[LEAPSECS] it's WP7A week in Geneva

[Rob Seaman]

Richard B. Langley wrote:


> Quoting Rob Seaman <seaman at noao.edu>:

>

>> It's impressive that civil GPS discussions reach back through so  

>> many meetings.  Any idea when the 1st CGSIC meeting was held?

>

> Probably 1986:


Cool.  Thanks!


> Proceedings of the 1991 National Technical Meeting of the Institute  

> of Navigation

> January 22 - 24, 1991 Sheraton San Marcos Hotel Phoenix, AZ


Argh!  Another meeting I could have attended easily if I only knew it  
existed.


>> GPS as a project dates back to the mid-70's, right?

>

> Started in 1973.

>

>> With completion in the early 90's?

>

> How do you define "completion"? Reaching FOC (full operational  

> capability)? Then, July 17, 1995.


Even a bit longer than I thought.  So it took GPS 22 years and they're  
still talking about it 14 years after that.  We've only been talking  
since 1999.  We have 26 years to go!

Rob