NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 3 The Quarterly Newsletter of The Institute of Navigation Fall 2004 INSIDE GPS- Flight GLONASS Records Cooperation And The Speed Of GPS Dr. Charles R. Cahn, Page 10 ION Funds Development of NovAtel Flight Recorder System for NAA By Trevor Brophy ussia and the United States have signed ilots of all experience levels and disci- Ra joint statement that said that both Pplines go to the National Aeronautics sides intend to cooperate on matters of civil Association of America (NAA) when they want satellite-based navigation. recognition for flying faster, higher or longer The State Department’s statement said, than other pilots. The NAA sanctions numer- “Delegations of the United States and the ous record-attempts by pilots wishing to set ION GNSS 2004, Page 10 Russian Federation met in Washington national or world records for aircraft travel. D.C. on December 9-10, 2004, to continue Speed records can be set over distances as Features discussions on matters relating to GPS and short as 3km to as long as around the world. New GPS Space Policy Announced 2 GLONASS cooperation.” Now, with the help of NovAtel Inc’s GPS The Aviation GNSS Receiver . .4 “Both sides reiterated their commitment expertise, the 3km speed record can be veri- Lunar Navigation . .6 to continuing these talks and reaffirmed that fied using an extremely accurate GPS receiver ION GNSS 2004 . 9-11 the United States and the Russian Federation placed on the record-hopeful aircraft. Departments intend to continue to provide the GPS and The 3km low-elevation record is consid- Reaching Out . 3 GLONASS civil signals appropriate for com- ered by some to be the most prestigious of the mercial, scientific and safety of life use on records. Over such distances, aircrafts reach Calendar . 3 a continuous, worldwide basis, free of direct speeds of several hundreds of km/h. Pilots Portney’s Corner Age of Maturity . 7 user fees.” must navigate their planes up and down a The statement also said that both sides 3km course and two 1km approach zones From the ION Historian MK2 MOD6 SINS History . 8 intend to establish working groups on mat- four times as shown in Figure 1. During the ters of development and use of GLONASS and flight, the plane must stay within a 200m GNSS Around the Globe News in Brief, Section News, GPS and their respective augmentations and wide corridor and cannot rise more than Launches, and more . 12–15 that both sides will start preliminary negotia- 150m above the ground while in the course. RTCA Corner . 17 tions on an agreement for GPS-GLONASS cooperation. Timing continued on page 16 The Institute of Navigation • 3975 University Drive, Suite 390 • Fairfax, Virginia 22030 The Purpose of The ION® CALENDAR The Institute of Navigation, founded in 1945, reaching out! is a nonprofit professional society dedicated JANUARY 2005 to the advancement of the art and science 24–26: ION National Technical of navigation. It serves a diverse com- Meeting, San Diego, California GPS Monument Installed munity including those interested in air, Contact: The ION space, marine, land navigation and position Tel: +1 703-383-9688 determination. Although basically a national Fax: +1 703-383-9689 he President authorized a new GPS internationally accepted positioning, naviga- organization, its membership is worldwide, Web: www.ion.org at Maryland High School and it is affiliated Tnational policy on Dec. 8 that establishes tion, and timing services; and (6) promote with the International Association of guidance and implementation actions for U.S. technological leadership in applications APRIL 2005 nder an agreement between Peter Cahall, principal of the Watkins Mill High School Institutes of Navigation. 12–14: International space-based positioning, navigation, and involving space-based positioning, naviga- in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and ION Washington, D.C. Section Chair Jim Doherty, the 2004-05 National Symposium on Certification U timing programs, augmentations, and activi- tion, and timing services. To achieve this Section’s Stipend Steering Committee (SSC) installed a GPS monument on the hillside over- Executive Committee of Galileo System & Service ties for U.S. national and homeland security, goal, the United States Government will: President: Dr. Penina Axelrad (CERGAL 2005), Braunschweig, looking the football field of Watkins Mill High School. civil, scientific, and commercial purposes. • Provide uninterrupted access to U.S. Executive Vice President: James Doherty Germany Students in the Earth science class of instructor Erol Miller will use the monument to cali- The policy provides guidance for: (1) space-based global, precise positioning, navi- Treasurer: John Clark Contact: The German Institute of brate the accuracy of the Garmin GPS 72 and 76 receivers which they used last year and will development, acquisition, operation, sus- gation, and timing services for U.S. and allied Eastern Region Vice President: Navigation use this year in the “Survey your football field” activity. When SSC member Franck Boynton Tel: +49-(0) 228-20197-0 tainment and modernization of the Global national security systems and capabilities Dr. John Raquet has surveyed the monument, its coordinates in datums of WGS 84, NAD27, NAD83 and the Western Region Vice President: Fax: +49-(0) 228-20197-19 Positioning System and U.S.