# Presentation: 801904

## US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCIVIL GPS SERVICE INTERFACE COMMITTEEINTERNATIONAL SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGMelbourne, Australia, 10-11 Feb 2003

**Presentation by Dr Don Sinnott**
**Chair, Australian GNSS Coordination Committee**

**Role of the AGCC and**
**Australia’s Satellite Navigation Policy**

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## Australia’s position

- Does not, will not, “own” its GNSS
- Client for services
- Looks to its own national interest
- Aviation sector has particular national characteristics
- Fast adopter of technology
- Innovative adapter

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## Why the AGCC?

- 1999 study launched by DoTaRS identified
- Widespread and growing use of GNSS in Australia
- Multi-modal transport applications critical
- Lack of coordination leading to sub-optimal outcomes, potential spectrum loss, paucity of reliable information
- Advisory body to government called for

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## AGCC Establishment

- AGCC established by Minister for Transport and Regional Services May 2000
- Federal Government recognition of need for effective coordination of GNSS implementation

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## Committee Role

- Consider and develop mechanisms to coordinate all land, sea and air aspects of GNSS
- Promote the safe and effective utilisation and development of GNSS in Australia
- Coordinate national security issues, the application of augmentation systems and the national use of GNSS in other relevant applications

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## Membership

- Independent Chair
- DoTaRS
- ITS Australia
- Aviation
- Dept of Defence
- Defence Science & Technology
- Land Transport
- Academia
- Dept of Communications

- CSIRO
- Geoscience Australia
- Maritime
- Emergency services
- Private sector service providers
- Free-to-air service providers

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## Australia’s GNSS Policy: Positioning for the Future

-  Launched by Deputy Prime Minister and   Minister for Transport and Regional Services 28 August 2002
-  Vision is that Australia will be a world leader inthe multimodal application of satellite navigation
-  Policy is based on eight principles

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## 1. National Coverage

- GNSS implementation in Australia will be approached at a national level with the objective of providing multimodal GNSS services with full national coverage.

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## 2. Safety

- The application of GNSS technology to any activity should maintain or enhance existing levels of safety in that activity, particularly life-critical activities.

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## 3. Efficiency, Economic and Social benefits

- The efficiency and safety of a broad range of existing industries will be increased and new industry opportunities will be created by exploiting the potential of GNSS based applications.  This will result in substantial benefits to the Australian economy and the Australian public

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## 4. Industry development

- Australia will have an innovative world class industry that is internationally competitive in the development, provision and use of applications that utilise GNSS technology.

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## 5. Flexibility of policy and strategy

- The application of GNSS technology will focus on user requirements.  Innovation and new applications will be actively encouraged in order to derive benefits to the Australian economy and the Australian community.

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## 6. Standards

- National and preferably international standards will be developed and used to provide formal and practical assurance of the availability, integrity, continuity of service and accuracy levels of equipment, services and practices.

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## 7. Environmental benefits

- The application of GNSS will achieve both intentional and incidental environmental benefits.

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## 8. National Security

- All GNSS activities must be consistent with or contribute to national security and national and international defence requirements.

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## AGCC Current Issues

- Awareness raising
- Relationships
- Studies
- Agriculture sector
- Interference
- Spectrum protection
- Liability
- GPS verification for evidence purposes

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## Contact us

- The Department of Transport and Regional Services provides the Secretariat for the AGCC
- Website address: www.agcc.gov.au
- Email address:	agcc@dotars.gov.au			tony.griffiths@dotars.gov.au

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