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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
Ensure the U.S. maintains space-based PNT services, augmentation, back-up, and service denial capabilities that:
GOAL 1ASSURED SERVICE
Provide uninterrupted availability of positioning, navigation, and timing services
GOAL 2MEET DEMANDS
Meet growing national, homeland, economic security, and civil requirements, and scientific and commercial demands
GOAL 3MILITARY PRE-EMINENCE
Remain the pre-eminent military space-based positioning, navigation, and timing service
GOAL 4CIVIL COMPETITIVENESS
Continue to provide civil services that exceed or are competitive with foreign civil space-based positioning, navigation, and timing services and augmentation systems
GOAL 5INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE
Remain essential components of internationally accepted positioning, navigation, and timing services
GOAL 6TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
Promote U.S. technological leadership in applications involving space-based positioning, navigation, and timing services
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Overview
• U.S. Space-Based PNT Policy
• Policy Implementation
• Policy Activities
• Summary
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• 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
Policy Implementation
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National Space-based PNT Organizational Structure
WHITE HOUSEExecutive Office of the President
OMB, NSC, HSC, OSTP, HEC, DNI
WHITE HOUSEExecutive Office of the President
OMB, NSC, HSC, OSTP, HEC, DNI
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
for SPACE-BASED PNT
EXECUTIVE STEERING GROUP
Co-Chairs: Defense, Transportation
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
for SPACE-BASED PNT
EXECUTIVE STEERING GROUP
Co-Chairs: Defense, Transportation
DefenseDeputy Secretary
DefenseDeputy Secretary
TransportationDeputy Secretary
TransportationDeputy Secretary
StateDeputy Secretary
StateDeputy Secretary
CommerceDeputy SecretaryCommerce
Deputy Secretary
Homeland SecurityDeputy Secretary
Homeland SecurityDeputy Secretary
Joint Chiefs of StaffVice Chairman
Joint Chiefs of StaffVice Chairman
NASADeputy Administrator
NASADeputy Administrator
ADVISORYBOARD
Sponsor: NASA
ADVISORYBOARD
Sponsor: NASA
COORDINATIONOFFICE
Host: Commerce
COORDINATIONOFFICE
Host: CommerceInvitees as requiredDOI, DOE, FCC, AFSPC/CC,
USecAF, NSSO/CC, GPS WG/CC
Invitees as requiredDOI, DOE, FCC, AFSPC/CC,
USecAF, NSSO/CC, GPS WG/CC
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National Coordination Office
Interagency Coordination and Collaboration
DeputyCol Jordan
Admin SupportMrs. Voyles Mrs. Hankerson
DirectorMr. Shaw (SES)
NationalExecutive Committee
Co-Chairs
Senior Advisors
StateMrs. Walker
CommerceMr. Kim
NASAMr. Mirelson
DOTMr. Alexander
DHSMr. Crane
DoDMaj Daniels
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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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• 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
Key Executive Committee Actions (cont’d)
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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: (202) 482-5809
Fax: (202) 482-4429