U S COAST GUARD NAVIGATION CENTER NAVCEN Missions

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NAVCEN Missions • 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 – Electronic Charting

GPS Management Structure Transportation Defense State Commerce Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB) Interior Agriculture Justice NASA IGEB Executive Secretariat Defense Radionavigation Policy International Issues State Dept. Lead DOD Pos/Nav* Executive Committee GPS International Working Group *Position and Navigation IGEB SSG DOT Pos/Nav* Executive Committee Civil Radionavigation Policy Civil GPS Service Interface Committee GPS Interagency Advisory Council Primary Information Exchange With Users Federal Non-Transportation Positioning & Timing Interests

Civil GPS Service Interface Committee Chair, OST/P-7 Deputy Chair CO, NAVCEN Intl. Deputy Chair Subcommittees • International • Timing • U. S. States &Localities General Membership Board Aviation Land Marine GIAC Subcommittee Chairs State CGSIC is the World-Wide Forum Between Civil GPS Users and U. S. Government Service Providers

Civil GPS Service Interface Committee • Conduct GPS Information Exchange, Requirements and Studies • Identify GPS issues that need resolution by Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB) • 600 Members: U. S. Federal, State, Non-U. S. , Industry, Universities, 58 Nations • Meet twice a year in plenary session • Subcommittees: International, Timing, U. S. States and Localities • Represent civil interests in DOD operations

NAVCEN Organization CGSIC Executive Secretariat NAVCEN Liaison at the GPS MCS

NAVCEN Liaison to GPS MCS • Works closely with DOD staff to monitor GPS satellite operations and maintenance to safeguard civil interests. • Coordinate issue resolution between the GPS user and the service providers. • Provides the civil interface to the DOD GPS Support Center • Supports civil users in resolving outages by facilitating outage reports, coordinating resolution and findings, and disseminating results

RNAV NCA Organization Executive Branch of the U. S. Government Department of Transportation Canadian CG LORAN-C USCG FAA Civil GPS WAAS DGPS TACAN NDGPS VORTAC LORAN-C VOR Department of Defense USAF Plan for the Security Control of Air Traffic and Air NAV Aids (SCATANA) NORAD

Differential GPS • Satisfies Harbor Entrance & Approach, Inland Waterways & Terrestrial Requirements • 42 Maritime Broadcast Sites, 11 USACE Sites, 23 NDGPS Sites, 2 Control Centers • Achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) on 15 March 1999 • Part of CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Stations) Network; sites report at 5 & 30 second intervals • Part of GSOS (GPS Surface Observing System) Network; aids in weather forecasting

U. S. DGPS Coverage

Barrow n Prudhoe Bay n Nationwide DGPS Kotzebue Bettles Ft. Yukon n n Clear AFB n Delta Junction n Trapper Creek n n Glenallen n l l Potato Point Bethel Gustavus Kenai l Cape Dillingham n Level Island l Hinchinbrook Biorkal l Cold Bay Kodiak l l Annette Island l Whidbey Is n Galena Nome Mc. Grath Hooper Bay n Wenatchee Robinson Pt l n Fort Stevens l n Spokane n Polson Green - Operating Red - Planned Edinburg n n Great Falls n. Appleton n Nationwide Sites l Maritime Sites n Medora Billings n n Seneca Wisconsin Point n Clark n Pine River Klamath Falls n Cape Mendocino l Chico n Lincoln Point Blunt l Pigeon Point l n n Gooding n Austin n Whitney Omaha l Myton n n Flagstaff n Milwaukee l Iowa City n Sallisaw l n Albuquerque l Moriches l Sandy Hook Hagerstownn Annapolis Monterey Martinsvillel Driver n n n Greensboro n n. Fayetteville Memphis l Hartsville n Dandridge Grady n Millers Ferry l n Munday Vicksburg l n Odessa l Charleston n Hackleburg Summerfield l New Bern n Kensington n Bobo n Macon n Savannah l English Turn l n Langtry Galveston l Hawaii l Chatham Acushnet n n l Reedy Point n Cincinnati Louisville l Portsmouth n n Canton n El Paso n Hawk Run Hannibal Island Pueblo n n Tucson Kokole Point l Rock l n Patten Penobscot l l Brunswick n Onondaga n Pacific Junction n Point Loma l Pickford Middlebury Hudson n Falls Saginaw l l Bay Youngstown Elmira n Detroit Medford Kansas Topeka nl City St Louisl n n l Cheboygan l Sturgeon Bayl Ledyard Oberlin Bakersfield n Lompoc l Essex n l n Rawlins n n Kanab l l St. Paul l n Jackson Jack Creek n Upper Keweenaw Mobile Point l Cape Canaveral Tampa l l Upolu Point l Miami l Aransas Pass l Key West l Pahoa MAR/2002 l Isabela

Worldwide DGPS Coverage

LORAN-C • Satisfies Coastal Navigation and Timing Requirements • 12 Loran-C Chains, 29 Transmitting Stations – Partnership with Canada: three chains – Partnership with Russia: one chain

LORAN Coverage

Future for LORAN-C • The Government will continue to operate the Loran-C system in the short term while evaluating the long-term need for the system • SECDOT Task Force is examining the radionavigation mix for the next 10 to 15 years

Navigation Information Service • Disseminate Information on GPS, DGPS, Loran -C, Maritime Safety, Maritime Communications, & Local Notice to Mariners • Operational Advisory Broadcast Service • 24 Hour P. O. C. • Maintain Library of Radionavigation Publications, Handbooks & Materials • 600, 000 Inquiries Per Month Via Internet, -Mail/List Server, Phone, and Mail E

Navigation Technology • • ECDIS Standards and Regulations Maritime information services I-ATONIS Implementation Provide ATONIS/AAPS support to USCG, NOAA and NIMA • Provide software tools for analysis of existing and proposed systems

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