Public Media Forum on Next Generation GPS for Enhanced Business Productivity
On January 25, 2006, Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson announced the public availability of the second civil GPS signal (L2C) from the recently launched GPS IIR-M satellite.
Sampson spoke during a public media forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce organized by the Office of Space Commercialization, the U.S. Chamber’s Space Enterprise Council, and the National Space-Based PNT Coordination Office.
The event focused on the business productivity benefits of next generation GPS capabilities, with presentations by U.S. industrial giants such as Caterpillar, IBM, and GM.