Bush people announce they may end GPS.

On 16 Dec 2004 08:07:22 -0800, wrote:

Bush people announce they may end GPS.


I am not sure where this is coming from. You might want to read "U.S.
Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy"

http://www.ostp.gov/html/FactSheetSP...TIONTIMING.pdf

I skimmed it. The following statement seems to indicate a contrary
direction to the one you posted.

"The United States must continue to improve and maintain the Global
Positioning System, augmentations, and backup capabilities to meet
growing national, homeland, and economic security requirements, for
civil requirements, and to meet commercial and scientific demands."

There was also a joint Russian-American release:

"Both sides reiterated their commitment to continuing these talks and
reaffirmed that the United States and the Russian Federation intend to
continue to provide the GPS and GLONASS civil signals appropriate for
commercial, scientific and safety of life use on a continuous,
worldwide basis, free of direct user fees."

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2004/39748.htm

Actually thanks for the posting - it got me to search out who is
responsible for GPS.

Jack

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wrote:
Bush people announce they may end GPS.


No they didn't. They announced plans for temporarily shutting down parts
of it in case of an emergency. (Something they've always been able to
do.) They're also going to make the system more resistant to jamming.
They're calling it "critical infrastructure". Where did you get they
idea that they were going to end it?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ing_satellites

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Jack Dale wrote:
On 16 Dec 2004 08:07:22 -0800, wrote:

Bush people announce they may end GPS.


I am not sure where this is coming from. You might want to read
"U.S.
Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy"


http://www.ostp.gov/html/FactSheetSP...TIONTIMING.pdf

I skimmed it. The following statement seems to indicate a contrary
direction to the one you posted.

"The United States must continue to improve and maintain the Global
Positioning System, augmentations, and backup capabilities to meet
growing national, homeland, and economic security requirements, for
civil requirements, and to meet commercial and scientific demands."

There was also a joint Russian-American release:

"Both sides reiterated their commitment to continuing these talks and
reaffirmed that the United States and the Russian Federation intend
to
continue to provide the GPS and GLONASS civil signals appropriate for
commercial, scientific and safety of life use on a continuous,
worldwide basis, free of direct user fees."

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2004/39748.htm

Actually thanks for the posting - it got me to search out who is
responsible for GPS.

Jack

__________________________________________________
Jack Dale
Swiftsure Sailing Academy
Director/ISPA and CYA Instructor
http://www.swiftsuresailing.com
__________________________________________________
What I read was on MSNBVC news this morning.

wrote:
....

What I read was on MSNBVC news this morning.


What MSNBC (and many others) reported was the "President Bush has
ordered plans for temporarily disabling" GPS. You claimed "they may end
GPS."

Most people would think these are different statements.

Have you any idea what "temporary" means in governmentees?

wrote:
Have you any idea what "temporary" means in governmentees?


Have you any idea how dependent some applications have become on GPS?
They may be able to turn it off, or even degrade it, but they can't
"end" it.

New airplanes are shipping with GPS systems that replace ground based
ILS for precision landing. I'm not sure where the FAA approval stands
on that, but it will be the standard for the future. All sorts of
transportation businesses are using GPS to track trucks, etc. Rescue
vehicles are becoming dependent. Rental cars, OnStar, the list goes on.

Subject: Ending GPS?
From:
Date: 12/16/2004 8:07 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: .com

Bush people announce they may end GPS.

Read the article again, slower this time

They're also going to make the system more resistant to jamming.

That's a lot of lip service. Realistic methods of making it more resistant
to jamming carry astronomical price tags.

Maybe this is just my own personal read, but doesn't this sound like
sabre-rattling at the EU's Magellan project more than anything else?
Especially since the initial test satellite is scheduled to be launched in
October.

And where has DGPS gone?

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