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Panel I:Benefits to U.S. Economic,
National, and Homeland Security
Congressional Outreach EventGold Room, Rayburn House Office Building
March 14, 2008
Moderator: Ed Morris Director, Office of Space
CommercializationNational Oceanic & Atmospheric
AdministrationU.S. Department of Commerce
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Satellite OperationsSatellite
Operations
CommunicationsNetwork
Synchronization
CommunicationsNetwork
Synchronization
Surveying & MappingSurveying & Mapping
Fishing & BoatingFishing & Boating
Offshore DrillingOffshore Drilling
RecreationRecreation
Trucking & ShippingTrucking & Shipping
Personal NavigationPersonal
Navigation
AviationAviation
RailroadsRailroads
Power GridManagementPower Grid
Management
Civil Space-Based PNT ApplicationsCivil Space-Based PNT Applications
ConstructionConstruction
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Space-Based PNT Serves Multiple National Interests
• Economic security• National security• Homeland security• Public safety• Science• Environment• Quality of life
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Global Public Service
• Civil access provided free of direct user fees• Public domain documentation
– Freely available to any/all user equipment developers
• Performance commitments met continuously since 1993
• Paid for by U.S. taxpayers– Global Positioning System thru DoD budget– Wide Area Augmentation System, Local Area
Augmentation System, Nationwide Differential GPS thru DOT budget
– Maritime Differential GPS thru DHS budget– Continuously Operating Reference Stations thru DOC
budget– Global Differential GPS thru NASA budget
• Managed at national level as multi-use asset
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High Opportunity Moderate Benefits Diluted Benefits Opportunity Lost
Scenarios Investigated
Billions
of 2005 D
ollars
GPS Modernization Will Boost U.S. Economic Benefits
Incremental Productivity Gains from Use of theNew Civilian GPS Signal (L2C) Over 30 Years
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DOC as Space-Based PNT User
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration• Vessel/aircraft navigation• Fisheries enforcement• Remote sensing• GIS• Surveying• Weather forecasting• Climate monitoring• Space weather prediction• Satellite operations
National Institute of Standards and Technology• Time transfer
Census Bureau• Locate homes• Plot population trends
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DOC as Space-Based PNT Provider/Developer
NOAA• National Continuously Operating
Reference Stations (CORS) network– Online Positioning User Service
(OPUS)
• Analysis Center Coordinator for the International GNSS Service (IGS)
• Atmospheric models– Troposphere– Ionosphere
• Guidelines for real-time networks
NIST• Atomic clock R&D
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DOC as Space-Based PNTManager/Promoter
• Member of National Executive Committee• Hosts National Coordination Office• Represents commercial and civil interests in
PNT policy processes
• Leads international talks to ensure fair trade in PNT markets
• Engages in public and international outreach• Studies economic importance of space-based
PNT• Co-manages spectrum used by GPS (with FCC)• Sets guidelines for user equipment exports
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Space Commerce Bill
DOC has proposed legislation to update responsibilities of the Office of Space Commercialization• Serve as principal unit in DOC for
space commerce policy activities• Foster conditions for economic
growth and technological advancement
• Represent space commerce interests within USG and internationally
• Promote advancement of U.S. geospatial technologies
• Support national space-based PNT organizations
Solidify long-term future of National Coordination Office
Solidify long-term future of National Coordination Office
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Informational Websites
GPS.gov PNT.gov