See the Simpson, Storz and Malys contributions at http://futureofutc.org/preprints/
"Several years to update" is not a plan. -- On Jan 9, 2012, at 11:12 PM, Warner Losh wrote: > > On Jan 9, 2012, at 10:41 PM, Rob Seaman wrote: >> And yet many arguments here have proceeded from the observation that >> civilians rely on complex modern infrastructure. For instance, a lot of >> telecommunications depends on satellite technology, hence the sponsorship of >> the Future of UTC meeting by the American Astronautical Society and the >> American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Modern technology >> depends on both kinds of timekeeping. A conceptual model recognizing the >> distinction is necessary. > > And those applications can use UTC without any corrections to track > satellites? It is my understanding tracking satellites in low earth orbit > requires millisecond level accuracy of DUT1, so these folks are already > correcting the time scale that's provided to them by some amount. While > convenient to keep this value < 1s, they would have several years to update > if the change happens... > > Satellites in geostationary orbit don't require anything to track: aim the > dish and forget and watch as much TV as you want or are willing to pay for... > So not everything involving satellites would change. > > Warner _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
