• To promote GNSS user interests, increase <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> level <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> awareness, improve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> quality andfacilitate utilisati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS services, particularly in developing countries; and• To propose specific recommendati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> <strong>global</strong> co-ordinati<strong>on</strong> and co-operati<strong>on</strong>.Related activities• Nati<strong>on</strong>al and internati<strong>on</strong>al meetings and c<strong>on</strong>ferences c<strong>on</strong>cerning GNSS applicati<strong>on</strong>s;• Series <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s/United States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America Regi<strong>on</strong>al Workshops and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al Meeting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Experts <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Use and Applicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS, organised within<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> framework <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s Programme <strong>on</strong> Space Applicati<strong>on</strong>s in 2001 and2002;• United Nati<strong>on</strong>s Office for Outer Space Affairs/American Institute <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Aer<strong>on</strong>autics andAstr<strong>on</strong>autics Internati<strong>on</strong>al Workshop <strong>on</strong> Space Co-operati<strong>on</strong>, Working Group <strong>on</strong> GNSS(Seville, March 2001);• Regular meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Civil GPS Service Interface Committee and its Internati<strong>on</strong>alSubcommittee (CGSIC/ISC);• Relevant meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Telecommunicati<strong>on</strong> Uni<strong>on</strong> (ITU), including WorldRadiocommunicati<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>ference 2003 (WRC-2003);• Relevant meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> European Uni<strong>on</strong> (EU) and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> European Space Agency (ESA);• Relevant meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Maritime Organizati<strong>on</strong> (IMO); and• Relevant meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Civil Aviati<strong>on</strong> Organizati<strong>on</strong> (ICAO).Work plan• To compile informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al and internati<strong>on</strong>al outreach activities designed topromote <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS for sustainable development, ec<strong>on</strong>omic growth and scientificresearch;• To compile informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> level <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> awareness and capacity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> developing countries touse GNSS services and applicati<strong>on</strong>s;• To c<strong>on</strong>duct an inventory <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> requirements <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> developing countries for GNSS services andapplicati<strong>on</strong>s and identify gaps in meeting those requirements;• To c<strong>on</strong>sider ways in which entities <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s system, n<strong>on</strong>-governmentalentities and internati<strong>on</strong>al organizati<strong>on</strong>s and Member States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s couldplay a role in filling those gaps;• To request o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r entities <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s, through <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Office for Outer SpaceAffairs, to <str<strong>on</strong>g>report</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS to meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir respective mandates; and• To evaluate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> series <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s regi<strong>on</strong>al workshops <strong>on</strong> GNSSorganised within <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> framework <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s Programme <strong>on</strong> SpaceApplicati<strong>on</strong>s, with a view to identifying comm<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>mes.2
Product4. The product <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> work <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Acti<strong>on</strong> Team is a <str<strong>on</strong>g>report</str<strong>on</strong>g> with informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> relevantnati<strong>on</strong>al and internati<strong>on</strong>al activities <strong>on</strong> promoting use, access to and quality <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS services.The <str<strong>on</strong>g>report</str<strong>on</strong>g> includes proposals for specific recommendati<strong>on</strong>s to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Committee <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> PeacefulUses <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Outer Space and o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r relevant United Nati<strong>on</strong>s bodies, n<strong>on</strong>-governmental entities, as wellas United Nati<strong>on</strong>s Member States and internati<strong>on</strong>al organizati<strong>on</strong>s c<strong>on</strong>cerning development, coordinati<strong>on</strong>and increased use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS, particularly for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> benefit <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> developing countries. The<str<strong>on</strong>g>report</str<strong>on</strong>g> would be submitted through <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific and Technical Subcommittee to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Committee.Schedule <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> meetings5. Meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Acti<strong>on</strong> Team have been scheduled <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> margins <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peaceful Uses <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Outer Space and its Scientific and Technical Subcommittee,as well as in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> activities organised by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Office for Outer Space Affairs.6. The Acti<strong>on</strong> Team has held ten meetings as indicated below:• First meeting (Vienna, 30 November 2001), in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sec<strong>on</strong>d UnitedNati<strong>on</strong>s/United States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America Regi<strong>on</strong>al Workshop <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Use and Applicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>GNSS (Vienna, 26-30 November 2001);• Sec<strong>on</strong>d meeting (Rome, 25 January 2002), in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> twenty-sec<strong>on</strong>d sessi<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Inter-Agency Meeting <strong>on</strong> Outer Space Activities (Rome, 23-25 January 2002);• Third meeting (Vienna, 27 February 2002), <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> margins <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> thirty-ninth sessi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (Vienna, 25 February - 8 March 2002);• Fourth meeting (Vienna, 4 June 2002), in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> forty-fifth sessi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peaceful Uses <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Outer Space (Vienna, 5-14 June 2002);• Fifth meeting (Vienna, 15 November 2002), in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> UnitedNati<strong>on</strong>s/United States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America Internati<strong>on</strong>al Meeting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Experts <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Use andApplicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GNSS (Vienna, 11-15 November 2002);• Sixth meeting (Vienna, 18 February 2003), <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> margins <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fortieth sessi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (Vienna, 17-28 February 2003);• Seventh meeting (Vienna, 10 June 2003), during <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> forty-sixth sessi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Committee;• Eighth meeting (Vienna, 11 December 2003), in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> UnitedNati<strong>on</strong>s/United States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America Internati<strong>on</strong>al Workshop <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Use and Applicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>Global Navigati<strong>on</strong> Satellite Systems;• Ninth meeting (Vienna, 27 February 2004) <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> margins <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> forty-first sessi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (Vienna, 16-27 February 2004); and• Tenth meeting (Vienna, 1 June 2004) <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> occasi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> forty-seventh sessi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peaceful Uses <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Outer Space (Vienna, 2-11 June 2004).C. Membership <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Acti<strong>on</strong> Team7. The membership <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Acti<strong>on</strong> Team is open to any interested Member States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>United Nati<strong>on</strong>s as well as entities <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s system, o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r intergovernmentalorganizati<strong>on</strong>s and n<strong>on</strong>-governmental entities. As <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> September 2004, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> membership c<strong>on</strong>sists <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> following Member States and organizati<strong>on</strong>s:3