Official U.S. government information about the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics
49th Meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
At the Hilton Garden Inn Midtown
Savannah, Georgia
21-22 September 2009
Agenda
Monday, 21 September 2009
08:00 Registration
Session I
09:00
Welcome/Opening
Karen VanDyke, Department of Transportation RITA, Chair, CGSIC
09:05
Meeting Overview
CAPT Ed Thiedeman, NAVCEN, Deputy Chair
09:15
U.S. National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee
Lt Col Scott Boushell, U.S. National Coordination Office for Space Based PNT
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09:40
GPS Program Update
Col. Dave Madden, U.S. Air Force GPS Wing
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(1 MB PDF)
10:05
GPS Constellation Status and Performance
1st Lt. Dan Boyd, U.S. Air Force, 2SOPS
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10:30 Break
10:45
GAO Report
Col. Dave Madden, U.S. Air Force Space Command
11:10
Worldwide GNSS Interoperability
Alice Wong, U.S. State Department
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11:35
Update on U.S. Interference Detection & Mitigation Plan (IDM)
John Merrill, DHS
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(2 MB PDF)
Civil GNSS Signal/Service Monitoring
Karen Van Dyke
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(62 KB PDF)
12:00 Q/A Panel (Presenters) Looking for a good panel topic
12:30 Break for Lunch
Session II
14:00
WAAS and LAAS Program Status
Leo Eldridge, DOT FAA, GNSS Program Manager
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(2 MB PDF)
14:20
SVN-49 Signal Anomaly
Tom Stansell, Consultant to GPS Wing
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(1 MB PDF)
14:40
In Anticipation of Solar Max
Joe Kunches, NOAA Boulder, Colorado
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(3 MB PDF)
15:00
Resilient PNT: Today's Requirement
Dr. Sally Basker, UK General Lighthouse Authority.
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(2 MB PDF)
15:20
User Concerns, GPS World Audience Survey
Alan Cameron, GPS World
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(101 KB PDF)
15:40
User Perspectives on GPS
Glen Gibbons, Inside GNSS
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(2 MB PDF)
16:00 - 16:20 Q/A Panel (Presenters)
16:30 Break
16:45 Subcommittee Reports
Report from International Subcommittee
John Wilde, DW International
Report from Timing Subcommittee
Dr. Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM
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Report from U.S. States and Localities Subcommittee
Rudy Persaud, FHWA
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(3 MB PDF)
Report from Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Subcommittee
Richard Snay, NGS
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(604 KB PDF)
17:30 End of Meeting Day
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
08:15 Registration
Morning Concurrent Sessions:
· International Session ·
John Wilde, Chair, ISC
09:00
Introduction
Karen VanDyke, DOT RITA, CGSIC Chair
09:05
Welcome
John Wilde, Chair, ISC
09:10
The GLAs' e-Navigation programme
Dr Sally Basker and Dr Nick Ward, UK General Lighthouse Authorities
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09:30
GRACE and G-STEP; Fostering GNSS and GMES Developments
Prof. Terry Moore
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(666 KB PDF)
09:50
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Maureen Walker
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(282 KB PDF)
The Impact of NANUs on RAIM Prediction
John Wilde, Chair, ISC
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(254 KB PDF)
10:10 Break
10:40
The Basic Plan for the Space Development and Utilization of the QZSS
Mr Hiroaki Maeda, Japan GPS Council
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(439 KB PDF)
11:00
PBN and APV Implementation in Australia
Mr Dirk Noordewier, CASA, Australia
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(1 MB PDF)
11:20
GNSS in Australia; and Overview
Mr Peter Ramm, Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne
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(1 MB PDF)
· U.S. States and Local Government Session ·
Rudy Persaud, Federal Highway Administration, Chair
08:30
Introduction
Capt Edwin Thiedeman, NAVCEN, Deputy Chair
08:35
Welcome
Rudy Persaud, USDOT/FHWA, Chair USSLS
08:40
Nationwide Differential GPS - Capabilities and Potential
Timothy Klein, NDGPS Coordinator
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(2 MB PDF)
09:05
Statewide Reference Station Networks: Beyond Surveying.
James Stowell, Canary System, Inc.
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(9 MB PDF)
09:30
RTK Networks: What? Why? Where?
Eric Gakstatter, GPS World Magazine
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(1 MB PDF)
Using WAAS for Sub-meter Mapping
Eric Gakstatter, GPS World Magazine
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(2 MB PDF)
09:55
Real Time Networking
Scott Harris, Florida DOT
10:20 Break
10:35
Asset Management and Invasive Species Management
Joseph White, Maryland State Highway Administration
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(2 MB PDF)
11:00
National Park Service GPS Program
Tim Smith, National GPS Program Coordinator, National Park Service
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(6 MB PDF)
NGS RTN Guidelines: Planning & Design
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(2 MB PDF)
11:25
NDGPS and Digital Photography
DeLane R. Meier, North Dakota DOT
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(3 MB PDF)
11:50
HA-NDGPS update
Jim Arnold, USDOT/FHWA
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12:15
Closing Remarks
Rudy Persaud, Chair
12:30 Session End
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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(516 KB PDF)
14:50
Report from USNO
Demetrios Matsakis, USNO
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(754 KB PDF)
Report on possible revision of the UTC time scale
Ron Beard Chair
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(55 KB PDF)
15:20 Break
15:40
Why leap seconds are difficult to get right for an equipment vendor
Sam Stein, Symmetricom, Inc.
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(149 KB PDF)
16:00
Time and Navigation Exhibition at the Smithsonian: An Update
Carlene E. Stephens, National Museum of American History - to be confirmed
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16:20 Discussion
17:20 Session End
· Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Session ·
Chair, Richard Snay, National Geodetic Survey
13:30
Welcome
Richard Snay, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey
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13:35
CORS/OPUS: Overview and Status
Giovanni Sella, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey
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(809 KB PDF)
13:50 PANEL SESSION: Guidelines for Real Time GNSS Networks (RTN)
A. Site Considerations
Dan Martin, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey
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(253 KB PDF)
B. Planning & Design
Gavin Schrock, Washington State Reference Network
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(757 KB PDF)
C. Administration
Gary Thompson, North Carolina Geodetic Survey
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(120 KB PDF)
D. Best Methods for Users
Bill Henning, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey
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(2 MB PDF)
14:50 Break
15:05 Question & Answer Session with Speakers
15:50
Interactive Sessions within Small Discussion Groups
Group 1. CORS/OPUS
Group 2. RTN Site Considerations and RTN Planning & Design
Group 3. RTN Administration and RTN Best Practices for Users
17:00 End of Forum
