ppt课件-national civilian g p s services（国家民用g p s服务）.pptVIP

* The Department of Transportation has long recognized the potential of satellite navigation to improve both the safety and efficiency of the national transportation infrastructure. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an excellent example of innovation and technology enhancing the quality of life of our citizens. Under our concept of ONE DOT, we are implementing GPS-based systems for the land, air, and maritime transportation of the nation. The United States is modernizing the GPS through a program that will improve its civilian service in the next decade and well into the 21st Century. In addition, a number of DOT agencies are implementing “augmentation” systems that improve the current civilian GPS service. Aviation augmentation systems will support all phases of flight and enable the Department’s “Free Flight” and “Safer Skies” initiatives to improve the safety and efficiency of our National Airspace System. The surface-transportation augmentation system will serve both maritime and land travel nationwide and support both the Department’s Marine Transportation System and its Positive Train Control (PTC) initiative. PTC is one of the National Transportation Safety Board’s “Most Wanted” safety initiatives. Many state agencies are participating since they recognize the benefits of augmented GPS in areas such as snowplow guidance, inventory management, pavement-condition mapping, land-use management, geographic information systems, and traffic databases. Local governments also benefit in areas such as emergency response (e.g., police, firefighters, and rescue units), vehicle location, and fleet management. We are excited about the opportunities that the GPS, its augmentations, and its modernization will offer our states, our nation, and the world. In the future, this innovative technology will empower a host of transportation, commercial, and scientific applications benefiting mankind worldwide. Sincerely, Rodney E. Slater Enclosure THE SECRETARY OF