31st Meeting
December 4-5, 2024

Peninsula/Pacific Ballroom
Sonesta Redondo Beach & Marina
300 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

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Agenda

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Times indicated in U.S. Pacific Time (UTC–8)

8:30 - 8:35 a.m.
BOARD CONVENES
Call to Order, Logistics, & Announcements
Mr. James J. Miller, Executive Director, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board, NASA HQ
8:35 - 8:50
Welcome & Introductions
  • Meeting Goals & Objectives
ADM Thad Allen (USCG, ret.), Chair; Dr. Brad Parkinson, 1st Vice Chair; Hon. Jim Geringer, 2nd Vice Chair
 
Subcommittee Highlights
8:50 - 9:00
Mr. Dana Goward, Subcommittee Chair
9:00 - 9:10
Dr. Jade Morton, Subcommittee Chair
9:10 - 9:20
Dr. Frank van Diggelen, Subcommittee Chair
9:20 - 9:30
Mr. Matt Higgins, Subcommittee Chair
9:30 - 9:40
Dr. John Betz, Subcommittee Chair
9:40 - 9:50
  • Strategy, Policy, & Governance (SPG)
Hon. Jeff Shane, Subcommittee Chair
9:50 - 10:00
BREAK
 
Theme 1: Protect, Toughen, Augment – Enabling Resilience & Enhancing Performance with Multi-GNSS
10:00 - 10:30
Dept. of Transportation (DOT): IDM plans & Complementary PNT Update
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Ms. Karen Van Dyke, Director, PNT & Spectrum Management, DOT
10:30 - 11:00
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Update: Implementation of a GDGPS-based GPS HARS (Opening Remarks by C. Bonniksen)
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Maj Christine Bonniksen (USAF, ret.), Deputy Director for Flight Projects, NASA Langley Research Center; Dr. Shachak Pe'eri, Acting Director, National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA
11:00 - 11:30
SpaceLoft 15 Multi-GNSS Flight Experiment: Enhancing
Safety & Resilience for Launch Ops using GPS & Galileo
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Dr. Anh Nguyen, NASA Flight Opportunities Program (Bryce Space and Technology, LLC); Ms. Lisa Valencia, NASA Space Communications and Navigation Program (Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc.)
11:30 - 12:00 p.m.
Resilient PNT: Unique Needs of the Australian Landscape & Lessons Learned for all Users
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Dr. Allison Kealy, Director of the Innovative Planet Research Institute, Swinburne University, Australia
12:00 - 1:00
LUNCH (Seascape Ballroom)
 
Theme 2: Improving International GNSS Capabilities – Governance, Costs & Services*
1:00 - 1:30
GPS Setting the Gold Standard: Where are we now with our GNSS partners?
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Dr. Brad Parkinson, 1st Vice Chair, PNTAB
1:30 - 2:30
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) Update / Q&A
Mr. Satoshi Kogure, Senior Chief Officer of Satellite Navigation Technology, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2:30 - 3:30
Korean Positioning System (KPS) Update / Q&A
Dr. Moon Beom Heo, Executive Director of KPS R&D Directorate, Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Unannounced
Galileo Outline
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Mr. Matt Higgins, International Engagement Subcommittee Chair
3:30 - 4:30
GPS Update / Q&A:
L5, OCX, Civil Signal Monitoring, Resilient-GPS, LEO PNT
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Mr. Cordell DeLaPena, Executive Officer, MilComm & PNT, Space Systems Command (SSC), USSF
4:30 - 4:40
BREAK
4:40 - 6:00
Roundtable Discussion:
  • Deliberation on Any Potential Findings and/or Recommendations
  • Key Points for Transition Paper
All members, led by Chair
6:00
ADJOURNMENT

*Other GNSS service providers to be discussed at a future PNTAB meeting

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Times indicated in U.S. Pacific Time (UTC–8)

8:30 - 8:35 a.m.
BOARD CONVENES
Call to Order
Mr. James J. Miller, Executive Director, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board, NASA HQ
8:35 - 8:50
PNTAB Leadership Observations from Day 1
ADM Thad Allen (USCG, ret.), Chair; Dr. Brad Parkinson, 1st Vice Chair; Hon. Jim Geringer, 2nd Vice Chair
8:50 - 10:10
Roundtable Discussion:
  • Deliberations on any Potential Findings and/or Recommendations
  • Key Points for Transition Paper (cont.)
All members, led by Chair
10:10 - 10:20
BREAK
 
Theme 3: Updates from International Members & Representatives
10:20 - 10:40
  • United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA): ICG-18 Outcomes & Feb. 2025 Lunar PNT Workshop
Ms. Shafa Gadimova, Executive Secretariat, International Committee on GNSS (ICG), UNOOSA
10:40 - 10:50
  • Croatia
Dr. Renato Filjar
10:50 - 11:00
  • Australia
Mr. Matt Higgins
11:00 - 11:10
  • United Kingdom
Prof. Terry Moore
11:10 - 11:20
  • Resilient Navigation and Timing (RNT) Foundation
Mr. Dana Goward
11:20 - 11:30
  • Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
Mr. J. David Grossman
11:30 - 11:40
  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Hon. Jeff Shane
11:40 - 12:00 p.m.
Planning Discussion:
  • Open Items: ITAR, L5, GPS HARS, Transition Paper
  • Subcommittee Priorities
  • Wrap-up
ADM Thad Allen (USCG, ret.), Chair; Dr. Brad Parkinson, 1st Vice Chair; Hon. Jim Geringer, 2nd Vice Chair
12:00 - 1:00
LUNCH — Working as needed (Seascape Ballroom)
1:00
ADJOURNMENT

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