Conceivably Ruth Belville might satisfy the language:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Belville#/media/File:Ruth_Belville_1908.jpg
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On 2/13/20, 7:37 AM, "LEAPSECS on behalf of Richard Langley"
<leapsecs-boun...@leapsecond.com on behalf of l...@unb.ca> wrote:
Yes, I don't think Mr. Trump came up with the language or even read it. ;-)
Not sure where Canada stands on the subject at the moment (I'll enquire), but
the U.S. effort might be driven by DoT through its Positioning, Navigation, and
Timing (PNT) & Spectrum Management division under the Assistant Secretary for
Research & Technology. Testing of alternative PNT systems is planned or already
underway:
https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-backup-demonstration-projects-explained/
-- Richard
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> On Feb 13, 2020, at 10:14 AM, Seaman, Robert Lewis - (rseaman)
<rsea...@email.arizona.edu> wrote:
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> ⚠External message: Use caution.
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Interesting! A few immediate comments / questions:
>
> 1) Political talk to /dev/null
> 2) Whether as executive order or otherwise, language like this obviously
originated with experts.
> 3) Does anybody know what agenc(ies) appears to be motivating this?
> 4) Are commercial interests involved?
> 5) Are similar actions being taken in Canada or other countries?
> 6) Is PNT singled out, or are there similar orders for other technologies
and risk profiles?
> 7) I don't see "leap second" or terms like "NTP" mentioned here.
>
> Six months is remarkably aggressive, even notionally, and there's no
definition of what "source of UTC" means, or even "GNSS-independent". Is some
specific technology or even vendor already implied?
>
> Rob Seaman
> University of Arizona
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> On 2/13/20, 6:47 AM, "LEAPSECS on behalf of Richard Langley"
<leapsecs-boun...@leapsecond.com on behalf of l...@unb.ca> wrote:
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> "(i) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of
Commerce shall make available a GNSS-independent source of Coordinated
Universal Time, to support the needs of critical infrastructure owners and
operators, for the public and private sectors to access."
>
>
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-strengthening-national-resilience-responsible-use-positioning-navigation-timing-services/
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