Table of Contents
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Day 1: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Board Convenes / Mr. James J. Miller .................................................................................................................................... 11
Welcome and Kick-Off / ADM Thad Allen, Chair; Mr. John Stenbit, Deputy Chair; Dr. Bradford Parkinson, 1st Vice-Chair;
Gov. Jim Geringer, 2nd Vice-Chair .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Purpose of U.S. PNTAB: Assuring PNT For All and Exploiting Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for Future
Applications / Dr. Bradford Parkinson .................................................................................................................................... 11
National Coordination Office for Space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing / Mr. Harold (Stormy) Martin ............. 14
Update on Air Force Space Command Reorganization Activities / Lt Gen David Thompson ................................................ 15
GPS Program Status & Modernization Milestones / Lt Col Ken McDougall ......................................................................... 15
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Developments on PNT Resiliency / Dr. Andrew Hansen .................................... 17
DHS S&T PNT Program and Conformance Framework / Mr. Ernest Wong; Ms. Brannan Villee ........................................ 17
The Flip: Robust Timing Applications Using GPS / Dr. Arthur K. Scholz ............................................................................. 18
Introduction to the National Space Council (NSpC) Users’ Advisory Group (UAG) / ADM Jim Ellis ................................. 19
Economic Benefits of the Global Positioning System (GPS) / Dr. Michael P. Gallaher ......................................................... 19
Socio-Economic Studies of GPS / Dr. Irving Leveson .......................................................................................................... 20
Why Wait? / Dr. Yoaz Bar-Sever .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Compatibility of Terrestrial Reference Frames used in GNSS Broadcast Messages / Mr. Stephen Malys ........................... 22
Recent Developments within the International Committee on GNSS (ICG) on the Use and Applications for PNT /
Ms. Sharafat Gadimova .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
GNSS for the Developing World / Dr. Patricia Doherty ......................................................................................................... 23
Augmenting GPS with PNT from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) / Dr. Peter Iannucci .................................................................... 23
Ensuring PNT Robustness, Resiliency, & Interoperability / Dr. Oscar Pozzobon ................................................................. 24
Interoperable GNSS Space Service Volume (SSV) / Dr. Werner Enderle …………………………………………………... 25
Advancing Space Use of GNSS to Cis-lunar Space & Beyond / Dr. Ben Ashman ................................................................ 26
Day 2: Thursday, November 21, 2019 ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Board Reconvenes / Mr. J. J. Miller ........................................................................................................................................ 27
PNT Board Roundtable Feedback & Deliberations / All Members, led by Chairs ................................................................. 27
Way Forward / ADM Thad Allen ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Representative & International Updates & Perspectives: ........................................................................................................ 34
Dr. Gerhard Beutler, Switzerland .................................................................................................................................... 34
Dr. Kurt Zimmerman, GPSIA ......................................................................................................................................... 34
Mr. Matt Higgins, Australia ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Dr. Refaat Rashad, Egypt ................................................................................................................................................ 35
Final Comments / ADM Thad Allen: ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Appendices
Appendix A: Advisory Board Members ................................................................................................................................. 37
Appendix B: List of Presentations .......................................................................................................................................... 38
Appendix C: Sign-In List ........................................................................................................................................................ 39
Appendix D: Acronyms and Definitions ................................................................................................................................. 41