United States Space-Based Positioning, Navigation

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United States Space-Based Positioning,
Navigation Timing Policy

• Joint Navigation Conference 2007
• April 2 - 4, 2007

Charles Daniels, Major, USAF Senior Policy
Advisor National Coordination Office for
Space-Based PNT
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Overview

• U.S. Space-Based PNT Policy
• Policy Implementation
• Policy Activities
• Summary

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U.S. Policy History

• 1983 President Reagan offers free civilian
  access to GPS
• 1996 First U.S. GPS Policy. Declared GPS a
  dual-use system under joint civil/military
  management
• 1997 Congress passes law requiring civil GPS to
  be provided free of direct user fees
• 2000 President Clinton set Selective
  Availability to Zero
• 2004 President Bush issues new U.S. policy on
  space-based PNT

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U.S. Space-Based PNT Policy - 2004

• U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and
  Timing (PNT) Policy
• Signed on 8 Dec 2004 publicly released on 15 Dec
  
• Updated U.S. policy while retaining principles in
  previous policy
• Recognizes changing national and international
  scene since 1996
• Established 6 U.S. Government Goals

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National PNT Policy
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Overview

• U.S. Space-Based PNT Policy
• Policy Implementation
• Policy Activities
• Summary

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Policy Implementation

• Established a stronger National Space-Based PNT
  Executive Committee IGEB disestablished
• Chaired by Deputy Secretaries of Defense and
  Transportation
• Membership Defense, Transportation, State,
  Commerce, Homeland Security, JCS, and NASA
• Executive Secretariat National Coordination
  Office
• National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT
  established 1 Nov 2005
• Director, Deputy Director, and 6 staff

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National Space-based PNT Organizational Structure
WHITE HOUSE Executive Office of the
President OMB, NSC, HSC, OSTP, HEC, DNI
Defense Deputy Secretary
Transportation Deputy Secretary
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE for SPACE-BASED
PNT EXECUTIVE STEERING GROUP Co-Chairs
Defense, Transportation
State Deputy Secretary
Commerce Deputy Secretary
Homeland Security Deputy Secretary
Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman
NASA Deputy Administrator
Invitees as required DOI, DOE, FCC, AFSPC/CC,
USecAF, NSSO/CC, GPS WG/CC
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National Coordination Office
National Executive Committee Co-Chairs
Director Mr. Shaw (SES)
Deputy Col Jordan
Admin Support Mrs. Voyles Mrs.
Hankerson
Senior Advisors
State Mrs. Walker
Commerce Mr. Kim
NASA Mr. Mirelson
DOT Mr. Alexander
DHS Mr. Crane
DoD Maj Daniels
Interagency Coordination and Collaboration
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National Coordination Office

• Executive Secretariat for National Executive
  Committee
• Facilitates information sharing, coordination,
  and issue resolution regarding space-based
  positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) across
  all the Departments of the U.S. Govt
• Evaluates plans to modernize the U.S. space-based
  PNT infrastructure, i.e. GPS and its
  augmentations
• Conducts or oversees space-based PNT studies,
  analyses, and projects that have broad U.S.
  Government participation
• Represents the National Executive Committee on
  space-based PNT matters with Federal, State,
  local and foreign governments

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Overview

• U.S. Space-Based PNT Policy
• Policy Implementation
• Policy Activities
• Summary

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Key Executive Committee Actions

• Five-Year National Space-Based PNT Plan
• Plan is in draft to include a FY08 program
  assessment
• Interference Detection and Mitigation Plan
• Department of Homeland Security coordinating U.S.
  capabilities to detect and mitigate sources of
  interference to GPS and its augmentations
• National PNT Architecture
• Provide national PNT framework/investment
  strategy to help guide future PNT
  system-of-systems investment

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Key Executive Committee Actions (contd)

• National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board
• Conduct assessments and make recommendations to
  accomplish national policy goals and objectives
• As tasked by the Executive Committee
• NASA is hosting Advisory Board
• Board includes 24 members
• Includes international members
• First meeting was held on March 29-30, 2007
• Outreach both domestic and international

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International Outreach

• International Cooperation and Coordination
• Multilateral
• Promote GPS as a Principle component of
  international GNSS
• International Committee on GNSS (ICG)
• ICAO, IMO, NATO
• Bilateral
• Galileo
• Glonass
• GAGAN
• MSAS

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Informational Websites
GPS.gov
PNT.gov
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Summary

• Implementing U.S. National Space-Based PNT Policy
  
• National Executive Committee meeting regularly
• U.S. policy encourages and promotes global use of
  GPS and its augmentations
• International coordination and cooperation is a
  U.S. priority
• U.S. goal is to maintain GPS as the recognized
  global Gold Standard
• U.S. Military PNT pre-eminence is a continuing
  priority

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Contact Information

• Charles Daniels, Major, USAF
• National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT
• Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., Rm. 6822
• 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
• Washington, D.C. 20230
• Ph [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• CHARLES.DANIELS_at_PNT.GOV