51st Meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

Monday, 19 September 2011

08:15 Registration

Morning Concurrent Sessions:

· International Information Session ·
John Wilde, Chair, IISC

09:00 Welcome remarks
John Wilde, Chair, CGSIC International Information Subcommittee
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09:15 Performance Based Navigation Update - Asia Pacific
Mr. Ian Mallett, CASA, Australia
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09:45 GLONASS Update
Dr. Sergey Revnivykh, Deputy Director General Roscosmos' Central Research Institute and Ekaterina Oleynik Information Service & International Relations Roscosmos’ Central Research Institute
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10:15 Current GNSS Activities in Japan
Mr. Hiroshi Nishiguchi, Japan GPS Council
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10:45 The UK Space Agency: An Update
Professor Terry Moore, Director of the Nottingham Geospatial Institute
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11:15 3D Nautical Charts: Cognitive Off-Loading Using an Egocentric Presentation Model
Dr. Thomas Porathe, Assistant Professor, Maritime Human Factors, Malardalen University/Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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11:45 GNSS Information System for Europe (GISE)
John Wilde, CEO DW International
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12:15 Q&A

12:30 Session End

· U.S. States and Local Government Session
Rudy Persaud, Federal Highway Administration, Chair USS&LGSC

09:00 Welcome Remarks
CAPT Frank Parker, Commanding Officer NAVCEN, Deputy Chair CGSIC

09:05 Introductions
Rudy Persaud, Chair, U.S. States and Local Government Subcommittee of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
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09:15 Civil PNT Policy and Utility
Timothy Klein, NDGPS Coordinator and Senior Policy Advisor, USDOT/RITA
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09:40 Technology Efforts for Asset Management Integration
Laura Wipper, Oregon DOT
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10:05 Real Time Change Detection Using Laser Scanning and GNSS Real-time Networks
Michael J. Olsen, Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University
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10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 Oregon Real-Time GPS Network Update
Ken Bays, Oregon DOT
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11:10 Establishing and Using a Real Time Network in Eastern Washington
James McLefresh, Spokane County
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11:35 Multimodal GNSS at Washington State Department of Transportation
Kurt Iverson, Washington State DOT
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12:00 Inertially-aided post-processed kinematic GPS for Nautical Charting Surveys
Jon Dasler, P.E., P.L.S. Vice President, Director of Marine Services - David Evans and Associates, Inc.
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12:25 Discussion

12:30 Meeting Adjourn

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions:

· Timing Session ·
Dr. Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM, Chair; Co-Chair: Victor Zhang, NIST

14:00 Introduction
Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM
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14:20 Report from NIST
Victor Zhang, NIST
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14:40 Report from USNO
Demetrios Matsakis, USNO
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15:00 Current activities of ITU-R WP7A
Ron Beard, NRL
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15:20 Break

15:40 Impact of Light Squared signal to timing applications
Jeffry Prillaman, USNO

16:00 Leap Second in digital networks
Judah Levine, NIST
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16:20 Metrologia Special Edition on Modern Time Scales
Felicitas Arias and Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM
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16:40 Time and Navigation Exhibition at the Smithsonian: Coming Soon
Carlene E. Stephens, National Museum of American History

17:00 Discussion

17:30 Session End

· Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Session ·
Giovanni Sella, NOAA-National Geodetic Survey, Chair

14:00 Release of revised CORS coordinates, OPUS updates, Passive Control Readjustments
Giovanni Sella
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  Antenna Calibrations at NGS with Emphasis on Absolute Antenna Calibrations
Andria Bilich, NOAA-NGS
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  Forum on issues pertaining to CORS

17:30 Session End

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

08:00 Registration

CGSIC Plenary Session

09:00 Welcome/Opening
Karen VanDyke, Department of Transportation RITA, Chair, CGSIC

09:05 Meeting Overview
CAPT Frank Parker, Commanding Officer NAVCEN, Deputy Chair

09:10 Key Note Address
Peter H. Appel, Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

09:30 U.S. National Space-Based PNT Update
Col. Robert Hessin, Deputy Director, U.S. National Coordination Office for Space Based PNT
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09:50 GPS Program Update
Col. Bernard Gruber, Director, U.S. Air Force GPS Directorate
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10:10 GPS Constellation Status and Performance
LtCol Jennifer Grant, Commanding Officer, U.S. Air Force Second Space Operations Squadron
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10:30 Break

10:45 GPS International Activities
Ray Clore, Senior GPS Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Office of Space and Advanced Technology
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11:10 U.S. Interference Detection & Mitigation Plan (IDM)
John Merrill, PNT Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Geospatial Management Office
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11:35 Q/A Panel

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 Subcommittee Reports

  Report from International Information Subcommittee
John Wilde, DW International
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  Report from Timing Subcommittee
Dr. Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM
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  Report from U.S. States and Local Government Subcommittee
Rudy Persaud, FHWA
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  Report from Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Subcommittee
Giovanni Sella, NGS
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14:10 WAAS and LAAS Program Status
Leo Eldredge, GNSS Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
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14:30 NDGPS Program Update
Timothy Klein, U.S. Department of Transportation, RITA
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14:50 User Support Forum
Hank Skalski, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Improving GPS.gov - Jason Kim, U.S. National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT
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15:10 Light Squared GPS Interference Test Results

15:30 Break

15:50 GPS User Perspective
"United We Stand, Divided We Fall, And If Our Backs Should Ever Be Against The Wall." - Alan Cameron, Editor in Chief, GPS World Magazine
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16:10 Change Management Process for Public Signals In Space Documents
Capt Neil Petersen, Chief, Engineering Requirements Branch, U.S. Air Force GPS Directorate
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16:30 Q/A Panel (Presenters)

17:30 Adjourn