Nationwide DGPS Project Status

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, NAVCEN Mission Statement The Coast Guard Navigation Center promotes safe, secure, and efficient transportation on United States’ waterways by providing: Operational and technical support for electronic navigation systems Quality positioning, navigation and timing signals LORAN NDGPS DGPS NAIS Accurate and timely waterways information services.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, Maritime Information Operations Center 24/7 Operation of the following: Web based Information Services. Navigation Information Service. GPS Civil Interface. DGPS Monitor & Control. LORAN Monitor & Control. Inland River Vessel Movement Center. Nationwide Automatic Information System.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, Command Overview Operations Division CDR Randall Navarro NIS Watch, DGPS/NDGPS Watch, LORAN Watch, IRVMC Watch, NAIS Watch, LRIT Watch, DIMEO, INFO Services Systems Support Division Mr. Gene Schlechte System Support for GPS, DGPS, NDGPS, LORAN, IRVMC, NAIS, LRIT, and Waterways Systems Analysis Strategic Planning & Support Division LT Luke Byrd Administrative Assistance, HR, QA, Planning, Financial Management, Inventory Control, Supply and Procurement Executive Officer CDR Mark Sanders Command Master Chief CMC Neil Orthober Administrative Assistant Ms. Denise Bernard-Moore Commanding Officer CAPT Edwin Thiedeman Command Duty Officer NAVCEN Liaison at the GPSOC Schriever, AFB (OSC Billet) MIOC Alexandria, VA NAVDET Petaluma, CA COCO E/W

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Worldwide DGPS Coverage

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Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, Nationwide DGPS Coverage Planning & Verification

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, DOT DGPS Project Status Report

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16,  Prepping a Site  Finding Candidate Property  Conduct A Site Assessment  Completion Of An Environmental Site Assessment (FONSI)  Completion Of A Real Property Survey  Completion Of The Installation Design Plan

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, Nationwide Single Coverage Goal Bliss, ID(New Build) Tucson, AZ(New Build) Carlsbad, NM (New Build) Sage Junction, ID (New Build) Marshall, TX (New Build) Big Lake, TX (New Build) Patten, ME(New Build) Initial Operational Capability (IOC) goal is 99% of continental United States with single coverage. Currently, 7 sites are still needed to achieve IOC. All advance preparation work has been finished or in progress for the remaining 7 sites.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, NDGPS Construction Status

Presenter’s Name June 17, IOC as of 9/1/2009

Presenter’s Name June 17, IOC UPON COMPLETION

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, The primary means of information dissemination used by the NIS is the NAVCEN Website. It is the focal point of all NAVCEN data regarding GPS, DGPS LORAN, NAV Rules, NAIS, LRIT, IRVMC and much more.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16,

LT Bion J. Holbrook

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, Maritime DGPS Recap/Upgrades  FC-20  FC-20: Upgraded Receivers & Antennas: L1/L2 (L2C) Geodetic Grade  EC-03  Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment.  Accuracy is observed to be 1-3 meters  New system architecture is easier and less expensive to upgrade as new technologies become available.  Ethernet based with remote troubleshooting capability.  RTCI-Remote Transmitter Comms Interface.  RCA Transmitter upgrade enables watchstanders to control transmitter remotely. Slide 19

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, GPS Surface Observing System (GSOS) Network. NOAA’s Forecast Systems Lab NOAA also uses data from our DGPS sites to continuously measure the water vapor in the atmosphere. Greatly improves short term weather forecasts.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, DGPS Usage US Coast Guard- Maritime navigation and ATON Positioning Slide 21 US Army Corps of Engineers funds - ATON, Navigation, Underwater Surveying & Dredging US Dept of Transportation- Precision Agriculture, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Positive Train Control.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 October 16, GAO Report Slide Air Force Response & FAQ