mason University
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4:00
TBD
Dr. Glen Mattioli, VP Instrumentation, EarthScope Consortium, Inc.; Adjunct Prof. of Earth & Env. Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington; Research Professor of Physics, University of Colorado Denver
4:20
GNSS Antenna Calibrations: The Missing Link
Mr. Charlie Geohegen, Mid-Atlantic Region Geodetic Advisor, National Geodetic Survey

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4:30
Tying your Non-NCN CORS to the NSRS
Mr. Jeff Jalbrzikowski, P.S., GISP, CFS, Appalachian Region Geodetic Advisor, National Geodetic Survey

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4:40
Hidden Risk
Mr. Nicholas Brown, Head of Office, UN-GGCE
5:00
Questions and Discussion
Presenters
5:30
Adjourn

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Tuesday, September 17, 2023

Morning Plenary Session

8:00 a.m.
Registration
· Civil GPS Service Interface Committee ·
Chair: Ms. Karen Van Dyke, Director, PNT and Spectrum Management, U.S. Department of Transportation
Deputy Chair: Captain Margaret Kennedy, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN)
9:00 a.m.
Welcome/Opening
Ms. Karen Van Dyke (DOT), Chair
9:05
Meeting Overview
Captain Margaret Kennedy (NAVCEN), Deputy Chair
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9:10
Keynote Address
Rear Admiral Wayne Arguin Jr., Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard
View bio
9:30
GPS Program Update
Colonel Matt Spencer, PNT Integrated Systems Delta, U.S. Space Force
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9:50
GPS Architecture Resiliency
Colonel Andy Menschner, PNT Integrated Mission Delta, U.S. Space Force
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10:10
U.S. National Space-Based PNT Update
Mr. Harold Martin, Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
View PDF (742 KB)
10:30
Break
10:50
GPS Civil Liaison Updates
Dr. Andrew Hansen and Mr. Shawn Skalski, U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
View PDF (675 KB)
11:10
GPS International Activities
Mr. Jeffrey Auerbach, Senior GPS Advisor, Office of Space Affairs, U.S. Department of State
View PDF (638 KB)
11:30
NASA Advancements using GNSS for Space Ops & Science
Mr. Joel Parker, Navigation and Mission Design Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
View PDF (3 MB)
11:50
NIST Timekeeping Hot Topics
Dr. Elizabeth Donley, Chief, Timing and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
View PDF (4 MB)
12:10 p.m.
Q&A Panel
Presenters
12:30
Lunch

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Afternoon Plenary Session

· Civil GPS Service Interface Committee ·
 
Subcommittee Reports:
1:30 p.m.
 1:40
 1:50
2:00
U.S. Department of Transportation Update
Ms. Karen Van Dyke, Director, PNT and Spectrum Management, U.S. Department of Transportation
View PDF (2 MB)
2:20
FAA Navigation Programs Update
Ms. Deborah Lawrence, Navigation Programs Manager,Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
View PDF (2 MB)
2:40
Executive Order 13905 and S&T PNT Updates
Mr. Michael Roskind, National Risk Management Center, Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Mr. Michael Wilbur, PNT Program Manager, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
View PDF (2 MB)
3:10
Q&A Panel
Presenters
3:40
Break
 
User Perspectives:
4:00
4:20
 
User Support Forum:
4:40
4:55
5:10
Q&A Panel
Presenters
5:30
Adjourn

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