national positioning navigation and timing architecture

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National Positioning Navigation and Timing Architecture

Civil GPS Service Interface Committee MeetingKaren Van Dyke, DOT/RITA/Volpe Center

Lt Col Patrick Huested, National Security Space Office

15 September 2008

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Overview

• PNT Architecture Background

• Architecture Development

• Guiding Principles

• Recommendations

• Next Steps

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Foundations

RITA

FAA

FHWA

FRA

DOC

NIST

DHS

USCG

DOI

DOS

NCO

NASA

NII

USAF

AFSPC

USA

USMC

USN

USNO

NGA

NSA

STRAT

JS

AT&L/S&T

PBFA

SAF/USA

SMDC

NRL

SMC

JPDO

““NSSO develop a NSSO develop a National PNT National PNT Architecture”Architecture”

““NPCO will NPCO will initiate an effort initiate an effort

with NSSO”with NSSO”

““RITA will lead RITA will lead effort on behalf of effort on behalf of DOT for the civil DOT for the civil

community”community”

ASD/NII MemoASD/NII Memo23-Jan-200623-Jan-2006

ASD/NII MemoASD/NII Memo23-Jan-200623-Jan-2006

NPEC NPEC Action ItemsAction Items26-Jan-200626-Jan-2006

NPEC NPEC Action ItemsAction Items26-Jan-200626-Jan-2006

DOT/RITA DOT/RITA MemoMemo

14-Mar-200614-Mar-2006

DOT/RITA DOT/RITA MemoMemo

14-Mar-200614-Mar-2006

PNT Architecture PNT Architecture TORTOR

11-Jul-200611-Jul-2006

PNT Architecture PNT Architecture TORTOR

11-Jul-200611-Jul-2006

More Effective & Efficient PNT and an Evolutionary More Effective & Efficient PNT and an Evolutionary Path for Government Provided Systems & ServicesPath for Government Provided Systems & Services

More Effective & Efficient PNT and an Evolutionary More Effective & Efficient PNT and an Evolutionary Path for Government Provided Systems & ServicesPath for Government Provided Systems & Services

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Primary Objective

Near & Mid Term Near & Mid Term Decisions Guided Decisions Guided

by Architectureby Architecture

Near & Mid Term Near & Mid Term Decisions Guided Decisions Guided

by Architectureby Architecture

Based on Based on Long Term Long Term

VisionVision

Based on Based on Long Term Long Term

VisionVision

Without Without Enterprise Enterprise

Architecture Architecture StrategyStrategy

Without Without Enterprise Enterprise

Architecture Architecture StrategyStrategy

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Should-Be Should-Be ArchitectureArchitecture

Evolved Evolved Baseline Baseline

(EBL)(EBL)

As-Is As-Is ArchitectureArchitecture System EmphasisSystem Emphasis

ArchitectureArchitectureEmphasisEmphasis

NowNow 5 Years5 Years 10 Years10 Years 15 Years15 Years 20 Years20 Years

“…“…provide more effective and efficient PNT capabilities focused onprovide more effective and efficient PNT capabilities focused on the 2025 timeframe and an evolutionary path for government the 2025 timeframe and an evolutionary path for government provided systems and services.” provided systems and services.” -- Terms of Reference-- Terms of Reference

“…“…provide more effective and efficient PNT capabilities focused onprovide more effective and efficient PNT capabilities focused on the 2025 timeframe and an evolutionary path for government the 2025 timeframe and an evolutionary path for government provided systems and services.” provided systems and services.” -- Terms of Reference-- Terms of Reference

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Scope

Military

Homeland

Security

Civil

Commercial

Space

Air

Surface

Sub-Surface

Location Based Services

Tracking

Survey

Scientific

Recreation

Transportation

Machine Control

Agriculture

Weapons

Orientation

Communications and Timing

GNSS

GNSS

Augmentation

Terrestrial

NAVAIDS

Onboard /

User Equip

Networks

Military

Civil

Commercial

International

USERS DOMAIN MISSIONS PROVIDERSSOURCES

Broad Scope Required Innovative Approaches and Focused Analysis Efforts

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Primary PNT Gaps

• Gaps primarily drawn from military’s PNT Joint Capabilities Document, with additions and modifications from parallel civil community documents and discussions

– Operations in Physically Impeded Environments

– Operations in Electromagnetically Impeded Environments

– Higher accuracy with integrity

– Notification of Hazardously Misleading Info (Integrity)

– High Altitude/Space Position and Orientation

– Geospatial information - access to improved GIS data (regarding intended path of travel)

