November 2019 Meeting of the National Space-Based Positioning,
Hilton Oceanfront, Grand Ballroom
1550 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, Florida 32931
8:30 – 8:35
BOARD CONVENES
Call to Order, Logistics, & Announcements
Mr. James J. Miller, Executive Director, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board, NASA Headquarters
8:35 – 9:30
Welcome & Kick-Off of 24th PNTAB Meeting
Priorities & Proposed Topic Focus Areas
Concise Roundtable Discussion
ADM Thad Allen, Chair; Hon. John Stenbit, Deputy Chair; Dr. Bradford Parkinson, 1st Vice-Chair; Governor Jim Geringer, 2nd Vice-Chair
9:30 – 9:45
National Coordination Office (NCO) for Space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
PNT Policy Activity Update
Mr. Harold ‘Stormy’ Martin, Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT
9:45 – 10:00
Update on Air Force Space Command Reorganization Activities
Role of GPS Integration Office
Lt Gen David Thompson, Vice-Commander, Air Force Space Command
10:00 – 10:30
GPS Program Status & Modernization Milestones
IIIF, OCX, & Emerging Capabilities for Users
Lt Col Ken McDougall, Chief, GPS Integration Branch, GPS Integration Office, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)
10:45 – 11:10
U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Developments on PNT Resiliency
Dr. Andrew Hansen, DOT Liaison to the GPS Program Office
11:10 – 11:35
DHS S&T PNT Program and Conformance Framework
Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) Update
Mr. Ernest Wong, Technical Manager; Ms. Brannan Villee, Program Manager, DHS Science & Technology Directorate
11:35 – 12:00
The Flip
More Robust Timing Applications Using GPS
Dr. Arthur K. Scholz, Lead Signal Processing Engineer, MITRE
1:00 – 1:15
Introduction to the National Space Council (NSpC) Users’ Advisory Group (UAG)
ADM Jim Ellis, Chair, National Space Council UAG
1:15 – 1:40
Socio-Economic Studies of GPS
Past, Present and Future
Dr. Irving Leveson, Founder, Leveson Consulting
1:40 – 2:05
Economic Benefits of the Global Positioning System (GPS)
Dr. Michael P. Gallaher, Senior Director, Center for Applied Economics and Strategy, RTI International
2:05 – 2:30
Why Wait?
Real-time GNSS Monitoring for Infrastructure Protection, and the JPL Perspective on Galileo vs GPS
Dr. Yoaz Bar-Sever, Program Manager, Global Differential GPS (GDGPS), Jet Propulsion Lab
2:30 – 3:00
Compatibility of Terrestrial Reference Frames used in GNSS Broadcast Messages
Mr. Stephen Malys, Senior Scientist for Geodesy and Geophysics, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
3:15 – 3:35
Recent developments within the International Committee on GNSS (ICG) on the Use and Applications for PNT
Ms. Sharafat Gadimova, Scientific Affairs Officer, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, Vienna
3:35 – 3:55
GNSS for the Developing World
Collaborations for Scientific Exploration and Applications with Societal Benefits
Dr. Patricia Doherty, Director of the Institute for Scientific Research at Boston College
3:55 – 4:15
Augmenting GPS with PNT from Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Dr. Peter Iannucci, Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin
4:15 – 4:35
Ensuring PNT Robustness, Resiliency, & Interoperability
Galileo Signal Authentication services & Anti-Spoof Techniques
Dr. Oscar Pozzobon, President, Qascom
4:35 – 4:55
Interoperable GNSS Space Service Volume (SSV)
Update on European Space Agency (ESA) Activities
Dr. Werner Enderle, Head of Navigation Office, Ground Systems Engineering Department, ESA
4:55 – 5:15
Advancing Space Use of GNSS to Cislunar Space & Beyond
Dr. Ben Ashman, Deputy PNT Policy Lead, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
5:15 – 5:30
Recap of Presentation Highlights & Closing Thoughts: Action Items & Deliberation Preparation for Nov 21
All members, led by Chairs
8:30 – 8:35
BOARD CONVENES
Call to Order
Mr. James J. Miller, Executive Director, National Space-Based
PNT Advisory Board, NASA Headquarters
8:35 – 10:35
PNT Board Roundtable Feedback & Deliberations
Preliminary Findings, Recommendations, & Work Plan
All members, led by Chairs
10:50 – 12:05
Representative & International Updates & Perspectives:
- Dr. Gerhard Beutler (Switzerland): Galileo and its Outage in July 2019
from the IGS-MGEX Perspective - Dr. Sergio Camacho-Lara (Mexico)
- Ms. Ann Ciganer (GPS Innovation Alliance)
- Mr. Matt Higgins (Australia): Positioning Australia
- Dr. Refaat M. Rashad (Egypt)
12:05 – 12:30
Closing Thoughts, Next Steps, Schedule
All members, led by Chairs
12:30 – 1:00
LUNCH — Working as needed