Ground Rules

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Ground Rules

• Open Discussion
• Questions During Presentations Encouraged
• Breaks Every Two Hours (Probably)

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Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

• State and Local Government Subcommittee
• 2003 Regional Meeting - West

Chair James Arnold Federal Highway
Administration 6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA
22101 [phone] E-mailjames.a.arnold_at_ fhwa.
dot.gov
Co-Chair Rudy Persaud Federal Highway
Administration 6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA
22101 [phone] E-mailrudy.persaud_at_ fhwa.do
t.gov
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Charter Objectives

• Provide an open forum for civil user information
  exchange concerning the use of GPS by state and
  local governments within the U.S., recommending
  appropriate action on those issues which concern
  their user needs.
• Identify the common needs of state and local
  governments for GPS information, respond to such
  requests and concerns submitted by this user
  community, and forward issues to the full CGSIC.
• Identify information requirements and methods to
  distribute this information to state and local
  government users of GPS,
• Maintain a list of active points of contact in
  state and local governments that support CGSIC
  activities.
• Conduct state and local government GPS
  information studies on civil user needs.
• Effectively support the CGSICs role under the
  Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB).

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Regional Meeting Objective

• Engage State and Local Government
• Bring discussion to regional groups
• Understand Users Applications
• Learn What Information Users Need
• Provide Information for Users to Better
  Understand and Apply GPS Technologies