GPS Civilian Economic Value to the U.S., Interim Report

Irv Leveson
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Overview – The objectives of this interim report are to provide updated, more complete and methodologically sound estimates of current civilian economic benefits of GPS to the U.S. Current economic benefits are estimated for application sectors comprised largely of those for which the most robust estimates or basis for estimation was available. This document is intended to serve as a core for subsequent analysis. Follow-on analysis is intended to include further examination of economic benefits both in sectors covered and additional sectors, estimation of values of safety-of-life and other non-economic benefits, international benefits, future benefits under alternative scenarios, and selective estimation of economic costs resulting from long-term denial of GPS. Results of the combined analyses are intended to be presented in a “showcase report” on GPS benefits designed for a broad audience, with benefits elucidated through examples, and a full analytic report documenting sources and methods.