From cy.smith at state.or.us Fri Apr 1 16:31:27 2011 From: cy.smith at state.or.us (SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO) Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:31:27 -0700 Subject: [FIT] FW: Update: GPS threats from FCC's waiver for LightSquared Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06DF0C95@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Hi folks, Ken Bays, Geodetic Control FIT Chair and Lead Geodetic Surveyor for ODOT, provided the following update on the LightSquared/GPS issue that has arisen recently. Please see below. Thanks Ken! cy Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA) Secretary, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC) 503-378-6066 http://gis.oregon.gov From: BAYS Kenneth [mailto:Kenneth.BAYS at odot.state.or.us] Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 1:39 PM To: SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO; HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO; John Minor; Annette dePaz; Lisa Lee; mark.l.armstrong at noaa.gov; WRIGHT Chris; Cael Neathamer; Dan Hoekstra Subject: Update: GPS threats from FCC's waiver for LightSquared As I stated in an earlier E-mail to some of you, the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Executive Committee, www.pnt.gov , was established to manage GPS and related issues in cooperation with other agencies. Last week, the two co-chairs of the PNT Executive Committee, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III, and Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari, weighed in heavily on the LightSquared issue with a March 25 letter sent to FCC Chair Julius Genachowski. The letter stated "active engagement with DoD and DOT, the national stewards and global providers of the Global Positioning Satellite [sic] (GPS) service, is essential to protect this ubiquitous defense, transportation, and economic utility as the WG process proceeds" and noted an FCC "lack of inclusiveness regarding input from federal stakeholders". In the letter, FCC's Genachowski was asked to respond to "these matters at your earliest opportunity." [Source: http://www.insidegnss.com/node/2552 ] The PNT has also added a page to their website about the LightSquared issue: http://www.pnt.gov/interference/lightsquared/ The LightSquared issue seems to hinge on a possible conflict between two worthy priorities of the present Administration: GPS and the "National Broadband Program", http://www.broadband.gov/ . The National Broadband Program is been promoted heavily recently by President Obama and the FCC Chair he appointed in 2009, Julius Genachowski. In his January 2011 State of the Union address, White House press releases, and recent speeches, the President has set goals to "within five years, we want to make it possible for businesses to put high-speed wireless services in reach of virtually every American." [Source: www.whitehouse.gov ] Genachowski, a high tech industry insider before being appointed to chair the FCC, has stated in several recent speeches, both nationally and internationally, that "we've been able to act on dozens of rulemakings on our top priorities, like making more spectrum for mobile broadband, reforming universal service, and removing barriers to broadband deployment." [Sources: www.fcc.gov and www.broadband.gov ] The Light-Squared proposal is to develop mobile broadband in the US by repurposing the spectrum immediately adjacent to the frequency for the GPS L1 signal. This repurposing would change the use of the adjacent spectrum from very low-power, space-to-earth transmissions, to use for extremely high-powered, ground-based transmissions for mobile broadband. The waiver would allow installation of 40,000 towers nationwide that broadcast at a power of 15,000 watts in a frequency adjacent to GPS L1. Experts state that the transmission power from the broadband towers would be a billion or more times powerful than the very low power of the GPS L1 signal, and that interference will occur. The FCC usually requires extensive testing and comment periods before such a major policy change, but in the LightSquared broadband proposal, they issued the waiver after a short two-month comment period and they had no initial interference testing requirement. Since initial protests (including the January 12 letter from the Dept of Commerce to the FCC that I cited in my earlier E-mail), the FCC has added, in their Order and Authorization of January 26, a testing requirement to address interference concerns before work can proceed on Light Squared's initiative. However, the FCC order allows LightSquared to sit on the FCC-ordered Working Group of GPS experts that is tasked to perform the interference testing. The FCC order does not clarify how conflicting conclusions of the Work Group will be addressed or acted upon and this is one of the concerns of the PNT Executive Committee. I'm still confident that the PNT Executive Committee, working with other stakeholders, will succeed in protecting GPS spectrum. GPS is too ingrained in our nation's infrastructure to risk endangering. Ironically, GPS timing is used to time our national telecommunication networks and power grids, so GPS is critical to any national broadband plan. In addition to the www.PNT.gov website, the www.saveourgps.org and www.insidegnss.com websites have updated information about the LightSquared issue. Ken Here's a couple of a recent update below from Glen Gibbons' Inside GNSS website: GPS 'Stewards' DoD, DoT DepSecs Protest LightSquared Plan to FCC http://www.insidegnss.com/node/2552 Glen Gibbons, March 30, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- Ken Bays, PLS Lead Geodetic Surveyor, Geometronics Unit Oregon Department of Transportation Technical Manager, Oregon Real-time GPS Network (ORGN) http://www.TheORGN.net 4040 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, MS 4, Salem, OR 97302 Phone: 503-986-3543 Cell: 503-580-8793 Fax: 503-986-3548 kenneth.bays at odot.state.or.