Author : Cristina T. Chaplain
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437926401
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)
Book Synopsis Global Positioning System: Significant Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Widely Used Capabilities by : Cristina T. Chaplain
Download or read book Global Positioning System: Significant Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Widely Used Capabilities written by Cristina T. Chaplain and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Positioning System (GPS), which provides position, navigation, and timing data to users worldwide, has become essential to U.S. national security and a key tool in an expanding array of public service and commercial applications. The Air Force is in the process of modernizing GPS. In light of the importance of GPS, the modernization effort, and international efforts to develop new systems, the auditor undertook a broad review of GPS. Specifically, she assessed progress in: (1) acquiring GPS satellites; (2) acquiring the ground control and user equipment necessary to leverage GPS satellite capabilities; and (3) evaluated coordination among fed. agencies and other org. to ensure GPS missions can be accomplished. Illus.