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

Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...

 Planning. GPS was administered by the Department of Defense

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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In 2004, the IGEB was superseded by the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing

National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing

The National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing is a United States Government organisation which advises and coordinates federal departments and agencies on matters concerning the Global Positioning System, space navigation, navigational references, and related...

(PNT), established by presidential order.

External links

• Archive of the IGEB at the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)