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cy.smith at state.or.us Sat Apr 2 12:35:55 2011 From: cy.smith at state.or.us (SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO) Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:35:55 -0700 Subject: [FIT] FW: SSA displays online interactive map on furloughs in 19 states Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06DF0C99@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Interesting use of GIS... cy Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA) Secretary, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC) 503-378-6066 http://gis.oregon.gov From: Jack D DOYLE [mailto:jack.d.doyle at state.or.us] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 7:32 AM To: COX Anna; STEVENS Bob; Barbara A PROGULSKE; WILSON Carolyn; RIDDELL Catherine.A; ILES Cathy.F; BUSHORE Chris.J; Cy SMITH; NGO Duyen.L; Edward P ARABAS; BLONDO James.M; WOODWARD Jennifer.A; HESTING Joseph; GRANT-WORLEY Joyce.A; BANCROFT June.E; NELSON Lori.R; MCVAY Pam; SQUIER Renee; LEIKER Richard.D; BAKER Scott.D; BECK Sharon.D; NHOUNG Srun; LADD-WILSON Stephen.G; MODESITT Steve.K; FOGG Theresa.A Cc: Fran A PFOHMAN; HAIDER Laer; SYLVESTER Lynette; COOKSEY Mike.D; RING Patrick.J; Rachel Harris; REIMER Seth.J; HOAR William.J Subject: FYI: SSA displays online interactive map on furloughs in 19 states SSA displays online interactive map on furloughs in 19 states http://fcw.com/articles/2011/03/29/ssa-displays-online-interactive-map-o n-impact-of-state-furloughs-in-19-states.aspx?s=gov2_310311&admgarea=TC_ GOV20 Map shows states lost $65M in federal funds and delayed benefits for people with disabilities -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Tue Apr 5 10:38:01 2011 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO) Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:38:01 -0700 Subject: [FIT] Hazards FIT Meeting - date, location and agenda Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F724@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Greetings, Ian Madin, Hazards FIT Lead and Chief Scientist with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries asked that I announce the upcoming Hazards FIT meeting. Please mark your calendars! Hazards Framework Implementation Team (FIT) Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 10:00am - Noon 800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965 Portland, Oregon 97232 DRAFT Agenda (additions welcomed!) Introductions (Milt Hill and Ian Madin) Review of hazard theme and standard progress (15 minutes each) * Landslides (Bill Burns) * Volcanoes (Jason McLaughry / Kaleena Hughes) * Tsunamis (Rob Witter) * Coastal Erosion (Jon Allan) * Channel Migration/Geologic Floodplain (John English) * Earthquakes (Ian Madin) * Naturally Occurring hazardous materials (Clark Niewendorp) * Floods, FEMA approximate A zones, new methodology (Jed Roberts) * Floods, statewide FEMA mapping (Christine Shirley/Stephen Lucker) * Coos County interactive hazards map (Jed Roberts) Discussion Adjourn Ian Madin Chief Scientist Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries 800 NE Oregon St. # 28, Portland OR 97232 971 673 1542 ian.madin at dogami.state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Fri Apr 8 10:36:07 2011 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO) Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:36:07 -0700 Subject: [FIT] Preparedness FIT - Meeting reminder and draft agenda Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F766@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> On behalf of Preparedness FIT Leads Don Pettit and David Stuckey: Please join us for the next Preparedness FIT Meeting! Meeting Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011 Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: Anderson Readiness Center (ARC) Room: ECC 3225 State Street Salem, Or 97309 Draft Agenda: * Introductions * Review minutes from 11/15/10 meeting * Tsunami / International Charter activation for March 27th * Workgroup reports: o Places and Structures o Preparedness Data Catalog * Address points: o Broadmap project and Oregon address points o New Address Data Standard (see: http://geodatapolicy.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/final-draft-submission-of- the-address-data-standard/) * Sandia National Labs Earthquake studies * OSFM Community Right to Know Program budget status * OR-IRIS update * vUSA update * Framework governance update http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/fit/preparedness/PREPFITFrame.shtml -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Wed Apr 13 09:02:08 2011 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO) Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:02:08 -0700 Subject: [FIT] Preparedness FIT - Audio call in number In-Reply-To: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F766@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> References: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F766@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F7AB@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> To attend tomorrow's Preparedness FIT by telephone just dial 503-378-2167 and use passcode 32192. ---- Milt From: HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO [mailto:milton.e.hill at state.or.us] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 10:36 AM To: ESNARD Amy; benjamin.harper at co.multnomah.or.us; bryce at gartrellgroup.com; PALM Carey.L; SHIRLEY Christine; dbanis at pdx.edu; dbrown at cityofsalem.net; ericboh at co.clackamas.or.us; fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; gpl_list at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; haz_and_prep_fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; joshua.keller at dhs.gov; CRADOCK Kevin; Krista Dillon; Andre LeDuc; MOHAJERIN Lena; HEUMANN Michael.A; HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO; mquetel at ci.portland.or.us; ous-gis at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; sblanton at pdx.edu; sblohm at mail.open.org; LUCKER Stephen Cc: Cy SMITH; STUCKEY David A; PETTIT Don; McSPADEN Sean L * EISPD ADMIN Subject: Preparedness FIT - Meeting reminder and draft agenda On behalf of Preparedness FIT Leads Don Pettit and David Stuckey: Please join us for the next Preparedness FIT Meeting! Meeting Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011 Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: Anderson Readiness Center (ARC) Room: ECC 3225 State Street Salem, Or 97309 Draft Agenda: * Introductions * Review minutes from 11/15/10 meeting * Tsunami / International Charter activation for March 27th * Workgroup reports: o Places and Structures o Preparedness Data Catalog * Address points: o Broadmap project and Oregon address points o New Address Data Standard (see: http://geodatapolicy.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/final-draft-submission-of- the-address-data-standard/) * Sandia National Labs Earthquake studies * OSFM Community Right to Know Program budget status * OR-IRIS update * vUSA update * Framework governance update http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/fit/preparedness/PREPFITFrame.shtml -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Tue Apr 26 09:43:30 2011 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO) Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:43:30 -0700 Subject: [FIT] Hazards FIT Meeting - Time change! In-Reply-To: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F724@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> References: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F724@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F857@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> This meeting will begin at 9:00 instead of 10:00. Thanks, ---- Milt From: HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO [mailto:milton.e.hill at state.or.us] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:38 AM To: SHIRLEY Christine; fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; haz_and_prep_fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; Walsh, Kuuipo; ous-gis at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; pmote at coas.oregonstate.edu; LUCKER Stephen Cc: HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO Subject: Hazards FIT Meeting - date, location and agenda Greetings, Ian Madin, Hazards FIT Lead and Chief Scientist with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries asked that I announce the upcoming Hazards FIT meeting. Please mark your calendars! Hazards Framework Implementation Team (FIT) Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 9:00am - Noon 800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965 Portland, Oregon 97232 DRAFT Agenda (additions welcomed!) Introductions (Milt Hill and Ian Madin) Review of hazard theme and standard progress (15 minutes each) * Landslides (Bill Burns) * Volcanoes (Jason McLaughry / Kaleena Hughes) * Tsunamis (Rob Witter) * Coastal Erosion (Jon Allan) * Channel Migration/Geologic Floodplain (John English) * Earthquakes (Ian Madin) * Naturally Occurring hazardous materials (Clark Niewendorp) * Floods, FEMA approximate A zones, new methodology (Jed Roberts) * Floods, statewide FEMA mapping (Christine Shirley/Stephen Lucker) * Coos County interactive hazards map (Jed Roberts) Discussion Adjourn Ian Madin Chief Scientist Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries 800 NE Oregon St. # 28, Portland OR 97232 971 673 1542 ian.madin at dogami.state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Wed Apr 27 09:36:23 2011 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:36:23 -0700 Subject: [FIT] Hazards FIT Meeting - iLinc and call in info In-Reply-To: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F857@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> References: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F724@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6F857@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B07EBBF20@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Here's info if you'll be joining the meeting remotely: Your Join Link: https://oregon.ilinc.com/join/yvxjpvk Primary Dial-In: 1-800-689-9374 Alternate Dial-In: 1-719-457-0613 Passcode: 736587 Prepare your system ahead of time: https://oregon.ilinc.com/systest/yvxjpvk --- Milt From: HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO [mailto:milton.e.hill at state.or.us] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:44 AM To: SHIRLEY Christine; fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; haz_and_prep_fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; Walsh, Kuuipo; HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO; ous-gis at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; pmote at coas.oregonstate.edu; LUCKER Stephen Subject: Hazards FIT Meeting - Time change! This meeting will begin at 9:00 instead of 10:00. Thanks, ---- Milt From: HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO [mailto:milton.e.hill at state.or.us] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:38 AM To: SHIRLEY Christine; fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; haz_and_prep_fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; Walsh, Kuuipo; ous-gis at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; pmote at coas.oregonstate.edu; LUCKER Stephen Cc: HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO Subject: Hazards FIT Meeting - date, location and agenda Greetings, Ian Madin, Hazards FIT Lead and Chief Scientist with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries asked that I announce the upcoming Hazards FIT meeting. Please mark your calendars! Hazards Framework Implementation Team (FIT) Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 9:00am - Noon 800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965 Portland, Oregon 97232 DRAFT Agenda (additions welcomed!) Introductions (Milt Hill and Ian Madin) Review of hazard theme and standard progress (15 minutes each) * Landslides (Bill Burns) * Volcanoes (Jason McLaughry / Kaleena Hughes) * Tsunamis (Rob Witter) * Coastal Erosion (Jon Allan) * Channel Migration/Geologic Floodplain (John English) * Earthquakes (Ian Madin) * Naturally Occurring hazardous materials (Clark Niewendorp) * Floods, FEMA approximate A zones, new methodology (Jed Roberts) * Floods, statewide FEMA mapping (Christine Shirley/Stephen Lucker) * Coos County interactive hazards map (Jed Roberts) Discussion Adjourn Ian Madin Chief Scientist Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries 800 NE Oregon St. # 28, Portland OR 97232 971 673 1542 ian.madin at dogami.state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: