[gis_info] FW: [NSGIC Member] Public Comment on NDGPS - DUE July 15, 2013

[SMITH Cy * CIO]

Just passing this along in case anyone is interested in providing feedback.

Cy Smith, GISP, Oregon State GIO
DAS/CIO Geospatial Enterprise Office
Past President, Urban & Regional Info Sys Assoc (URISA)
Past President, Natl States Geographic Info Council (NSGIC)
503-378-6066          http://gis.oregon.gov

From: Member [mailto:member-bounces at nsgic.org] On Behalf Of William Burgess
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 6:21 AM
To: member at nsgic.org
Subject: [NSGIC Member] Public Comment on NDGPS - DUE July 15, 2013

To All,

Attached is the Federal Register Notice announcing the request for public comments on the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS). The notice seeks comments from Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as other interested members of the public regarding current and future usage of the NDGPS, the need to retain the NDGPS, the impact if NDGPS signals were not available, alternatives to the NDGPS, and alternative uses for the existing NDGPS infrastructure.

This email is being sent as an information item to FGDC stakeholders.

Regards,

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The DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Coast Guard
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Research and Innovative Technology Administration
[USCG-2013-0054; RITA-2013-0001]

Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS and Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comments.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration are analyzing the current and future user needs and requirements of the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS). The NDGPS was designed to broadcast signals to improve the accuracy and integrity of the Global Positioning System (GPS) derived positions for surface transportation, as well as other civil, commercial, scientific, and homeland security applications. This analysis will be used to support future NDGPS investment decisions by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation beyond fiscal year 2016. This notice seeks comments from Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as other interested members of the public regarding current and future usage of the NDGPS, the need to retain the NDGPS, the impact if NDGPS signals were not available, alternatives to the NDGPS, and alternative uses for the existing NDGPS infrastructure.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before July 15, 2013.

The link for submitting and viewing comments is: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=RITA-2013-0001-0001.


Ivan B. DeLoatch, Executive Director
Federal Geographic Data Committee
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S.Department of the Interior
703-648-5752
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