Denis H ains, Director Canadian Geodetic Survey Surveyor General Branch, Natural Resources Canada

1. GNSS PRECISE POINT POSITIONING WORKSHOP: REACHING FULL POTENTIALWHAT ARE THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY ROLES IN CANADA?Ottawa, Canada – 14 June, 2013 Denis Hains, Director Canadian Geodetic Survey Surveyor General Branch, Natural Resources Canada

2. Outline • Canada - Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) / Canadian Geodetic Survey (CGS) mandated obligations • Public Sector Responsibilities • Ground-based to Space-based control • National Ground Infrastructure • Trends in Private Service Offerings • NRCan’s View of Future Roles and Responsibilities

3. Canada • One of the world's largest countries covering about 9.985 millions Km2; • One of the longest shorelines in the world with 243,000 kilometres; • Estimated population in 2013 ~ 35 million • User of GNSS

4. Integrated View Property Rights Flood Plains Water Management Land Use Geology Geodetic Coordinate System Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)/Canadian Geodetic Survey Division (CGS) mandated obligations • In 1900’s terms: • In 2000’s terms: “… to determine with the highest attainable accuracy the positions of points throughout the country… which may form the basis of surveys for all purposes, topographical, engineering or cadastral, and thereby assist in the survey work carried on by other departments of the Dominion Government, by Provincial Governments, and by municipalities, private persons or corporations.”1909 Order In Council creating the Geodetic Survey “Our mission is to establish and provide the fundamental reference values used as standards for the measurement of latitude, longitude, elevation and gravity anywhere in Canada and to monitor motions of our continental landmass in support of Geosciences and Geomatics.” 2009 CGS Strategic Plan

5. Supporting Public Sector Decision-Making and National Responsibilities

6. NRCan/CGS & Ground-Based Control • Canada’s geographic extent, access to passive markers and their maintenance and expansion costs, limited resources, and technology opportunities are all rationales for relying on control from space. Legacy Networks: • >100,000 Horizontal monuments • Poor or “no” coverage of North • Outdated Vertical network(90,000 Benchmarks)

7. NRCan/CGS & Space-Based Control • Late 80’s: Regional Active Control Systems proposed • Early 90’s: Involvement in IGS for collaborative global recovery of GNSS satellite orbits and ITRF realization • Late 90’s: PPP, Zumberge, et al • Early 2000’s: NRCan-PPP, Kouba & Héroux • Mid 00’s: CSRS-PPP online service • Late 00’s: RTIGS data fosters RT products development • 2003-11: Canadian DGPS Service = Broadcast GPS-C ~ RTPPP • Early 2010’s: development of RTPPP • … • Foreseeing the late 2010’s: integration of PPP & RTK techniques?

8. Canadian Public/Private Space-Based Ground Infrastructure

9. Trends in Private Service Offerings • Traditionally offering RTK services • Locally self-operated ( hardware sales only ) • Network subscription-based ( local area service operation ) • On a Business Case Basis mostly in Urban and Agriculture Areas • Industry moving to RTPPP as complement to RTK • Increased coverage and user base at lower cost • Seamless operations when fully integrated with RTK • Extend coverage beyond Urban Areas

10. NRCan/CGS’ vision and current direction Vision: • Canada-wide access to the Spatial Reference System as a standard consistent internationally for safety, security and sovereignty… NRCan-CGS & RTK • Open public data access from sparse public national network • National Guidelines and Certification NRCan-CGS & Post-Processed PPP • Product & Service provider for access to the Canadian Spatial Reference System • Support for national guidelines and certification NRCan-CGS & Real-Time PPP: • Product generator for general commercial distribution & value-added • Service provider for critical Government responsibilities • Serves as National Standard, Reference for Validation, International consistency…

11. NRCan-CGS’ View of Future Public Roles & Responsibilities in Canada… …Both Private & Public Real-Time & Post-ProcessedPositioning Services will likely continue to co-exist… Public Sector • Serves Priorities and Issues of the Government Decision-Makers • Authoritative & Independent Source of Positions Canada-wide • National Regulations, Standards, Certification & Guidelines Functions • Targeted sustainable services in specialized areas of responsibilities (Geosciences, Legal Boundaries + National Security, Safety & Sovereignty) • Basic product generation fostering/enabling value-added commercial services – Business Model to evolve and adapt with technology… Private Sector • Hardware production and sales • Offers value-added services: more efficient and integrated applications, products and services • Innovation for Wealth and Jobs Creation

12. NRCan-CGS’ View of Future Roles & Responsibilities in Canada… (cont’) Academic Sector • Provides and Develop unique HQP (Highly Qualified Personnel) • Focussed Research in collaboration with Public, Private and International Sectors International Sector • Ensure International Standards, Open Data & Data Sharing • Global Initiatives, Collaboration and Contributions

13. Canadian Geodetic Survey Levés géodésiques du Canada (2) (1) • Includes GeoBase - Inclut GéoBase • Not included: files downloaded through NASA - Non inclus: fichiers distribuées par NASA

14. Thank you!/ Merci!Any Questions? / Avez-vous des questions? For more information: / Pour plus d’information: Denis Hains, Director / Directeur Canadian Geodetic Survey / Levés géodésiques du Canada Surveyor General Branch / Direction de l’arpenteur général Natural Resources Canada / Ressources naturelles Canada denis.hains@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca