In June of last year, during the Institute of Navigation's annual meeting, the prestigious Hays Award was presented to Robert Loh, President of ISI and Vice President of WISI.

This award is given in recognition of outstanding contribution and professional accomplishment to the advancement of navigation. 

Robert Loh is credited as the protagonist and architect of the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) and his continued involvement in these projects has made them an operational reality.  Above all, the  award recognises the essential leadership he has dedicated to these projects in fulfilling a technological breakthrough that promises to dramatically transform the field of navigation.

April 1999