CGSIC 49th Meeting 
          Summary Report

CGSIC 49th Meeting Summary Report (including presentations)

Hilton Garden Inn Midtown
Savannah, Georgia
21-22 September 2009

CGSIC 49th Meeting 
          Summary Report

Monday, 21 September 2009

08:00 Registration

Session I

[01] 09:00 Welcome/ Opening – Karen VanDyke, Department of Transportation RITA, Chair, CGSIC
[02] 09:05 Meeting Overview – CAPT Ed Thiedeman, NAVCEN, Deputy Chair
[03] 09:15 U.S. National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee – Lt Col Scott Boushell, U.S. National Coordination Office for Space Based PNT
[04] 09:40 GPS Program Update – Col. Dave Madden, U.S. Air Force GPS Wing
[05] 10:05 GPS Constellation Status and Performance – 1st Lt. Dan Boyd, U.S. Air Force, 2SOPS (requires Microsoft 2007 compatibility pack)

10:30 Break

[06] 10:45 GAO Report – Col. Dave Madden, U.S. Air Force Space Command
[07] 11:10 Worldwide GNSS Interoperability – Alice Wong, U.S. State Department
[08] 11:35 Update on U. S. Interference Detection & Mitigation Plan (IDM) – John Merrill, DHS (requires Microsoft 2007 compatibility pack)
[8A] Civil GNSS Signal/Service Monitoring - Karen Van Dyke
12:00 Q/A Panel (Presenters) Looking for a good panel topic

12:30 Break for Lunch

Session II

[09] 14:00 WAAS and LAAS Program Status – Leo Eldridge, DOT FAA, GNSS Program Manager
[10] 14:20 SVN-49 Signal Anomaly –Tom Stansell, Consultant to GPS Wing
[11] 14:40 In Anticipation of Solar Max – Joe Kunches, NOAA Boulder, Colorado
[12] 15:00 Resilient PNT: Today's Requirement – Dr. Sally Basker, UK General Lighthouse Authority.
[13] 15:20 User Concerns, GPS World Audience Survey - Alan Cameron, GPS World
[14] 15:40 User Perspectives on GPS – Glen Gibbons, Inside GNSS
[15] 16:00
16:20 Q/A Panel (Presenters)

16:30 Break

16:45 Subcommittee Reports

[16] Report from International Subcommittee – John Wilde, DW International
[17] Report from Timing Subcommittee - Dr. Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM
[18] Report from U.S. States and Localities Subcommittee - Rudy Persaud, FHWA
[19] Report from Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Subcommittee - Richard Snay, NGS

17:30 End of Meeting Day

Tuesday, 22 September 2009

08:15 Registration

Concurrent Sessions: International and U.S. States and Localities

International Session – John Wilde, Chair,ISC

[20] 09:00 Introduction – Karen VanDyke, DOT RITA, CGSIC Chair
[21] 09:05 Welcome – John Wilde, Chair, ISC
[22] 09:10 The GLAs' e-Navigation programme" - Dr Sally Basker and Dr Nick Ward, UK General Lighthouse Authorities
[23] 09:30 GRACE and G-STEP; Fostering GNSS and GMES Developments – Prof. Terry Moore
[24A] 09:50 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Maurren Walker
[24B] The Impact of NANUs on RAIM Prediction - John Wilde, Chair, ISC

10:10 Break

[25] 10:40 The Basic Plan for the Space Development and Utilization of the QZSS – Mr Hiroaki Maeda, Japan GPS Council
[26] 11:00 PBN and APV Implementation in Australia – Mr Dirk Noordewier, CASA, Australia
[27] 11:20 GNSS in Australia; and Overview – Mr Peter Ramm, Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne (requires Microsoft 2007 compatibility pack)


Concurrent session:

U.S. States and Localities Session – Rudy Persaud, Federal Highway Administration, Chair

[29] 08:30 Introduction – Capt Edwin Thiedeman, NAVCEN, Deputy Chair
[30] 08:35 Welcome – Rudy Persaud, USDOT/FHWA, Chair USSLS
[31] 08:40 Nationwide Differential GPS - Capabilities and Potential – Timothy Klein, NDGPS Coordinator
[32] 09:05 “Statewide Reference Station Networks: Beyond Surveying.” – James Stowell, Canary System, Inc.
[33] 09:30 “RTK Networks: What? Why? Where?” – Eric Gakstatter, GPS World Magazine
[33A] Using WAAS for Sub-meter Mapping - Eric Gakstatter, GPS World Magazine
[34] 09:55 Real Time Networking – Scott Harris, Florida DOT

10:20 Break

[35] 10:35 “Asset Management and Invasive Species Management” – Joseph White, Maryland State Highway Administration
[36] 11:00 Real Time Networking – Samuel Mark Beach, Southwest FL Water Management District
[36B] NGS RTM Guidelines: Planning & Design
[37] 11:25 NDGPS and Digital Photography – DeLane R. Meier, North Dakota DOT (requires Microsoft 2007 compatibility pack)
[37A] Birds in the air
[38] 11:50 HA-NDGPS update – Jim Arnold, USDOT/FHWA
12:15 Closing Remarks, Rudy Persaud Chair

12:30 Session End

Afternoon

Concurrent Sessions: Timing And CORS User Forum

Timing Session – Dr. Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM, Chair
Co-Chair: Victor Zhang, NIST

[39] 14:00 Introduction – Wlodzimierz Lewandowski, BIPM
[40] 14:20 Report from NIST – Victor Zhang, NIST (requires Microsoft 2007 compatibility pack)
[41] 14:50 Report from USNO – Demetrios Matsakis, USNO
[41A] Report on possible revision of the UTC time scale - Ron Beard Chair

15:20 Break

[42] 15:40 Why leap seconds are difficult to get right for an equipment vendor – Sam Stein, Symmetricom, Inc.(requires Microsoft 2007 compatibility pack)
[43] 16:00 Time and Navigation Exhibition at the Smithsonian: An Update – Carlene E. Stephens, National Museum of American History - to be confirmed
16:20 Discussion

17:20 Session End

Concurrent Session

Surveying, Mapping, and Geosciences Session- Chair, Richard Snay, National Geodetic Survey


[44] 13:30 Welcome: Richard Snay, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey

[45] 13:35 CORS/OPUS: Overview and Status: Giovanni Sella, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey

[46] 13:50 PANEL SESSION: Guidelines for Real Time GNSS Networks (RTN)

A. Site Considerations - Dan Martin, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey
B. Planning & Design - Gavin Schrock, Washington State Reference Network
C. Administration - Gary Thompson, North Carolina Geodetic Survey
D. Best Methods for Users - Bill Henning, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (requires Microsoft 2007 compatibility pack)

14:50 Break

15:05 Question & Answer Session with Speakers

[47] 15:50 Interactive Sessions within Small Discussion Groups
Group 1. CORS/OPUS
Group 2. RTN Site Considerations and RTN Planning & Design
Group 3. RTN Administration and RTN Best Practices for Users

17:00 End of Forum