GPSIA Lauds Senate Passage of Pro-GPS Resolution
The GPS Innovation Alliance lauded Wednesday the Senate's Tuesday night passage under unanimous consent of S Res-216, which recognizes the economic importance of GPS and the contributions made by the Air Force and Transportation Department in maintaining U.S. GPS infrastructure.…
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The companion measure is H Res-219. “I’m glad the Senate has now formally recognized the positive benefits of this technology, as well as the potential it has to further improve our nation’s military readiness, infrastructure and agricultural production, and so much more,” said Congressional GPS Caucus co-Chair Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who led sponsorship of the resolution with fellow co-Chair Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. “Promoting and protecting the availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability and resiliency of the GPS constellation enables technological innovation, adding more than $68 billion annually to the U.S. economy,” said GPSIA Executive Director David Grossman. “With the growth of precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles, 5G and other emerging technologies, our dependence on GPS will only continue to grow.”