Shared interest in a more productive tomorrow.
Prepared by:
Mr. Charles Schue, President & CEO
ILA40 / KIN
November 17, 2011
Busan, Korea
Alternative Positioning, Navigation, Timing,
and Data for Korea and the World
EMEA Operations
Bertem, Belgium
Corporate Headquarters
Chesapeake, Virginia
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
About us
Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Corporate Overview
Chesapeake, Virginia, corporate headquarters includes 22,000 SF
office, light industrial, laboratory, and warehouse space
Leesburg, Virginia, facility includes 4,600 SF office and laboratory
space
Bertem, Belgium office handles EMEA opportunities
Regional offices in Boston, MA and Charleston, SC
Commercial and government clients in 32 countries, including
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Holland,
India, Ireland, Southern Sudan, Taiwan, Uganda, and USA
Corporate Support Services
IT C4ISR
IMLF
EMEA Operations
Bertem, Belgium
Corporate Headquarters
Chesapeake, Virginia
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
Low-Frequency Alternative PNT&D Solutions
UN-100™ PNT Gateway
UN-400™ 3D Sonar Survey System
UN-350™ Radar InterfaceLoran, eLoran,
TeraNav, LFPhoenix™
Representative Product Portfolio
“ePelorus”
True-Bearing
Transmitter
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• Let’s recognize that a homogenous, multi-modal, global backup solution is not yet available.– Multiple layers of GNSS, RNSS, and their augmentations are not a truly “sky free” solution.
• Customer base is global and diverse: governments, agencies, departments, ministries, military, commercial (e.g., telecommunications).– Budget constraints mean value add and “future proofing” are important.
– Renewed interest in LF is attracting technology industry and academia, and is creating jobs.
– LF “Centers of Excellence” are appearing: GLAs, CIL, KMU.
• Our customers are seeking “local”, sovereign solutions.– Solutions might be improved when operating in concert with neighbor-states.
– Solutions may require cooperation with neighbor-states for best coverage of key assets.
– Ownership and control of time dissemination within the sovereign state is a key driver.
• A mix of technologies is the most likely near-term solution.– Gradual awareness of APNT&D needs and LF capabilities through observing “leader” nations.
• Early adopters, or “lighthouse customers”, will gain leadership advantages, drive specifications and standards, and influence technology development.
Global LF APNT&D Motivators and Drivers
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• Wide-area or localized timing source (+/- 10 to 30 ns of UTC)
• High-profile events (Olympics)
• Military operations (triple canopy, jamming situations, mountainous regions)
• Critical infrastructure protection (ports, harbors, airports, key assets)
• Interference-enabled crime fighting (car theft, illegal border crossings, “toll” cheating, tracking felons)
• Heading / Pointing (Compass)
• Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) services
• High-Value Asset Tracking
• Submarine communications and navigation
• GNSS/RNSS Interference Detection and Mitigation
• UAV / UAS / RPA solutions
• Irregular Warfare / Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations
• Geo-encryption, -location, -fencing
• Third-Party Data Client
Why LF APNT&D?
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Corporate Headquarters
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Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
NOTE: The views represented in the following slides are those of the
author, are unofficial, and have not been endorsed or approved by any
government, agency, or organization. Coverage diagrams are provided purely to stimulate
discussion.
Disclaimer
EMEA Operations
Bertem, Belgium
Corporate Headquarters
Chesapeake, Virginia
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
Current “LF Nations”• United Kingdom
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Republic of Korea
• Norway
• Russia (Chayka)
• France
• Denmark
• India
• Japan
• China
• Germany
• USA (dormant)
• Canada (dormant)
Korea is Not Alone
Nations Exploring LF Options• United Kingdom
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Republic of Korea
• France / Denmark
• Norway
• India
• Russia (Chayka)
• Germany
• USA
• Canada
• Japan
• China
• Egypt
EMEA Operations
Bertem, Belgium
Corporate Headquarters
Chesapeake, Virginia
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
United Kingdom
May 2007. 15 year eLoran contract awarded to VT Communications (now Babcock)
September 2010. Business Case for Resilient PNT (eLoran)
Positive return on investment of 25M GBP (44.5B KRW)
March 2011. Royal Academy of Engineering Report
“Global Navigation Space Systems: reliance and vulnerabilities”
Recommendation #9. The provision of a widely available PNT service as an alternative to GNSS is an essential part of the national infrastructure. It should be cost effective to incorporate in civil GNSS receivers and free to use. Ideally it should provide additional benefits, such as availability inside buildings and in GNSS blindspots. We are encouraged by progress with eLORAN in this context.
