EXHIBIT31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, WesleyR. Edens, certify that:

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| 1.  | I havereviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three month periodended June 30, 2005 of Global SignalInc.; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, thisreport does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitto state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in thisreport, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in thisreport; |

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| 4.  | The registrant'sother certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant andhave: |

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|  | (a)  | Designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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|  | (b)  | [Paragraphomitted in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8238 and34-47986.] |

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|  | (c)  | Evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the endof the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;and |

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|  | (d)  | Disclosed in this reportany change in the registrant's internal control over financialreporting that occurred during the registrant's most recentfiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in thecase of an annual report) that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internalcontrol over financial reporting;and |

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| 5.  | The registrant's othercertifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committeeof registrant's board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions): |

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|  | (a)  | Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability torecord, process, summarize and report financial information;and |

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|  | (b)  | Any fraud, whether or notmaterial, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant's intern a controls overfinancial reporting. |

Date: August 10,2005

/s/ Wesley R.Edens

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WesleyR. Edens Chief ExecutiveOfficer

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