All CGSIC: 2018 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum In June, the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate announced the 2018 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum. The meeting will be held on 12 September at the TASC/Engility facility in El Segundo, CA, and will also be available through teleconference. The purpose of this meeting is to update the public on GPS public document revisions and collect issues/comments for analysis […]

All CGSIC, National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board (PNT Board) Meeting (Teleconference)  In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, and the President’s 2004 U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced an intersession meeting of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board. The […]

All CGSIC, 58th Civil GPS Service Interface Committee Meeting Scheduled for 24-25 September 58th Civil GPS Service Interface Committee Meeting Scheduled for 24-25 September The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) are pleased to announce preparations for the 58th meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC).  The meeting will be conducted September 24-25, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Miami in Miami, […]

All CGSIC, 2018 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum The Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate has announced the 2018 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Public Forum. The meeting will be held at the TASC/Engility facility in El Segundo, CA, and will be available through teleconference. The purpose of this meeting is to update the public on GPS public document revisions and collect issues/comments for analysis and possible […]

All CGSIC, High Horizontal Dilution of Precision 22-23 June 2018 Users of the Global Positioning System (GPS) may experience a short period of high Horizontal Dilution of Precision (HDOP) / Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP) in the locations below at the times indicated due to satellite maintenance (please refer to NANU 2018029, available on our Constellation Status Page). High Dilution of Precision is defined as HDOP in excess of 6. In the vicinity of […]