DOT logo NAVCEN logo 55th Meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

At the Institute of Navigation GNSS+ 2015 Conference
Tampa Convention Center
14-15 September 2015

Panelists on stage

Agenda

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Timing | USSLS | IISC | SM&G | Plenary

Monday, 14 September 2015

8:15 a.m.
Registration

Morning Concurrent Sessions:

· Timing Subcommittee ·
Chair: Dr. Włodzimierz Lewandowski, European Space Agency (ESA) Navigation Program Board (PB-Nav)
Co-Chair: Dr. Victor Zhang, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
9:00 a.m.
Introduction
Dr. Włodzimierz Lewandowski, ESA PB-Nav
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9:10
Report from NIST
Dr. Victor Zhang, NIST
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9:30
Report from USNO
Dr. Stephen Mitchell, U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO)
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10:00
Report from APL
Dr. Mihran Miranian, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
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10:20
Break
10:40
Delivering NIST Time to Financial Markets via Common-View GPS Measurements
Dr. Mike Lombardi, NIST
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11:00
Status of ELORAN Demonstration
Dr. Ed Powers, Dr. Stephen Mitchell, USNO
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11:20
A Common Clock Reference For All GNSS: An Update
Dr. Tom Stansell, Stansell Consulting
11:40
Time and Navigation Exhibition at the Smithsonian: Progress Report
Ms. Carlene Stephens, Mr. Andrew Johnston, National Museum of American History
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12:00 p.m.
Discussion
12:30
Session End
· U.S. State and Local Government Subcommittee ·
Chair: Mr. James Arnold, U.S. Department of Transportation
Co-Chair and Secretary: Joseph White, Maryland State Highway Administration
9:00 a.m.
Introductions
Mr. James Arnold, U.S. Department of Transportation
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9:10
NDGPS Status
Lieutenant Torrey Jacobson, U.S. Coast Guard
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9:30
Getting Ready for Connected and Automated Vehicles
Mr. James Arnold, U.S. Department of Transportation
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9:55
Oregon DOT: Moving towards Engineering Automation
Mr. Ken Bays, Oregon DOT
View PDF (11 MB)
10:20
Break
10:40
Harris Signal Sentry GPS Interference Detection and Geo-location Technology
Mr. Joseph Rolli, Harris Corporation
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11:10
State Reports
Any State present
12:00 p.m.
Discussion Q&A
12:30
Session End

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions:

· International Information Subcommittee ·
Chair: Mr. John Wilde, Vice President Commercial, Navtech
2:00 p.m.
Introductions
Mr. John Wilde, Vice President Commercial, Navtech
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2:15
Australian Transition to Satellite Based CNS/ATM
Mr. Ian Mallett, Section Head, CASA Australia
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2:35
Galileo Precise Point Positioning
Prof. Richard Langley, Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick
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2:55
Use of Four GNSS in an Operational Precise Point Positioning Service
Mr. Lee Ott, Chief Scientist, Fugro Satellite Positioning
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3:20
Break
3:40
GNSS RFI Mitigation Efforts in Europe
Mr. Pascal Barret, Navigation & CNS Research Senior Expert, EUROCONTROL
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4:00
Paving the Way for Galileo…GNSS Monitoring for Critical Applications
Mr. John Wilde, Vice President Commercial, Navtech
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4:30
General Questions
5:30
Session End
· Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Subcommittee ·
Chair: Dr. Giovanni Sella, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geodetic Survey
2:00 p.m.
Opening Comments
Dr. Giovanni Sella, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey
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2:05
Precise GPS Orbit Determination: How and Why
Dr. SungPil Yoon, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey
View PDF (452 KB)
2:25
EarthScope LiDAR and Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) GPS Data, Products and Services
Dr. David Phillips, UNAVCO
View PDF (35 MB)
2:50
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center -- Progress on Space Weather Products and Services for the GPS/GNSS Community
Dr. Robert Steenburgh, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
View PDF (4 MB)
3:20
Break
3:40
Coastal Subsidence along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Timothy H. Dixon, University of South Florida (USF), Dr. Makan A. Karegar, USF, Dr. Rocco Malservisi, USF, Dr. Simon E. Engelhart, University of Rhode Island
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4:00
Work Towards a Geometric and Vertical Reference Frame by 2022
Dr. Daniel R. Roman, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey
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4:35
Final Comments and Q&A
Dr. Giovanni Sella, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey
5:00
General Questions
5:30
Session End

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

8:00 a.m.
Registration

CGSIC Plenary Session

9:00
Welcome/Opening
Ms. Karen Van Dyke, U.S. Department of Transportation, Chair, CGSIC
9:05
Meeting Overview
Captain Russell E. Holmes, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN), Deputy Chair
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9:10
Keynote Address
The Honorable Gregory D. Winfree, Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation
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9:30
U.S. National Space-Based PNT Update
Mr. Harold Martin, Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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9:50
GPS Constellation Status and Performance
Major Roland Rainey, Jr., Director of Operations, U.S. Air Force Second Space Operations Squadron
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10:10
GPS Program Update
Colonel Steven P. Whitney, Director, U.S. Air Force GPS Directorate
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10:30
Break
10:45
GPS International Activities
Mr. Jeffrey M. Auerbach, Senior GNSS 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)
Mr. John Dragseth, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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11:35
Q/A Panel
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:30
Subcommittee Reports
  • International Information Subcommittee
    Mr. John Wilde, DW International
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  • Timing Subcommittee
    Dr. Włodzimierz Lewandowski, ESA Navigation Program Board
    View PDF (361 KB)
  • U.S. State and Local Government Subcommittee
    Mr. James Arnold, U.S. Department of Transportation
    View PDF (160 KB)
  • Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Subcommittee
    Mr. Giovanni Sella, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey
    View PDF (542 KB)
2:10
PBN Strategy & Resiliency Initiatives
Ms. Deborah Lawrence, Manager, Navigation Programs, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
View PDF (4 MB)
2:30
NDGPS Program Update
Mr. James Arnold, U.S. Department of Transportation; Lieutenant Torrey Jacobsen, U.S. Coast Guard DGPS Program Manager
View PDF (692 KB)
2:50
GPS Launch, Anomaly and Disposal Operations
Lieutenant Colonel Sam Baxter, U.S. Air Force Nineteenth Space Operations Squadron
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3:10
A new GPS sensor for monitoring ocean wave dynamics and space weather from remote buoys and ships
Mr. Joseph Kunches, Director of Space Weather Services, ASTRA LLC, Boulder Colorado
View PDF (4 MB)
3:30
Break
3:50
User Support Forum
  • NPEF Civil Navigation (CNAV) Message Validation Task
    Dean Bunce, FAA
    View PDF (122 KB)
4:10
Update on NASA GPS applications for space operations and science
Mr. James Miller, NASA
View PDF (3 MB)
4:30
Use of GPS for ICAO's Global Tracking initiative in the wake of MH370
Mr. Ed Williams, AirServices Australia
View PDF (1 MB)
5:00
Adjourn

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