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