-developed, owned through the Global Positioning System, with- Maryland Grid will be posted on the school web site together with the method of survey. The John Lavrakas Web: www.dgon.de and/or operated systems used to augment out being dependent on foreign positioning, Satellite Division Chair: survey measurement data will be preserved for use by students. Using a $2,500 stipend from or otherwise improve the Global Positioning navigation, and timing services; Dr. Elizabeth Cannon MAY 2005 the ION Council in FY04, the SSC bought twelve GPS receivers and ten books for activities to System and/or other space-based positioning, • Provide on a continuous, worldwide Immediate Past President: Larry Hothem 23–25: The 12th St. Petersburg interest high school students in the art and science of navigation. navigation, and timing signals; (2) develop- basis civil space-based, positioning, naviga- International Conference How to Reach The ION on Integrated Navigation ment, deployment, sustainment, and modern- tion, and timing services free of direct user Telephone: 703-383-9688 Systems, St. Petersburg, Russia ization of capabilities to protect U.S. and allied fees for civil, commercial, and scientific uses, Facsimile: 703-383-9689 Contact: Dr. George T. Schmidt 1 2 3 access to and use of the Global Positioning and for homeland security through the Global Web site: http://www.ion.org Tel: +1 617-258-3841 System for national, homeland, and economic Positioning System and its augmentations, E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] security, and to deny adversaries access to and provide open, free access to information ION National Office Web: www.elektropribor.spb.ru any space-based positioning, navigation, and necessary to develop and build equipment to 3975 University Drive, Suite 390 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 JUNE 2005 timing services; and (3) foreign access to the use these services; 27–29: The ION 61st. Annual Global Positioning System and United States • Improve capabilities to deny hostile Meeting; Royal Sonesta Hotel, Government augmentations, and interna- use of any space-based positioning, naviga- Cambridge, Massachusetts tional cooperation with foreign space-based tion, and timing services, without unduly and systems based on the Global Positioning Contact: The ION 4 positioning, navigation, and timing services, disrupting civil and commercial access to civil System. Seek to ensure that foreign space- Tel: +1 703-383-9688 Fax: +1 703-383-9689 1. The hole that Franck dug. including augmentations. positioning, navigation, and timing services based positioning, navigation, and timing Web: www.ion.org 2. 4-foot reinforcing bars. outside an area of military operations, or for systems are interoperable with the civil ser- 3. Terry mixing and mixing The Goal homeland security purposes; vices of the Global Positioning System and its JULY 2005 4. Montgomery County Public The fundamental goal is to ensure that the • Improve the performance of space-based augmentations in order to benefit civil, com- 19–22: The European School’s GPS Monument United States maintains space-based posi- positioning, navigation, and timing services, mercial, and scientific users worldwide. At a Navigation Conference GNSS Marker No. 1. tioning, navigation, and timing services, including more robust resistance to interfer- minimum, seek to ensure that foreign systems 2005, Munich, Germany Contact: The German Institute of augmentation, back-up, and service denial ence for, and consistent with, U.S. and allied are compatible with the Global Positioning Navigation Install team below, left to right: David Winfield, Below: Field house and capabilities that: (1) provide uninterrupted national security purposes, homeland security, System and its augmentations and address Tel: +49-(0) 228-20197-0 Franck Boynton, and Terry McGurn GPS monument marker. availability of positioning, navigation, and and civil, commercial, and scientific users mutual security concerns with foreign provid- Fax: +49-(0) 228-20197-19 timing services; (2) meet growing national, worldwide; ers to prevent hostile use of space-based posi- Web: www.enc-gnss2005.com homeland, economic security, and civil • Maintain the Global