IISC CHARTER

International Information Subcommittee Charter

1. Introduction

The Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) has existed since 1987 to promote the exchange of information about the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) among the worldwide civil user community. The U.S. Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy chairs the CGSIC. The Deputy Chair is the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center. The CGSIC has several Sub-committees.

2. Objectives

1. To provide an open international forum to collect and exchange information concerning GPS user needs, suggesting courses of action to the Chair of the CGSIC on subjects of concern to the international community.
2. To identify the needs of nations for GPS information and distribution methods.
3. To respond to requests and concerns submitted by the international civil user community, and to forward issues to the Chair of the CGSIC.
4. To conduct international GPS information studies on civil user needs as requested by the Chair of the CGSIC.
5. To maintain a list of active Points of Contact (POC) in nations and international organizations, as required, who support CGSIC activities.
6. To effectively support the CGSIC’s role under the Interagency GPS Executive Board.

3. Definitions

1. Information "exchange" consists of exchanging all forms of GPS information, including, but not limited to, information:
1. Released internationally by the USA as the GPS service provider,
2. Provided to the USA by user communities as "feed-back",
3. Consisting of questions and answers related to GPS arising from problems that might be encountered from time to time.

2. "Common Needs" refers to those civilian governmental, institutional, educational and private agencies, and excludes all requirements arising from defense considerations.
3. "GPS information" consists of all forms of information about GPS, including but not limited to:
1. Operational GPS status information, as provided by the US Department of Defense;
2. GPS system information
3. GPS applications information
4. GPS Augmentations and complements.

4. "Distribution Methods" consist of all forms of distribution, but not limited to, conventional mail, telephone services, and computer data links.

4. Sub-Committee Structure

1. The Sub-Committee is formed by the US Department of Transportation Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC).
2. The Subcommittee is entitled the "International Information Sub-Committee" (IISC).
3. The Sub-Committee will have a Chair and a representative number of Vice-Chairs, and may appoint additional officials or working groups at its own discretion.
4. IISC is an open committee and participation in Sub-committee meetings by any individual or representative of any nation or international organization is encouraged.

5. Sub-Committee Guidelines

1. The work of this Sub-Committee is to be coordinated with that of other CGSIC Subcommittees
2. Meeting reports are to be distributed via the US Coast Guard Navigation Center, which acts as the CGSIC Secretariat.
3. The Sub-Committee will maintain a list of points of contact in nations and international organizations, and make this list openly available, including posting them through the CGSIC Secretariat.
4. The Sub-Committee may arrange its own separate meetings at any time and place as announced.
5. The IISC membership in attendance at the meeting where an election is held will vote to elect/approve the IISC Chair. Elections will be announced though the CGSIC Secretariat sixty days prior to an election. Regional Vice-Chairs will be nominated by the IISC Chair and individually invited by the CGSIC Chair.
6. The Sub-Committee officials will meet prior to each CGSIC meeting.
7. The Sub-Comittee may arrange for presentations on the other satellite based systems impacting on the use of GPS.