GPS Enterprise Integrator
Abstract
The Global Positioning System (GPS) Program Office established and maintains the technical baseline and is responsible for the successful fielding of all the GPS Segments (space, control, and user). In order to successfully execute these responsibilities, GPS Enterprise Integrator (EI) creates an enterprise architecture, integrates segment products, verifies the enterprise requirements are adequately met, develops and implements various Systems Engineering documents, defines methods of verification, conducts integrated system test and test analysis, develops and manages the Enterprise technical baseline which reflect multiple stakeholder requirements; Stakeholders include the Department of Defense (DoD), foreign governments, industry, and the general public (through four public interface specifications). Furthermore, GPS EI ensures Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capabilities meet the warfighter's, civil agencies, commercial entities, international treaties, and over four billion global GPS users needs. Moreover, GPS EI is responsible for delivering a reliable PNT signal capability to military operators, the civil user community, and international partners. In addition, GPS EI validates the system performance in various mission threat scenarios during its development as well as provides in-depth technical expertise to enhance government control, oversight and program accountability. GPS EI is also responsible for all aspects of schedule and technical alignment across the GPS segments (space, control, and user). More specifically, GPS EI is responsible for technical baseline management, integration, synchronizing, testing, and verifying GPS III, GPS III Follow-on (GPS IIIF), Operational Control System (OCS), Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 1 and Increment 2, and other PNT investment projects. Additionally, GPS EI is responsible for creating and managing plans that provide early exercise of the products under development, compatibility analysis, and inter-segment testing. The inter-segment tests are required to prove OCX interoperability with GPS III satellites and Modernized User Equipment. More importantly, it ensures backwards compatibility with legacy systems such as, GPS Block II satellites, OCS and legacy user equipment. The GPS EI also manages the process through which the JROC validated requirements are matured and flowed down to the system segments, while remaining consistent with various interfaces. This enables the GPS system to meet Title 10 of the USC, Sec 2281, mandated PNT capabilities, and various other obligations to the international community that provide inter-operable PNT signals. GPS EI also supports GPS spectrum protection at international forums such as the International Telecommunications Union. Such support consists of advocating on behalf of the United States (U.S.) Government when negotiating with foreign partners. In addition, GPS EI provides technical expertise to maintain relationships with other U.S. government agencies that include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Departments of State (DOS), Transportation (DoT), Homeland Security (DHS), and Commerce (DOC). GPS EI Spectrum also ensures GPS priority for eight essential spectrum signals, including those required for civil air navigation and safety of life. Spectrum Protection prevents encroachment from commercial or foreign entities, which results in the preservation of warfighter's reliable signal. As a result, military operations and the integrity of the global economic infrastructure are protected. GPS EI also manages GPS and other navigation system performance monitoring and publishes performance specifications and reports to ensure anomalies with GPS can be resolved. In addition GPS EI provides technical expertise for the development for GPS program technical baselines and public specifications to make certain that the Department of Defense (DOD) fulfills its commitment to the world for civilian GPS Service. GPS EI also provides the PNT enterprise expertise in System Safety, Enterprise level System Security Engineering covering Acquisition Systems Program Security (i.e., personnel, industrial, operations, information, sensitive compartmented information, communication, and physical), Program Protection, Foreign Disclosure, Public Release reviews, Mission System Certification and Accreditation, and Enterprise Cybersecurity. GPS EI is accountable for the development, execution, and analysis of the PNT Enterprise Segments, cybersecurity, and associated test cases necessary to deliver a secure operational system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 67A025_1206423SF_7_3620F_PB_2024
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