Satellite Navigation & Space Weather Policy Study

The AMS Policy Program held a workshop October 13-14, 2010 in Washington DC to discuss satellite navigation's vulnerability to space weather and how to build resilience for the future. Recommendations were made on how to better understand the vulnerabilities, understand how science and and engineering can be used to build resiliency, and what policy opportunities are available for mitigating risk and improving the application of space weather information to GPS operations. The final report can be found below.

Final Policy Workshop Report (pdf) 

You can also watch a video of our recent Hill briefing following the release of the report:

length: (69 minutes, 21 seconds):

featuring:

The Honorable Jared Polis, (D-CO)

The Honorable Dr. Kathy Sullivan, Deputy Administrator, NOAA; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction

Joan Burkepile, Scientist, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Captain Rocky Stone, Chief Technical Pilot, United Airlines

Ron Hatch, Director of Navigation Systems, NavCom Technology/John Deere

Elizabeth Zimmerman, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Response & Recovery, FEMA

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Jon Malay, President, American Meteorological Society

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