| Title | Benefit-cost assessment of the use of LORAN to mitigate GPS vulnerability for positioning, navigation, and timing services |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 36102 |
| Source | 39p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Office of the Secretary |
| Publication Date | 20040330 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In 2001, a Volpe Center study assessed the vulnerability of the transportation system to loss of the Global Positioning System (GPS).1 Subsequent to this assessment, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation initiated an examination of approaches to mitigating this vulnerability. One system-wide possibility is to modify plans for the existing LORAN system, which is currently scheduled to cease operations in 2008, to serve as a back-up to GPS. Within the U.S. Department of Transportation, there is a concurrent activity to provide a technical assessment of LORAN’s capability to provide this mitigation. The purpose of this independent Volpe assessment is to complement the broader concurrent technical analysis of LORAN 3 by addressing the question, “Given the need to provide a GPS back-up, is enhanced LORAN more cost beneficial than not having LORAN?” |
| Rosap ID | dot:9093 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9093 |
| TRT Terms | Benefit cost analysis; Global Positioning System; Scheduling; Navigational aids |
| Classification | NTL - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/36000/36100/36102/CarrollJ_BenefitCostAssessmentLORAN.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |