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Current and Potential Economic Benefits of GPS. Joseph H. Bogosian Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation and Machinery International Trade Administration U.S. Department of Commerce December 2003. Why the Commerce Department?.
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Current and Potential Economic Benefits of GPS Joseph H. BogosianDeputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation and MachineryInternational Trade AdministrationU.S. Department of Commerce December 2003
Why the Commerce Department? • Primary mission: promote commercial market growth and trade • Largest constituency of GPS users • National Continuously Operating Reference System (CORS) • Radio spectrum authority
Interagency GPS Executive Board Defense Transportation State Commerce Agriculture Interior NASA Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S. Policy Promotes Global Market Growth • Free signals • Open documentation • No licensing fees • Standardization • Selective Availability ended • Modernization
Commerce Department Roles in Fostering GPS Market Growth • Promote U.S. GPS policy • Prevent/eliminate trade barriers • Publish market statistics • Keep track of industry • Promote opportunities for market development • Represent industry within USG
Commercial Applications Dominate the GPS Market 2000 Revenues from GPS Equipment Sales Source: DOC, 1998
Worldwide GPS Hardware Sales Exceed $9 Billion Per Year (Projected) $Billions Source: DOC, 2001
GPS Sales by Geographic Region 1998 Japan U.S. 47% 32% 2003 U.S. Japan Europe 30% 44% Asia 18% Other 2% 1% Europe Other Asia 23% 1% 2% Revenues from Buyers in Different Regions Source: DOC, 1998
Transportation Automotive Rail Maritime Aviation Space Industry Agriculture Construction E-Commerce/Finance Electric Power Engineering Fishing Forestry Manufacturing Mining Oil & Gas Telecommunications Geography Surveying Mapping Geodesy Geographic Information Systems Land Use Planning Recreation Consumer Electronics Hiking/Geocaching Boating/Fishing Sports Tourism Science & Environment Weather Forecasting Pollution Monitoring Ecology & Wilderness Conservation Toxic Waste/Oil Spill Cleanup Animal Behavior Disease Control Geological Change Monitoring Archaeology Time Transfer Military Force Deployment Logistical Support Vehicle Navigation Smart Munitions Current Uses of GPS Technology
New Commercial Applications Are Developed Every Day • Open pit mining • Child safety • Automatic snowplow guidance • Spacecraft control • Power grid management
Huge Potential Exists in the Market for Value Added Services • Software development • Embedded applications • Localized GIS databases • Internet integration • Wireless markets • Location-Based Services
GPS Modernization: DOC Roles • Helped collect and advocate civilian user needs for the future GPS service • Early proponent of three civil signals • Participated in the design and frequency selection for the two new civil signals • Led studies and analyses demonstrating the economic benefits of GPS modernization • Endorsed high-level recommendations to the White House to deactivate SA and accelerate implementation of civilian capabilities • Participated in Congressional outreach
Cooperation with Europe:Commercial Issues at Stake • Compatibility/Interoperability • Nondiscrimination • Access to Galileo signal specifications • Access to markets
United States GPS Policy “Our goals are to: …Encourage private sector investment in and use of U.S. GPS technologies and services.”
For Further Information IGEB Executive SecretariatU.S. Department of Commerce www.igeb.govExecSec@igeb.gov(202) 482-5809