[Dupage] GPS Differential Outage Summer 2006 - East Coast
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Thu, 18 May 2006 07:07:24 -0500
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Joyce,
Here is something for a future Pilot for our boaters who will be using their
GPS's this summer on the East Coast.
Ski
GPS Differential Outage Summer 2006 - East Coast
Description:
Raymarine has made the following announcement:
We would like to make you aware of an ongoing change to the WAAS (Wide Area
Augmentation System) broadcast satellites that provide Satellite
Differential (SD) corrections to GPS users in North America. All WAAS/SD-GPS
enabled products by all manufacturers are impacted by this satellite change.
Marine, automotive, land and aviation users of WAAS/SD-enabled GPS products
on the East Coast of the United States, Canada and in the Caribbean Sea are
impacted. The following text is taken from a news release issued by the FAA
(Federal Aviation Administration) Satellite Navigation Product Team. As you
may remember, the FAA is the primary government agency responsible for the
deployment and operation of the WAAS system.
WAAS GEO (INMARSAT AOR-W) MOVING TO NEW LOCATION
February 2006 - On February 1st, one of the WAAS geostationary satellites
(INMARSAT AOR-W) will begin moving west to a new location. This move, which
will take approximately 60 days, is the first of several steps this year
leading to a new configuration of WAAS GEO satellites.
The move of the AOR-W satellite to the west may have a significant impact on
non-aviation users on the East Coast. In its new position, the AOR-W
satellite will appear lower on the horizon to users situated at ground
level. As a result, the satellite may be obstructed by mountains, buildings,
trees, or other types of obstructions that sit to the west of the user.
This situation is temporary. A new WAAS satellite (PanAmSat) comes on-line
in the fall of 2006 that will restore service to users on the East Coast
affected by the temporary outage.
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East
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Raymarine has made the following =
announcement: <br>
<br>
We would like to make you aware of an ongoing change to the WAAS (Wide =
Area
Augmentation System) broadcast satellites that provide Satellite =
Differential
(SD) corrections to GPS users in North America. All WAAS/SD-GPS =
enabled
products by all manufacturers are impacted by this satellite change. =
Marine,
automotive, land and aviation users of WAAS/SD-enabled GPS products on =
the
East Coast of the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">United =
States</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region> and in the =
<st1:place
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is taken
from a news release issued by the FAA (Federal Aviation =
Administration)
Satellite Navigation Product Team. As you may remember, the FAA is the
primary government agency responsible for the deployment and operation =
of the
WAAS system. <br>
<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>WAAS GEO (INMARSAT AOR-W) MOVING =
TO NEW
LOCATION</span></b> <br>
<br>
February 2006 – On February 1st, one of the WAAS geostationary
satellites (INMARSAT AOR-W) will begin moving west to a new location. =
This
move, which will take approximately 60 days, is the first of several =
steps
this year leading to a new configuration of WAAS GEO satellites. <br>
<br>
The move of the AOR-W satellite to the west may have a significant =
impact on
non-aviation users on the East Coast. In its new position, the AOR-W
satellite will appear lower on the horizon to users situated at ground =
level.
As a result, the satellite may be obstructed by mountains, buildings, =
trees,
or other types of obstructions that sit to the west of the user. <br>
<br>
This situation is temporary. A new WAAS satellite (PanAmSat) comes =
on-line in
the fall of 2006 that will restore service to users on the East Coast
affected by the temporary outage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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