At Number 9️⃣ on the #UNOOSATop10 highlights, we got the work of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), to which UNOOSA serves as Executive Secretariat.
This year, the ICG agreed to establish a new, 5th Working Group on Lunar Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT); the work of which will be closely coordinated with the Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation (ATLAC), also established in 2024.
Lunar PNT will be required for:
🚀 Vehicles in transit between the Earth and Moon,
📡 Accurate navigation for landers and rovers,
🌚 Mapping the Moon's Surface. 🏘👨🚀👩🏿🚀 Supporting Lunar infrastructure.
⛏️ Resource exploration and utilisation.
⏰️ Timekeeping.
👥🌐 The ICG has also agreed on the necessity to work more closely with private sector companies, who are also Low-Earth Orbit PNT providers, to maintain the standards for compatibility of GNSS systems and protecting spectrum. ICG Working Groups will organize workshops and other efforts...