White House Statement Regarding Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites
Written by White House
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Today (Sept 17, 2007), the President accepted the recommendation of the Department of
Defense to end procurement of Global Positioning System (GPS)
satellites that have the capability to intentionally degrade the
accuracy of civil signals. This decision reflects the United States
strong commitment to users of GPS that this free global utility can be
counted on to support peaceful civil activities around the world.
Recently (Sept 17, 2007), the President accepted the recommendation of the Department of Defense to end procurement of Global Positioning System ( GPS ) satellites that have the capability to intentionally degrade the accuracy of civil signals. This decision reflects the United States strong commitment to users of GPS that this free global utility can be counted on to support peaceful civil activities around the world.
This degradation capability, known as Selective Availability ( SA ), will no longer be present in GPS III satellites. Although the United States stopped the intentional degradation of GPS satellite signals in May 2000, this new action will result in the removal of SA capabilities, thereby eliminating a source of uncertainty in GPS performance that has been of concern to civil GPS users worldwide.
GPS benefits users around the world in many different ways, including aviation, road, marine and rail navigation, telecommunications, emergency response, resource exploration, mining and construction, financial transactions, and many more. All users, and their governments, have a stake in the future of GPS. The United States promotes international cooperation in the operation of civil global navigation satellite systems and continues to work to build international support for the protection of these signals from intentional interference and disruption.
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