REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL GNSS DATA SHARING POLICY FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICES

Abstract

Global Navigation Satellite Systems, or GNSS, is a space technology that has become an important component of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in a broad variety of military and civilian applications. Accordingly, the GNSS is being supported with Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) networks which are a common type of GNSS ground-based augmentation infrastructure that governments and industry use to distribute centimetre accurate PNT information throughout the nation or region. In Malaysia, there are few CORS networks currently in services. It was difficult to integrate CORS networks even within the country since the CORS operating came from several different organizations. Furthermore, the CORS data sharing between the public and private sectors in providing precise positioning applications also challenging issue due to the fact that the data contains sensitive information. The relevant policy document on data sharing in the country is still vague. This paper review on existing GNSS data sharing policy framework and practice at the international and national levels. A number of countries from each continents were chosen to be studied further in order to identify the requirements that could be considered for adoption. The goal of this study is to create a clear conceptual framework for GNSS data sharing in the country, as well as to resolve some grey areas between public and private GNSS users.