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NAVCEN
The U S Coast Guard’s
Navigation
Center of Excellence
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Mission and Organization
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NAVCEN Mission Statement
The Navigation Center meets the needs of global navigation and timing by providing
quality signals, informational services
and technical support,
to enable safe navigation
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Mission Standards
• Meet SOLAS and Titles 14 & 33 CFR• Operate radionavigation services per Federal
Radionavigation Plan (FRP)• Represent civil interests in GPS• Disseminate NAV / Safety Marine
Information– Notices to Mariners
– Light Lists
• Develop Electronic Navigation Technologies
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Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
• NAVCEN coordinates and manages the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) as part of the Department of Transportation’s program to respond to the needs of civil GPS users, and to integrate GPS use into the civil sector applications.
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Differential GPS
• USCG developed an augmentation to GPS
• Maritime Differential GPS (DGPS)
• NDGPS expanded DGPS to cover surface areas
• NAVCEN Operates 85 NDGPS sites from 2 Control Centers, East and West Coast.
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Worldwide DGPS COVERAGE
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Navigation Information Service
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NAVIGATION INFORMATION SERVICE
• Disseminate Information on GPS, DGPS, Loran-C, Maritime Safety, Maritime Communications, & Local Notice to Mariners
• Operational Advisory Broadcast Service
• Operates 24 Hours, 7 days a week
• Maintains Library of Radionavigation Publications, Handbooks & Materials
• 150,000 Inquiries Per Month Via Internet, E-Mail/List Server, Phone, and Mail
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NAVCEN Web Site
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WWW.Navcen.uscg.gov
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GPS Outage Reporting
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Contact Information
Navigation Information Service
Watch 24 hour contact
703-313-5900
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.navcen.uscg.gov