On Nov 5, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message <[email protected]>, Rob Seaman writes:
>
>> You still aren't getting the point. He was asserting that GPS
>> operations - running their internal systems - is itself dependent
>> on the current definition of UTC.
>
> As I read that quote...
Convenient to cut off the first line to fit your preconceptions:
>> Malys at futureofutc […] stated that abandoning leap seconds
>> Will require resources to modify existing ICDs and operational software
>> Offers no benefits to NGA or GPS Operations
>> and he gave the cost of creating an ICD for GPS at about $100 million.
See the summary slide at:
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/program/presentations/AAS_11-675_Malys.pptx.pdf
Rob
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