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Expansion of Aviation Global Positioning System Technology
2012-02-08T20:01:23-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/16e/304314-m.jpgWitnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of GPS systems in the industry, improvements in fuel consumption and efficiency, and aircraft landing improvements as a result of GPS systems. They also talked about LightSquared, a telecom company that planed to lay towers across the country for high-speed Internet service which would use a spectrum bandwidth that could interfere with GPS signals.Witnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were… read more
Expansion of Aviation Global Positioning System Technology Witnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of GPS systems in the industry, improvements in fuel consumption and efficiency, and aircraft landing improvements as a result of GPS systems. They also talked about LightSquared, a telecom company that planed to lay towers across the country for high-speed Internet service which would use a spectrum bandwidth that could interfere with GPS signals. close
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- Sean P. Cassidy First Vice President Air Line Pilots Association, International
- John Foley Director Garmin, Inc.->Aviation GNSS Technology
- Craig Fuller President and CEO Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
- Vincent Galotti Deputy Director International Civil Aviation Organiz.->Air Navigation Bureau
- Thomas Hendricks Vice President Air Transport Assn. of America->Operations and Safety
- Scott Pace Director George Washington University->Space Policy Institute
- John D. Porcari Deputy Secretary Department of Transportation
- Howard Coble U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
- Jerry Costello U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
- Chip Cravaack U.S. Representative [R] Minnesota
- John James Duncan Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
- Blake Randolph Farenthold U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Tom Petri U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
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