U.S. Presentations from ICG-3

Organizing committee for ICG-3 Ken Hodgkins of the U.S. State Department

December 8-12, 2008

The following presentations were delivered by the U.S. delegation at the third annual meeting of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG), hosted by the U.S. Government in Pasadena, California.

DOWNLOAD 8 MB	U.S. Space-Based PNT Programs & Policy Michael Shaw, National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT Lt. Col. David Goldstein, U.S. Air Force Leo Eldredge, Federal Aviation Administration John Merrill, U.S. Department of Homeland Security This combined presentation includes four sections covering: U.S. space-based PNT policy implementation; GPS technical information and modernization plans; U.S. augmentation systems; and U.S. efforts to detect and mitigate interference to space-based PNT systems.
DOWNLOAD 6.5 MB	Improving GNSS for Future Natural Disaster Reduction: Earthquakes Ken Hudnut, U.S. Department of the Interior This presentation from the December 9 "GNSS Science and Technology Applications" session descsribes GNSS use in the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) science applications, with emphasis on the USGS Earthquake Program's precise GPS applications.
DOWNLOAD 437 KB	US WG-A Presentation on Compatibility and Interoperability Lt. Col. Patrick Harrington, U.S. Air Force This briefing presents U.S. views for ICG Working Group "A" on Compatibility and Interoperability. It proposes that the ICG adopt a new principle on GNSS service assurance.
DOWNLOAD 700 KB	Aviation Considerations for Multi-Constellation GNSS Leo Eldredge, U.S. Department of Transportation This presentation discusses potential use of multiple GNSS constellations to support global aviation safety.
DOWNLOAD 280 KB	ICG Glossary of GNSS Terms Thomas vonDeak, NASA This presentation from ICG Working Group "C" on Information Dissemination proposes the development of a standardized glossary of GNSS-related terms.
DOWNLOAD 686 KB	Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Promoting GNSS Applications Karen Van Dyke, U.S. Department of Transportation This presentation from ICG Working Group "C" on Information Dissemination describes cooperative efforts under way through APEC's GNSS Implementation Team.