ABSTRACT
The importance of satellite navigation, positioning, and timing in modern economies cannot be emphasized enough. Like timing, the ability to locate one’s position or the position of various objects accurately and reliably is a growing need because of wide-ranging implications for traffic management, security, the environment, the management of natural resources, and the provision of personal services (civil and commercial). This chapter briefly describes Indian satellite navigation program, which was conceived in
2004, and its potential within the overall context of India’s economic development. Importantly, the paper addresses national regulations and policies related to navigational satellites system, which comprises of GAGAN (GPS Aided Geostationary Augmentation Navigation satellite) and IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System).
