Appendix B
Presentations to the Committee
Meeting 1–April 6-8, 2008
Enablers and Infrastructures
Richard Brancato, U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Naval Observatory Prespective
Kenneth Johnston, U.S. Naval Observatory
NSF Support for Geodetic Infrastructure to Facilitate Earth Sciences Research
Russell Kelz, National Science Foundation
Is Space Geodesy Ready for the Challenges Posed by the NRC Decadal Study?
John LaBrecque, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FAA WAAS Program Overview
Deborah Lawrence, Federal Aviation Administration
The U.S. Space-Based PNT Current Program and Future Trends
Anthony Russo, National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing
NGA’s Dependence on Global Geodetic and Geophysical Infrastructure
James Slater, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Requirements for Precision Geodetic Infrastructure
Dru Smith, National Geodetic Survey
Meeting 2–June 11-13, 2008
A Mission to Enhance the Terrestrial Reference Frame
Yoaz Bar-Sever, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
SLR and Global Reference Frames over the Next Decade
Ericos Pavlis, University of Maryland
The Use of GNSS for Ionospheric Specification and the Impact of the Ionosphere on GPS
Timothy Fuller-Rowell, University of Colorado
The Use of GPS for Earthquake Hazard Response and Research at USGS
Nancy King, U.S. Geological Survey
The Role and Future of VLBI Geodesy
Chopo Ma, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Geodetic Infrastructure and Sea Level Change
R. Steven Nerem, University of Colorado
NGA’s Dependence on Global Geodetic Infrastructure: Emphasis on Gravimetry
Nikolaos Pavlis, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Considerations of a Global Reference System & the U.S. Role
James Ray, National Geodetic Survey
Radio Occultation Observations for Weather, Climate and Ionosphere
Christopher Rocken, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Geodetic Infrastructure and Deep Space Navigation
Bobby Williams, KinetX, Inc.
Meeting 5–June 17-19, 2009
NASA Activities in the Development of a Stable and Accurate ITRF for Climate and Geohazards Research
John LaBrecque, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
USGS Recovery Act Projects
William Leith, U.S. Geological Survey
Summary of Future NGA Requirements for Geodetic and Geophysical Infrastructure and Derivative Data and Products
James Slater, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Geodetic Survey and the NRC Geodetic Infrastructure Network
Dru Smith and Neil Weston, National Geodetic Survey