Image: Diana Furchtgott-Roth presenting at CGSIC
What’s new: CGSIC is happening in April!!
Why it’s important: This is the US government’s opportunity to hear from civil GPS users.
What else to know:
- These meetings had been held in conjunction with the Institute of Navigation’s GNSS+ conference (this year’s just concluded in Baltimore). New rules require most government meetings like this to be held in or very near the nation’s capital.
- We received the below email this morning.
Save-the-Date – 65th meeting of the U.S. Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC)
The 65th meeting of the U.S. Government’s Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) will be hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Positioning, Navigation, Timing (PNT) & Spectrum Management and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Navigation Center (NAVCEN). The meeting will be held on 20 & 21 April 2026 at the Department of Transportation Headquarters building in Washington, DC. DOT serves as the civil lead for the Global Positioning System (GPS) and chairs the CGSIC in this capacity. NAVCEN fulfills duties as Deputy Chair and Executive Secretariat for the CGSIC.
Agendas for the CGSIC Subcommittee and Plenary sessions will include presentations on the operational status and modernization of the GPS constellation of satellites, U.S. space-based Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) national U.S. policy, GPS augmentation systems, information related to U.S. engagement with other international Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) as well as a variety of interesting applications and use of GPS.
The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format with an online option for those unable to attend in person. Links to the virtual attendance opportunity will be posted online and included in the agenda prior to the event.
Interested attendees will be required to register online to attend in person. A registration link will be provided in future announcements. An agenda and registration details for the 65th CGSIC meeting is in development and will be available at GPS.gov: Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) in the coming months.
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Chief Warrant Officer Wayne Horn
Acting CGSIC Executive Secretariat
GPS Information Analysis Team
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
571-607-0413
