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Well, at least to about 10 meters (instead of a wandering 100 m with SA)
-- Conrad Vogel mailto:conrad@nidlink.com http://www.nidlink.com/~conrad/trucks.htmlRon wrote:
> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* > Hey List: > Just got this and am passing it on... You will now be > able to determine in a parade EXACTLY how far behind the > vehicle in front you are allowing us to impress the crowds > to no end and allow Thunder Birds type maneuvers with our > M35A2's without turning on our lights !!!!! ;-) > TTFN Ron MVPA 18999 > >The White House released this press release today: > > > >[available at > http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/PressReleases.cgi] > > > > > >May 1, 2000 > > > >STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT REGARDING THE UNITED STATES' > DECISION > >TO STOP DEGRADING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM ACCURACY > > > > THE WHITE HOUSE > > > > Office of the Press Secretary > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > >For Immediate Release May 1, 2000 > > > > > > STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT REGARDING > > THE UNITED STATES' DECISION TO STOP > DEGRADING > > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM ACCURACY > > > > > >Today, I am pleased to announce that the United States will > stop the > >intentional degradation of the Global Positioning System > (GPS) signals > >available to the public beginning at midnight tonight. We > call this > >degradation feature Selective Availability (SA). This will > mean that > >civilian users of GPS will be able to pinpoint locations up > to ten times > >more accurately than they do now. GPS is a dual-use, > satellite-based > system > >that provides accurate location and timing data to users > >worldwide. > > > >My March 1996 Presidential Decision Directive included in > the goals for GPS > >to: "encourage acceptance and integration of GPS into > peaceful civil, > >commercial and scientific applications worldwide; and to > encourage private > >sector investment in and use of U.S. GPS technologies and > services." To > >meet these goals, I committed the U.S. to discontinuing the > use of SA by > >2006 with an annual assessment of its continued use > beginning this year. > > > >The decision to discontinue SA is the latest measure in an > on-going effort > >to make GPS more responsive to civil and commercial users > worldwide. Last > >year, Vice President Gore announced our plans to modernize > GPS by adding > two > >new civilian signals to enhance the civil and commercial > service. This > >initiative is on-track and the budget further advances > modernization by > >incorporating some of the new features on up to 18 > additional satellites > >that are already awaiting launch or are in production. We > will continue to > >provide all of these capabilities to worldwide users free > of charge. > > > >My decision to discontinue SA was based upon a > recommendation by the > >Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Departments > of State, > >Transportation, Commerce, the Director of Central > Intelligence, and other > >Executive Branch Departments and Agencies. They realized > that worldwide > >transportation safety, scientific, and commercial interests > could best be > >served by discontinuation of SA. Along with our commitment > to enhance GPS > >for peaceful applications, my administration is committed > to preserving > >fully the military utility of GPS. The decision to > discontinue SA is > >coupled with our continuing efforts to upgrade the military > utility of our > >systems that use GPS, and is supported by threat > assessments which conclude > >that setting SA to zero at this time would have minimal > impact on national > >security. Additionally, we have demonstrated the > capability to selectively > >deny GPS signals on a regional basis when our national > security is > >threatened. This regional approach to denying navigation > services is > >consistent with the 1996 plan to discontinue the > degradation of civil and > >commercial GPS service globally through the SA technique. > > > >Originally developed by the Department of Defense as a > military system, GPS > >has become a global utility. It benefits users around the > world in many > >different applications, including air, road, marine, and > rail navigation, > >telecommunications, emergency response, oil exploration, > mining, and many > >more. Civilian users will realize a dramatic improvement > in GPS accuracy > >with the discontinuation of SA. For example, emergency > teams responding to > >a cry for help can now determine what side of the highway > they must respond > >to, thereby saving precious minutes. This increase in > accuracy will allow > >new GPS applications to emerge and continue to enhance the > lives of people > >around the world. > >---- > >Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of > AMSAT-NA. > >To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to > Majordomo@amsat.org > > > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@uller.skylee.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@uller.skylee.com> > To reach a human, contact <help@uller.skylee.com>
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