National PNT Advisory Board Meeting

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• GPS Performance Standards
• Civil Perspective

• National PNT Advisory Board Meeting
• October 4, 2007
• s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
• Hank Skalski
• Department of Transportation
• DOT Liaison to Air Force Space Command

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Overview

• Update Process
• Civil Participation
• Civil Input
• Summary

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Update Process

• Tasking memo from Maj. Gen. Burg, HQ
  USAF/A3S, stated .include appropriate
  involvement from the GPS-W and civil community.
• May 2007, Air Force Space Command formed the GPS
  SPS PS Update Coordination Team to craft and
  informally coordinate the draft update of the
  2001 Standard Positioning Service (SPS)
  Performance Standard

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Update Process

• Basic Ground Rules
• Informal coordination only with formal
  coordination occurring after the update is sent
  to HQ USAF/A3S
• The update will follow the PPS PS format
• Document the status and services to be delivered
  by the current GPS Constellation (snap shot in
  time)
• Unresolved issues will be appropriately noted,
  documented, and sent forward for discussion and
  resolution during the formal review

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Civil Participation

• Civil participation in the crafting and review of
  the draft SPS PS update included

• FAA
• DHS/USCG
• NASA
• Commerce
• State

• FRA
• FHWA
• NOAA
• USGS
• NCO

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Civil Input

• Civil Comments and Contributions
• 261 comments received (some duplicates)
• 10 pages of Backward Compatibility data
• One unresolved issue being worked by the National
  PNT Engineering Forum
• Language defining semi-codeless use
• Remaining comments accepted or adjudicated

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Summary

• Air Force GPS stewardship enhancement with early
  inclusion of civil participation
• GPS SPS PS development and informal review
  process completed in late July
• Overall civil team satisfaction with draft GPS
  SPS PS update
• Waiting for DoD to define process and schedule
  for the formal government review

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Contact Information

• Hank Skalski
• DOT Liaison to HQ Air Force Space Command
• Peterson AFB, CO
• Phone [phone]
• Email Hank.Skalski_at_peterson.af.mil