NAVCEN

The U S Coast Guard’s

Navigation

Center of Excellence

Mission and Organization

NAVCEN Mission Statement

The Navigation Center meets the needs of global navigation and timing by providing

quality signals, informational services

and technical support,

to enable safe navigation

Mission Standards

• Meet SOLAS and Titles 14 & 33 CFR• Operate radionavigation services per Federal

Radionavigation Plan (FRP)• Represent civil interests in GPS• Disseminate NAV / Safety Marine

Information– Notices to Mariners

– Light Lists

• Develop Electronic Navigation Technologies

Civil GPS Service Interface Committee

• NAVCEN coordinates and manages the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) as part of the Department of Transportation’s program to respond to the needs of civil GPS users, and to integrate GPS use into the civil sector applications.

Differential GPS

• USCG developed an augmentation to GPS

• Maritime Differential GPS (DGPS)

• NDGPS expanded DGPS to cover surface areas

• NAVCEN Operates 85 NDGPS sites from 2 Control Centers, East and West Coast.

Worldwide DGPS COVERAGE

Navigation Information Service

NAVIGATION INFORMATION SERVICE

• Disseminate Information on GPS, DGPS, Loran-C, Maritime Safety, Maritime Communications, & Local Notice to Mariners

• Operational Advisory Broadcast Service

• Operates 24 Hours, 7 days a week

• Maintains Library of Radionavigation Publications, Handbooks & Materials

• 150,000 Inquiries Per Month Via Internet, E-Mail/List Server, Phone, and Mail

NAVCEN Web Site

WWW.Navcen.uscg.gov

GPS Outage Reporting

Contact Information

Navigation Information Service

Watch 24 hour contact

703-313-5900

e-mail: tis-pf-nisws@uscg.mil

Website: www.navcen.uscg.gov