U'S' COAST GUARD NAVIGATION CENTER

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U.S. COAST GUARD NAVIGATION CENTER
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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

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GPS Management Structure
IGEB SSG
Defense Radionavigation Policy
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CGSIC is the World-Wide Forum Between CivilGPS
Users and U.S. Government Service Providers
Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
Chair, OST/P-7 Deputy Chair CO, NAVCEN
Board Aviation Land Marine GIAC Subcommittee
Chairs State
Intl. Deputy Chair

• Subcommittees
• International
• Timing
• U.S. States Localities

General Membership
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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

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NAVCEN Organization
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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

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

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U.S. DGPS Coverage
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Barrow
Prudhoe Bay

Nationwide DGPS
Kotzebue
Bettles
Ft. Yukon

Galena

Clear AFB
Nome

Delta Junction

McGrath

Trapper Creek
Hooper Bay

• Nationwide Sites
• Maritime Sites
• Green - Operating
• Red - Planned

Glenallen

Bethel
Gustavus

Potato Point
Kenai

Cape Hinchinbrook
Dillingham
Level Island

Biorka

Cold Bay
Kodiak

Annette Island

• Whidbey Is

Patten
Wenatchee
UpperKeweenaw

Robinson Pt

Polson

Edinburg

Penobscot
Spokane
Wisconsin Point

Pickford

Fort Stevens
Great Falls
Appleton

Brunswick

Cheboygan
Middlebury

Medora

Billings

Portsmouth

Pine River
Hudson Falls
Sturgeon Bay

Seneca

Clark

SaginawBay

Chatham

Medford

Elmira
Acushnet

Youngstown
Klamath Falls
St. Paul

Detroit

Moriches
Jackson

Gooding
Cape Mendocino

Milwaukee

Sandy Hook
Onondaga
Ledyard

Hawk Run

Jack Creek

RockIsland
Whitney

Hannibal
Iowa City

Reedy Point

Rawlins
Chico

Omaha

Pacific Junction
Lincoln
Austin

Cincinnati

Annapolis
Hagerstown

Myton

KansasCity
Point Blunt

Topeka

Pigeon Point

Driver
Monterey
Oberlin

Martinsville

St Louis

Louisville
Kanab

Pueblo

Bakersfield
Greensboro

Lompoc
New Bern
Hartsville

• Canton

Fayetteville

Dandridge

Essex

Memphis
Sallisaw

Flagstaff
Albuquerque

Kensington
Bobo

Charleston

Point Loma

Hackleburg
Summerfield

Tucson
Macon

Grady

Savannah

Vicksburg
Munday

Millers Ferry
Kokole Point

El Paso
Odessa

MobilePoint

Cape Canaveral
English Turn

Langtry
Galveston

Tampa

Upolu Point

Hawaii

Miami

Aransas Pass

Key West

Pahoa
Isabela

MAR/2002
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Worldwide DGPS Coverage
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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

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LORAN Coverage
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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

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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,
  E-Mail/List Server, Phone, and Mail

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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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