CGSIC IISC European Meeting

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U.S. Department of Transportation
GPS User Support

• CGSIC IISC European Meeting
• 2 December, 1999
• Rebecca Casswell
• USCG Navigation Center

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Overview

• US DOT Responsibilities
• Civil Outreach
• Information Coordination and Dissemination
• The Way Ahead

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Civil Outreach

• Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

• The Civil GPS Service Interface Committee is the
  recognized world-wide forum for effective
  interaction between civil GPS users and the U.S.
  government service providers.
• 500 Members U.S. Federal, State, Non-U.S.,
  Industry, Universities, 53 Nations
• Meet twice a year in plenary sessions

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Civil Outreach

• Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

• Information exchange
• Identify information requirements
• Disseminate information
• Conduct GPS information studies
• Identify GPS issues that need resolution by the
  Interagency GPS Executive Board

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Civil Outreach

• Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

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Information Coordinationand Dissemination

• Navigation Information Service

• Disseminate Information on GPS, DGPS,
  Loran-C, Maritime Safety, Maritime
  Communications, Local Notice to Mariners
• Operational Advisory Broadcast Service
• 24 Hour P.O.C.
• Maintain Library of Radionavigation Publications,
  Handbooks Materials
• 600,000 Inquiries Per Month Via Internet,
  E-Mail/List Server, Fax-On-Demand, Phone, Mail

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Information Coordinationand Dissemination

• Navigation Information Service

• Web Site
• Voice recording- 1 703 313 5907
• List server
• 24 hour watch
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail nisws_at_smtp.navcen.uscg.mil

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Information Coordinationand Dissemination

• Federal Aviation Administration

• GPS information services provide by the National
  Operations Control Center, focussed on the
  aviation user
• GPS Spectrum
• Coordination of test activities
• Spectrum Protection
• Interference mitigation
• Flight inspection aircraft
• Mobile ground detection
• Coordination with other agencies

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Information Coordinationand Dissemination

• DoD GPS Support Center

• Initial operational capability on August 1, 1999
• Provide GPS information support to the DoD
  military services
• DoD single point of contact for the USCG
  Navigation Information Service and the FAA
  National Operations Control Center

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The Way Ahead

• Navigation Information Service

• Easier navigation of the site
• Listserver
• NANUs and Status
• General GPS and RNAV Information
• Spectrum Issues
• Interactive NANU database

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The Way Ahead
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The Way Ahead
USCG
FAA
USSPC
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The Way Ahead
Joint GPS User Support Center
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The Way Ahead

• Joint DOT / DoD GPS User Support Center
• Continuous performance monitoring
• Efficient / Timely response to user problem
  reports and requests for information
• Coordinated collection, analysis, and
  distribution of information related to GPS
  performance, anomalies, and service disruption or
  degradation

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Summary

• Civil Interface Role

• The U.S. Department of Transportation has
• provided timely GPS information to users
  worldwide
• provided the means for all GPS users to interface
  with GPS management
• The U.S. Department of Transportation will
• improve existing GPS information systems to
  better serve GPS users worldwide
• continue and enhance the interaction with all GPS
  users

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Questions

• Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
• cgsic_at_smtp.navcen.uscg.mil
• Navigation Information Service
• nis_at_smtp.navcen.uscg.mil
• http//navcen.uscg.mil