Jan 17: U.S.-E.U. Joint Statement on GPS-Galileo Trade & Civil Applications

Jan 17: U.S.-E.U. Joint Statement on GPS-Galileo Trade & Civil Applications
http://pnt.gov/public/
http://pnt.gov/public/docs/2007-01-WGB-statement.shtml


On January 16-17, 2007, representatives from the United States and
the European Union convened the first meeting of the Working Group on
Trade and Civil Applications (Working Group B) under the auspices of
the 2004 U.S.-E.U. Agreement on the Promotion, Provision and Use of
Galileo and GPS Satellite-Based Navigation Systems and Related
Applications. The purpose of Working Group B is to consider, inter
alia, non-discrimination and other trade related issues concerning
civil satellite-based navigation and timing signals or services,
augmentations, value-added services, and global navigation and timing
goods.

In light of the purpose of Working Group B, the Parties exchanged
information about the status of the Galileo concessionaire, U.S. and
E.U. industry interests in Galileo and GPS, the process concerning
updates to the U.S. National Table of Frequency Allocations, and the
use of GPS and Galileo to implement emergency phone call location
mandates.

The U.S. and E.U. also took steps to initiate a joint outreach effort
intended to improve the general public's understanding of the
complementary nature of civil GPS and Galileo, which are being
designed to be compatible and interoperable for the benefit of end
users around the world. The U.S. and E.U. plan to offer their
respective satellite navigation industries an opportunity for mutual
exchange of views on issues of interest on the occasion of future
meetings of the Working Group.