– Insufficient modeling capability

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Cumulative Process

Data GatheringData GatheringConcept DevelopmentConcept Development

Analysis & AssessmentAnalysis & Assessment

Needs & Gaps

Environment, Technology& Evolved Baseline

Community InvolvementCommunity InvolvementArchitecture Development Team,

Subject Matter Experts,Small Working Groups

& Industry

Trade Space, Features & Architectures

Analytical Framework

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VVECTORECTORInterchangeable SolutionsInterchangeable Solutions

VVECTORECTORInterchangeable SolutionsInterchangeable Solutions

VVISIONISIONUS Leadership in Global PNTUS Leadership in Global PNT

VVISIONISIONUS Leadership in Global PNTUS Leadership in Global PNT

Guiding Principles

SSTRATEGYTRATEGYGreater Common DenominatorGreater Common Denominator

SSTRATEGYTRATEGYGreater Common DenominatorGreater Common Denominator

VVECTORECTORMultiple PhenomenologiesMultiple Phenomenologies

VVECTORECTORMultiple PhenomenologiesMultiple Phenomenologies

VVECTORECTORSynergy of PNT & CommunicationsSynergy of PNT & Communications

VVECTORECTORCooperative Organizational StructuresCooperative Organizational Structures

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US Leadership in Global PNTUS Leadership in Global PNTUS Leadership in Global PNTUS Leadership in Global PNT

Vision

• Based on a foundation of national policy

• Efficiently develop and field the best technologies and systems (e.g. cost, schedule, acceptable risks, user impact)

• Promulgate stable policies (commitment to funding, commitment to performance, advanced notice of change, etc)

• Foster innovation through competition within the commercial sector

• Ensure robust and enduring inter-agency coordination and cooperation

• Maximize the practical use of military, civil, commercial and foreign systems and technologies

• Judiciously develop and apply standards and best practices

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Strategy

• Recommendations

– Maintain GPS as a cornerstone of the National PNT Architecture

– Monitor PNT signals to verify service levels, observe environmental effects, detect anomalies, and identify signal interference for near real-time dissemination

– Transition or divest US GNSS augmentation assets that are unnecessarily redundant after capability is available from GPS modernization or other methods

– Continue to investigate methods to provide high-accuracy-with-integrity solutions for safety-of-life applications

– Develop a national approach to protect military PNT advantage

The US can Best Achieve Efficiency and Effectiveness The US can Best Achieve Efficiency and Effectiveness through a Greater Common Denominator Approachthrough a Greater Common Denominator Approach

The US can Best Achieve Efficiency and Effectiveness The US can Best Achieve Efficiency and Effectiveness through a Greater Common Denominator Approachthrough a Greater Common Denominator Approach

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Vector: Multiple Phenomenologies

• Recommendations– Encourage appropriate development and employment of equipment that integrates

information from diverse sources and information paths

– Assess the potential for the use of foreign PNT systems for safety-of-life applications and critical infrastructure users and, as appropriate, develop clear standards and criteria for their use

– Continue military PNT exclusive use policy while studying development of capabilities to enable military use of other signals

– Promote standards for PNT pseudolites and beacons to facilitate interchangeability and avoid interference

– Study evolution of space-based and terrestrial PNT capabilities to support diversity in PNT sources and information paths

– Ensure critical infrastructure precise time and time interval users have access to and take advantage of multiple available sources

1111Use Multiple Phenomenologies to the Use Multiple Phenomenologies to the

Maximum Extent Practical to Ensure Robust AvailabilityMaximum Extent Practical to Ensure Robust Availability

Use Multiple Phenomenologies to the Use Multiple Phenomenologies to the Maximum Extent Practical to Ensure Robust AvailabilityMaximum Extent Practical to Ensure Robust Availability

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Vector: Interchangeable Solutions

• Recommendations

– Use participation in international PNT-related activities to promote the interchangeability of PNT sources while assuring compatibility

– Evolve standards, calibration techniques, and reference frames to support future accuracy and integrity needs

– Identify and develop common standards that meet users’ needs for PNT information exchange, assurance and protection

– Establish common standards that meet users’ needs for the depiction of position information for local and regional operations

2222Strive for Interchangeable Solutions to Strive for Interchangeable Solutions to

Enhance Efficiency and Exploit Source DiversityEnhance Efficiency and Exploit Source Diversity

Strive for Interchangeable Solutions to Strive for Interchangeable Solutions to Enhance Efficiency and Exploit Source DiversityEnhance Efficiency and Exploit Source Diversity

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Vector: Synergy of PNT & Communications

• Recommendation

– Identify and evaluate methods, standards and potential capabilities for fusion of PNT with communications

3333Pursue, where Appropriate, Fusion of PNT with Pursue, where Appropriate, Fusion of PNT with New and Evolving Communications CapabilitiesNew and Evolving Communications Capabilities

Pursue, where Appropriate, Fusion of PNT with Pursue, where Appropriate, Fusion of PNT with New and Evolving Communications CapabilitiesNew and Evolving Communications Capabilities

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Vector: Cooperative Organizational Structures

• Recommendations

– Develop a national PNT coordination process

– Identify and leverage centers of excellence for PNT phenomenology and applications

– Define, develop, sustain, and manage a PNT modeling and simulation core analytical framework

4444Promote Interagency Coordination & Cooperation to Promote Interagency Coordination & Cooperation to Ensure the Necessary levels of Information SharingEnsure the Necessary levels of Information Sharing

Promote Interagency Coordination & Cooperation to Promote Interagency Coordination & Cooperation to Ensure the Necessary levels of Information SharingEnsure the Necessary levels of Information Sharing

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Recommendation Tree

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StrategyStrategy

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Synergy of PNT & Synergy of PNT & CommunicationsCommunications

Cooperative Cooperative Organizational Organizational

StructuresStructures

GPS – An GPS – An Architecture Architecture CornerstoneCornerstone

Augmentation Augmentation Transition Transition

OpportunitiesOpportunities

PNT Signal PNT Signal Monitoring & Monitoring &

DisseminationDissemination

Multiple Multiple PhenomenologiesPhenomenologies

Interchangeable Interchangeable SolutionsSolutions

Standards & Standards & Reference FramesReference Frames

Grids & Grids & Coordinate Coordinate SystemsSystems

Info Exchange, Info Exchange, Assurance & Assurance &

ProtectionProtection

Interchangeability Interchangeability with Foreign PNT with Foreign PNT

SourcesSources

Integrated User Integrated User EquipmentEquipment

Civil Use of Civil Use of Foreign PNTForeign PNT

US Military Use of US Military Use of Non-Military Non-Military

SignalsSignals

Evolution of PNT Evolution of PNT CapabilitiesCapabilities

Synergy of PNT & Synergy of PNT & CommunicationsCommunications

National PNT National PNT Coordination Coordination

ProcessProcess

Protect Strategic Protect Strategic AdvantageAdvantage

Critical Critical Infrastructure & Infrastructure &

TimeTime

High Accuracy High Accuracy with Integritywith Integrity

US Leadership in Global PNTUS Leadership in Global PNT

The US can Best Achieve Efficiency and Effectiveness through a The US can Best Achieve Efficiency and Effectiveness through a Greater Common Denominator ApproachGreater Common Denominator Approach

PNT Pseudolites PNT Pseudolites & Beacons& Beacons

Phenomenology & Phenomenology & Application Application ChampionsChampions

Modeling & Modeling & Simulation Simulation FrameworkFramework

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1212

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77

66

99

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ImplementationImplementation

ImplementationImplementation

CY2008

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

IPR IPR AIM AIM

Transition PlanningTransition PlanningTransition PlanningTransition Planning

AGM AGM

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On-GoingOn-GoingProcessProcess

Architecture Effort and Schedule

ArchitectureArchitectureDevelopmentDevelopment

TransitionTransitionPlanningPlanning





A Plan to Achieve the Should-Be Architecture

is Produced & Implementation Begins

Effort Re-Examines the PNT Environment and Crafts and

Implements the Next 20-Year Should-Be Architecture

The National PNT Architecture Effort Employs an Iterative, Interagency Process to Plan US Leadership in Global PNT

The National PNT Architecture Effort Employs an Iterative, Interagency Process to Plan US Leadership in Global PNT

Should-Be Should-Be ArchitectureArchitectureShould-Be Should-Be

ArchitectureArchitecture

Transition Plan provided to agenciesTransition Plan provided to agencies

v1v1v1v1

Should-Be Should-Be ArchitectureArchitectureShould-Be Should-Be

ArchitectureArchitecture

v2v2v2v2

Effort Repeats--the Next New Should-Be

Architecture is Developed, Planned, and Implemented

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Next Steps

• Workshop(s) to Obtain Public Feedback on Recommendations– First “Industry Day” session in conjunction with the 2008 Institute of Navigation

(ION) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) conference.

• Date: September 16

• Time: 1PM – 4PM, starting with a presentation by NSSO

• Location: Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, Rooms 105 & 106

• Influence update to PNT planning documents– Federal Radionavigation Plan

– Five-Year National Space-Based PNT Plan

• Architecture Transition Plan – Event-based implementation timeline

– Coordinate through Decision Coordination Group members and co-sponsors as appropriate

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Points of Contact

• National Security Space Office

– CAPT Milton Abner

– [email protected]

– Website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/nsso/pnt/pnt.htm

• OASD/NII

– Mr. Ray Swider


• DOT RITA, Volpe Center

– Ms. Karen Van Dyke


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