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A World-wide Navigation System for Shipping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

J. N. F. Lameijer
J. N. F. Lameijer
Affiliation:
(Royal Netherlands Shipowners' Association)
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Since the end of the second world war hyperbolic position-fixing systems have been available for use by merchant vessels. These systems originated in military requirements. