SouthPAN
Scope status
This is a source-routed system note. It is grounded in official Geoscience Australia / Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand public material for SouthPAN early Open Services and the Signal-In-Space Open Services service-definition document.
Boundary:
- This page may describe SouthPAN identity, open-service types, PRN/signal context, open-service coverage, and open-service performance targets only through Source - SouthPAN.
- This page does not verify certified aviation Safety-of-Life availability, LPV procedure publication, aircraft eligibility, operator approval, or airport-specific minima.
- SouthPAN early Open Services are explicitly not a Safety-of-Life aviation authorization source.
Working definition
Within the current vault, SouthPAN is treated as the Australian and New Zealand regional implementation of satellite-based augmentation used to support aviation operations and other positioning applications.
Current in-vault references
SouthPAN is currently referenced in:
Official source signals
|| Field | Current official signal | ||---|---| || System | Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) | || Operating agencies | Geoscience Australia and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand | || Primary source note | Source - SouthPAN | || Open Services start | September 2022 | || Full Operating Capability target | 2028 | || Safety-of-Life aviation status | Certified aviation Safety-of-Life service planned for 2028; not available from the extracted early Open Service material | || Service families | L1 SBAS, Dual Frequency Multi-Constellation (DFMC) SBAS, PPP via SouthPAN (PVS), Data Access Services | || PRN code | 122 | || GEO broadcast signal | Inmarsat 4F2 at 143.5° East, per extracted service-definition material |
Source-routed profile
SouthPAN can currently be described in this KB as:
- a joint Australia–New Zealand SBAS capability;
- an early Open Service system available since September 2022;
- a multi-service augmentation program providing L1 SBAS, DFMC SBAS, PVS, and internet-delivered Data Access Services;
- a future aviation Safety-of-Life service candidate with full operating capability target in 2028;
- a system whose official service-definition material explicitly flags ionospheric activity north of 20°S as a limitation relevant to maintaining lock and localized gradients.
These statements are source-routed through Source - SouthPAN.
Relationship to civil aviation use
In current vault structure, SouthPAN matters because it represents:
- a regional SBAS implementation in the Asia-Pacific region
- a potential interoperability partner for other regional systems
- a reference point for ASEAN regional SBAS analysis
- a system with DFMC capability development
Source anchors
Current source anchors relevant to this page include:
- Source - SouthPAN — dedicated official source note for SouthPAN early Open Services and Signal-In-Space Open Services service definition.
- Source - SBAS Service Providers — institutional source-family anchor for SBAS service-provider definitions and commitments.
- Source - ICAO Annex 10 Volume I GNSS SBAS — ICAO SARPs routing for SBAS system-level provisions.
- Source - ICAO Doc 9849 — GNSS implementation guidance and DFMC context.
- SBAS Standards Source Matrix — claim-routing matrix for standards/source families.
This page is source-routed-to-official-open-service-definition. It may support SouthPAN Open Service identity and service-definition claims. It must not be used as a certified aviation Safety-of-Life or LPV procedure source until official certified-service and AIP/procedure material is extracted.