Overview of System Architectural Implications of Third Party Liability and Government Indemnification for Global Positioning System Augmentation

J. Roland Copeland

Abstract:	As GPS becomes more accurate through augmentation, and as users become more reliant on this increased accuracy, there is a potential for increased liability exposure to third party damages associated with actual or perceived system failures and inaccuracies. These damages may be associated with air, maritime or land transportation failures. They may be associated with telecommunications and computer network failures resulting from GPS timing inaccuracies. And they may be associated with a variety of other accidents and losses based on GPS usage, including some that are not yet contemplated. The allocation of this third party liability risk between governments, service providers, manufacturers and users appears to be an important factor in evaluating alternative system architectures.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1999 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 25 - 27, 1999 Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	65 - 74
Cite this article:	Copeland, J. Roland, "Overview of System Architectural Implications of Third Party Liability and Government Indemnification for Global Positioning System Augmentation," Proceedings of the 1999 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 1999, pp. 65-74.
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