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On September 23, 2008, the Department of Defense issued a final notice committing to continue supporting codeless/semi-codeless access to the military GPS P(Y) code signals through December 31, 2020. View notice at federalregister.gov The Department …
Public Notice on Continued Support for Semi-Codeless GPS Access Through 2020 Read more »
On September 17, 2008, NOAA awarded eight study contracts for Requirements Set A with a total value of $200,000 to five U.S. companies, including: Iridium (2 contracts, $50,000), to study the feasibility of commercial provision …
Ed Morris of the Office of Space Commercialization delivered this presentation along with Paul Verhoef of the European Commission during a panel discussion on satellite navigation market access issues during the 48th meeting of the …
Working Group B Presentation from CGSIC Savannah Read more »
The governments of the United States and Japan convened a plenary meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on November 10, 2008, to review and discuss matters of importance regarding cooperation in the civil use of GPS and …
2008 Joint Announcement on U.S.-Japan GPS Cooperation Read more »
On August 4, 2008, NOAA issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) for price validation and feasibility studies for the use of commercial services to meet space-based earth and space weather observation requirements. The RFQ describes …
On July 10, 2008, the Office of Space Commercialization co-chaired the second meeting of the U.S.-EU Working Group on Trade and Civil Applications (Working Group B) under the 2004 GPS-Galileo Agreement. View meeting summary at …
The July 2008 edition of GPS World magazine features an interview with Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commercialization. In it, he discusses the government’s plan to transition the users of semi-codeless GPS technology …
GPS World Interview on Semi-Codeless GPS Transition Plan Read more »
In June 2008, Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commercialization participated in a United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) workshop on GNSS applications held in Medellin, Colombia. He delivered a presentation on …
Office of Space Commercialization Director Ed Morris co-authored this published article describing the functions and activities of the National Coordination Office (NCO) for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). The Commerce Department hosts the NCO …
High Frontier Article on the National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT Read more »
On May 16, 2008, the Office of Space Commercialization published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comments on the U.S. government’s plan to phase out codeless and semi-codeless access to GPS by December …
Request for Public Comments on Semi-Codeless Access to GPS Read more »
To facilitate the preparation of responses to the NOAA RFI by interested parties, NOAA hosted an Industry Day at the Department of Commerce. Several dozen industry attendees participated, representing large, medium, and small firms. The …
On December 20, 2007, NOAA posted a Request for Information (RFI) in an effort to identify interested parties capable of providing commercial solutions to meet U.S. government requirements for space-based earth and space weather observations. …
RFI on Commercial Space-Based Earth & Space Weather Observations Read more »
In 2007, the Department of Defense’s National Security Space Office (NSSO) sponsored a major study of the technical, political, and economic feasibility of the space-based solar power (SBSP) concept. The objective was to answer the …
Selective Availability (SA) was an intentional degradation of public GPS signals implemented for national security reasons. In May 2000, at the direction of President Bill Clinton, the U.S government discontinued its use of Selective Availability …
Selective Availability Feature Eliminated from GPS III Satellites Read more »
In 2007, the National Security Space Office (NSSO) and the Air Force partnered with the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to conduct a comprehensive survey of the U.S. space industrial base. The …
Defense Industrial Base Assessment of the U.S. Space Industry Read more »
The governments of the United States and Japan convened a plenary meeting in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2007, to review and discuss matters of importance regarding cooperation in the civil use of GPS and …
2007 Joint Announcement on U.S.-Japan GPS Cooperation Read more »
The Office of Space Commercialization participated in U.S. consultations with the Australian government to establish bilateral cooperation in the civil use of GPS and regional GPS augmentations. View joint statement at GPS.gov
The Office of Space Commercialization prepared a presentation on the “U.S. Government Role in Fostering Commercial GNSS Applications” for the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2007. David Turner of the State Department delivered the presentation on …
Presentation from Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2007 Read more »
On January 16-17, 2007, the Department of Commerce hosted the first meeting of the U.S.-EU Working Group on Trade and Civil Applications (Working Group B) under the auspices of the 2004 GPS-Galileo Agreement. View meeting …
On October 19, 2006, the Office of Space Commercialization and the Space Enterprise Council of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a public workshop on “GIS Capabilities for Civil Government Agencies: Building a Bridge to …
Workshop on GIS Capabilities for Civil Government Agencies Read more »
Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commercialization was a featured speaker at the September 25 meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) in Fort Worth, Texas. His presentation summarized the results of …
Presentation on Economic Benefits of GPS L2C Signal Read more »
Remarks of Edward Morris Director, Office of Space Commercialization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Washington Space Business Roundtable Luncheon Continuity of Business (via satellite) Summit U.S. Chamber of Commerce September 21, …
In July 2006, Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commercialization represented the U.S. government at the GEOBrasil Summit 2006 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He delivered two presentations describing the U.S. GPS program and policy …
The Office of Space Commercialization hired economist Irv Leveson to assess the economic productivity benefits of the new GPS L2C signal being introduced with the GPS Block IIR-M satellites. He published some of his findings in …
Published Article on Economic Benefits of Second Civil GPS Signal Read more »