The Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB) was an agency of the
United States federal government
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that sought to integrate the needs and desires of various governmental agencies into formal
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite sy ...
Planning. GPS was administered by the
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* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
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, but had grown to service a wide variety of constituents. The majority of GPS uses are now non-military, so this board was fundamental in ensuring the needs of non-military users.
In 2004, the IGEB was superseded by the
(PNT), established by presidential order.
External links
From the IGEB Eraat the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
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Global Positioning System
Defunct agencies of the United States government