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Home » Radionavigation Plan Focuses on GPS As Primary Means of Navigation 03.26.2002
The Federal
Radionavigation Plan (FRP) continues to strengthen the U.S. commitment
to the Global Positioning System.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and U.S. Secretary of
Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced the release of the 2001 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP), which continues to strengthen the US commitment
to the Global Positioning System (GPS) and its modernization as a primary
means of navigation in support of the U.S. transportation infrastructure.
The 2001 FRP includes revised schedules for phasing down most land-based
radionavigation systems to allow more time to transition to GPS. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will continue the policy stated in the 1999 FRP to operate Loran-C in the short term while the administration continues to evaluate the long-term need for the system. DOT soon will be completing studies on Loran-C that will help make a decision on the system
in 2002.