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On-Grid
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On-Grid
  • Recreational
  • Navigational
  • Resource Mapping
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On-Grid
  • RTN establish 1000’s of new CORS…


  • Additions to the national CORS
  • Better modeling
  • Other augmentation systems benefit from modeling
  • More data for scientific community
  • Vendors sell more rovers!
  • Yeeha!



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On-Grid
  •  Support Real-Time GPS Initiatives Across the Nation
  •  Support Public Safety and Commerce
  •  Resources for Public and Commercial Networks
  •  Address Duplicity of Effort
  •  Vendor Solution Independent
  •  Support Current National Positioning Programs
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On-Grid
  •  American Congress Surveying & Mapping - ACSM
  •  National Society of Professional Surveyors - NSPS
  •  Real-Time Network (RTN) Administrators
  •  Local and State Industry Associations
  •  2006 NGS CORS Forum @ CGSIC
  •  International NTRIP Symposium (BKG)
  •  Trade/User Conferences
  •  Individuals have contacted their representatives


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On-Grid
  • Geodesy - Reference Framework


  • Little Local or Regional Expertise
  • Higher Precision, New Considerations
  • Migration from Legacy Reference Systems


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On-Grid
  • Expertise & Education


  • Little Local or Regional Expertise
  • Few publications
  • No risk assessments
  • Infrastructure developed without considering RN utility
  • Little outreach
  • Few applicable guidelines & standards
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On-Grid
  • Communications & IT


  • Cellular provider function restrictions
  • Local IT concerns
  • Risk assessment
  • Broader acceptance of NTRIP needed
  • Little outreach
  • Few applicable guidelines & standards
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On-Grid
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis


  • Few cost-benefit case studies
  • Few business model examples
  • Difficulty in examining and including other PNT benefits
  • Boilerplate cooperative agreements needed
  • Big-Ticket public works do not consider RTN utilization
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On-Grid
  • Policy - Bureaucracy


  • Misinterpreted as security risk
  • Compartmentalized authority/funding
  • Does not compete with current programs
  • High Precision little discussed
  • Locals seek examples/guidance from Fed
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On-Grid
  •  Programs?         Bill?        Directive?     Bake-Sales?


  • On-Grid participants have been very effective in articulating their needs, but as somewhat clueless as how to frame a national program..



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On-Grid
  • Open dialogue with cellular providers concerning restrictions to implementation of RTN  applications on mobile devices
  • IT Security Issue Position Papers




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On-Grid

  • Support NGS role in registration of RTN to Reference Framework…
  • Guidelines and Standards



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On-Grid
  • Publications
  • Academic Studies
  • Security Issue Position Papers
  • Application Case Studies
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On-Grid

  • Raw data stream sharing from existing publicly funded reference stations
  • Identify public works projects that would benefit from adding to RTN infrastructure
  • Many federal interests would like to participate in RTN at the local level… can someone give them the OK?



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On-Grid
  • Cost-Benefit Case Studies
  • Business Model Examples
  • Cooperative Agreement Boilerplates


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On-Grid
  • Outline other PNT Benefits
  • Support/Develop Outreach
  • Support NDGPS!
  • Seek Interface with PNT


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On-Grid
  • The On-Grid initiative will continue as a grass roots effort to develop a national program, or lend support to programs that seek to provide resources needed to achieve the same goals


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On-Grid
  • Most potential RTN participants experience some level of hesitance seeking authorization from above…


  • Often the higher authorities are simply waiting for the same from even higher authorities…


  • Sometimes it is as simple as hearing those three magic words:


  • This is Cool!



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