National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board; Meeting

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, and the President's 2004 U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board.

DATES:

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, December 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Local Time.

ADDRESSES:

Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach, 300 North Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, California 90277.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. James J. Miller, Executive Director, PNT Advisory Board, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-4417, fax (202) 358-4297, or jj.miller@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. Visitors will be requested to sign a visitor's register. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

• Update on U.S. Space-Based PNT Policy and Global Positioning System (GPS) modernization.
• Prioritize current and planned GPS capabilities and services while assessing future PNT architecture alternatives with a focus on affordability.
• Examine methods in which to Protect, Toughen, and Augment (PTA) access to GPS/Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) services in key domains for multiple user sectors.
• Assess economic impacts of GPS on the United States and in select international regions, with a consideration towards effects of potential PNT service disruptions if radio spectrum interference is introduced.
• Review the potential benefits, perceived vulnerabilities, and any proposed regulatory constraints to accessing foreign Radio Navigation Satellite Service (RNSS) signals in the United States and subsequent impacts on multi-GNSS receiver markets.
• Explore opportunities for enhancing the interoperability of GPS with other emerging international GNSS.
• Examine emerging trends and requirements for PNT services in U.S. and international fora through PNT Advisory Board technical assessments, including back-up services for terrestrial, maritime, aviation, and space users.

It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.