Objectives of the task

Develop recommendations to service providers to promote consideration of opportunities to repurpose the equipment, infrastructure, and frequency associated at discontinued DGNSS radio beacon sites using transmissions in maritime radio beacon band (283.5 to 325 kHz)

Expected outcome

IALA Recommendation highlighting existing and emerging opportunities for repurposed or modified use of discontinued DGNSS systems and the associated infrastructure and frequency. This consolidated listing of possibilities would inform service providers' consideration of how to preserve potentially perishable resources to best serve marine navigation, following a decision to discontinue DGNSS beacon service

Strategic Alignment

Goal: G1

 Strategy: S3, S4

Scope (Describe key items that are in scope/out of scope)

This document should provide a comprehensive review of extant and emerging marine navigation systems that might use the spectrum and/or the infrastructure associated with discontinued DGNSS beacon systems. This would include a cursory assessment of the presumed benefits and challenges associated with the adoption of each proposed technology. This document would not seek to provide a detailed itemization of recapitalization costs, but would highlight the opportunity costs of failing to preserve resources for maritime application.

Expected Sessions for Completion:

Session number:

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Brief and concise description of the work to be undertaken and programme milestones where appropriate.

Key milestones / Remaining key milestones for completing the task include:

• Review theoretical maritime applications of DGNSS infrastructure and spectrum, referring to draft guideline on resilient PNT
• Review barriers and challenges associated with each proposal
• Discuss how each proposal improves marine navigation service delivery
• Identify informational resources on proposed technologies
• Provide a recommendation to provide additional rigor to the IALA position provided in the input paper ENG8 11.12

Task Revision

Ver.

Date

Part / Section Revised

Requirement for Revision

1

2018.10.18

ENG8