Presentations from USTTI Seminar

October 13, 2015

U.S. government officials delivered the following presentations about GPS during a United States Technical Training Institute (USTTI) seminar on "Global Positioning System Applications for Disaster Management," held October 13, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

DOWNLOAD 1.6 MB	Introduction to GPS and US PNT Policy Roberto Colon, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing This presentation provides an overview of the GPS program, GPS applications of interest to developing nations, and U.S. GPS policy.
DOWNLOAD 882.3 KB	International Developments in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Ray Clore, Department of State This presentation summarizes U.S. GNSS cooperation efforts with China, Europe, India, Japan, Russia, the International Committee on GNSS (ICG), and other international organizations, including efforts focused on Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
DOWNLOAD 10.3 MB	Georeferencing in Catastrophic Incidents Rick Button, U.S. Coast Guard This presentation discusses the need for consistent and accurate georeferencing in support of search and rescue activities.
DOWNLOAD 8.1 MB	GPS Precision Monitoring of Natural Hazards Larry Hothem, U.S. Geological Survey This presentation describes the role of USGS in natural hazards science and the many ways it uses GPS in this mission area.
DOWNLOAD 2.2 MB	NPS Accurate Elevations Tim Smith, National Park Service This presentation discusses NPS surveying efforts in support of sea level rise science and planning for coastal national parks.
DOWNLOAD 2.1 MB	FEMA Geospatial Framework Chris Vaughan, Federal Emergency Management Agency This presentation demonstrates how FEMA uses geospatial information systems in support of its mission.
DOWNLOAD 2.4 MB	A GNSS Based Tsunami Warning System Augmentation for the Indo-Pacific Region John LaBrecque, NASA This presentation discusses the use of GPS/GNSS in tsunami detection, monitoring, prediction, and warning, including the development of an early warning system for Indo-Pacific region.