U. S. Coast Guard GPS Information Center (GPSIC) and Its Function Within the Civil GPS Service (CGS)

G. Thomas Gunther, Luann Brandt

Abstract:	In 1987, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) formally requested that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) take responsibility for providing an office that would respond to nonmilitary user needs for GPS information, data, and assistance. DOT accepted and, in February 1989, named the Coast Guard as their lead a U.S. 8 ency for the project. Since that time, the oast Guard has worked with the U.S. Space Command to develop requirements and implement a plan for providing the requested interface with the civil GPS community. The Civil GPS Service (CGS) consists of four main elements: the GPS Information Center (GPSIC) which provides GPS status information to civilian users of the system; the PPS Program Office (PPSPO) will administer the program allowin ii qualified civil users to have access to the PP signal; the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) which was established to identify civil GPS user technical information needs in support of the CGS program; and the Coast Guard’s Differential GPS (DGPS) Project. This paper will provide details about the services these organizations provide.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1992) June 29 - 1, 1992 ANA Westin Hotel Dayton, OH
Pages:	209 - 218
Cite this article:	Gunther, G. Thomas, Brandt, Luann, "U. S. Coast Guard GPS Information Center (GPSIC) and Its Function Within the Civil GPS Service (CGS)," Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1992), Dayton, OH, June 1992, pp. 209-218.
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