The Department of Transportation’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology has posted a Federal Register Notice of their intent to hold a "GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment Workshop" on September 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Discussion at this workshop will focus on the various implementation steps of the GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment, including development of GPS receiver use cases, identification of representative GPS receivers, and development of a test and analysis program. In particular, emphasis will be placed on the information needed from GPS receiver and antenna manufacturers, and the logistics of procuring and handling that information to safeguard manufacturer proprietary data.
This workshop is open to the general public by registration only. For those who would like to attend the workshop in person or via WebEx, registration is requested no later than September 4, 2014. Please send the registration information to stephen.mackey@dot.gov providing:
* Name
* Organization
* Telephone number
* Mailing and email addresses
* Attendance method (WebEx or on site)
* Country of citizenship
The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. Identification will be required at the entrance of Volpe Center facility (Passport, state ID, or Federal ID)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen M. Mackey, U.S. Department of
Transportation, John A. Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center, RVT-
75, Cambridge, MA 02142,
Stephen.Mackey@dot.gov, Telephone:
617-494-2753.
See the Federal Register notice: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-08-12/pdf/2014-18971.pdf