ASD Speaks on PNT’s Future

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for networks and information integration and Department of Defense CIO, James Grimes, offered an extensive explanation on the future of PNT during the ION GNSS 2008 conference.

In his published speech titled "GPS and GNSS in the Future PNT Environment" gives the details on how to move the PNT forward and the future of the sector as affecting PNT technical and operational opportunities and challenges.

According to the statement of the report, "Future GPS capabilities (and by extension GNSS) are driven by global PNT developments and demands, and will require everything from augmenting basic GNSS services to developing sophisticated PNT technologies. Shaping the future certainly won't be easy. While the problems we face must be carefully considered and the solutions carefully vetted, we share a common goal … continuous PNT service improvement. That's the vision as we move forward to create a diverse, interoperable set of global PNT services. The challenge — for all of us — is moving forward and making that visions a reality."