When Alan Cameron first asked me a year ago to write for GPS World, I was delighted to think that an old crow such as myself could be considered as a potential contributor to this dynamic publication. At the time I had to decline, but as circumstances change — and change they certainly have for me — I now have the opportunity to say something which may from time to time appear to be partially intelligent to you, the readership. People may know me as a VP at NovAtel, where I spent the large part of the last 15 years creating and sustaining a business around Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) ground-network reference receivers. This was a delightful company to work for as it grew from a small group of GPS engineering fanatics back in 1992, through an entrepreneurial express train which fed on innovation and success after success, to the respected GPS worldwide presence it has now become.