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U.S., Russia Pledge Support for GPS and GLONASS |
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Washington D.C., Dec. 17/Satnews Daily/ ¾ United States and the Russian Federation reiterated Wednesday their commitment to continue to provide the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) civil signals appropriate for commercial, scientific and safety of life use on a continuous, worldwide basis, free of direct user fees.
In a joint statement on the GPS and GLONASS, delegations of the U.S. and Russia said they intend to cooperate, as appropriate, on matters of mutual interest related to civil satellite-based navigation and timing signals and systems, value-added services, and global navigation and timing goods in relevant international organizations and fora.
Delegations of the United States and the Russian Federation met in Washington D.C. on December 9-10, 2004 to continue discussions on matters relating to GPS and GLONASS cooperation.
Both sides said they intend to work together to the maximum extent practicable to maintain radio frequency compatibility in spectrum use between each other's satellite-based navigation and timing signals. They also pledged to work together to maintain compatibility and promote interoperability of GPS and GLONASS for civil user benefits worldwide.
To do this, the US and Russian delegations said they intend to establish working groups on matters of development and use of GLONASS and GPS and their respective augmentations. Both sides are set to begin preliminary discussions on an agreement for GPS-GLONASS cooperation.
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