Ongoing eLoran trials
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United Kingdom
Note: Republicof IrelandeLoran siteselected simplyas an exampleto show coveragepossibilities.
EMEA Operations
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Washington DC Metropolitan Area
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
December 2011. Pending Request for Proposal to upgrade four existing Loran-C stations to eLoran.
2012/2013. Potential synchronization of Loran/eLoran service with external wide-area timing service.
• Afif
• Salwa
• Ash Shaykh Humayd
• Al Muwassam
Improved coverage in Red Sea harbors with proposed new station near Masturah
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France
Considering upgrading two Loran-C stations with 21st century technology.Adding 3-4 new stations would provide sovereign solution with comprehensive coverage of
the entire nation.
EMEA Operations
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Washington DC Metropolitan Area
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Norway
Combining Norwegian and Russian stations provides improved coverage in the Norwegian and Barentsz Seas.
EMEA Operations
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Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
India
This graph represents what a low-power (40 kW) solution might look like.
EMEA Operations
Bertem, Belgium
Corporate Headquarters
Chesapeake, Virginia
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
India
This graph represents what a high-power (400 kW) solution might look like.
EMEA Operations
Bertem, Belgium
Corporate Headquarters
Chesapeake, Virginia
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
Draft DHS/CTO Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA)
Distributed Precise Time & Frequency (Fiber / LF)
Pending DHS/US Coast Guard CRADA
Littoral shipboard timing initiative
Wide-area multi-modal wireless timing
DOT/FAA ICAO Working Group Alternative PNT for NextGen
Timing
DOT/FHWA Alternative PNT for Intelligent Transportation System
Timing
DHS
Pursuing elimination of a provision in the CFR that prohibits private maritime radio aids to navigation
United States
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Requirement: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, Section 219, Supplemental Positioning System (October 2010) Not later than 180 days after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in consultationwith the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conclude their study ofwhether a single, domestic system is needed as a back-up navigationsystem to the Global Positioning System and notify the Committee onTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and theCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate theresults of such determination.
Was actually due April 15, 2011
Response: “An Analysis of the GPS” FY2011 Report to Congress Submitted in September 2011 Currently a FOUO report
United States
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Chart courtesy of John Deere.
LIGHTSQUARED!
LightSquared (LTS) is a wide-areamobile broadband provider thatwants to operate in two bandson either side of GNSS, includingGPS and Galileo.
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Korea
Coverage example with two existing plus two random sites in Korea.
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International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)
Worldwide Radio Navigation Plan
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Sub Committee on Safety of Navigation
International Loran Association
Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM)
SC 127 Committee: Standards for eLoran Syatems
Marine Receiver Minimum Performance Standards
Global Organizations Supporting eLoran
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Key Technologies for eLoran Systems
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Goal: provide a service / Build: site (not a station)
Evolutionary Infrastructure
20th Century Loran Stations 21st Century Loran Site
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Started selling in Q4 2010 Available in Q3 2011
Revolutionary Receiver Technology
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Revolutionary Transmitter Technology
1960’s
1970’s and 1990’s
21st Century
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Corporate Headquarters
Chesapeake, Virginia
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Leesburg, Virginia
Corporate Headquarters DC Metropolitan Operations EMEA Operations616 Innovation Drive 44160 Scholar Plaza, Suite 380 Bertem, BelgiumChesapeake, Virginia 23320 USA Leesburg, Virginia 20176 USA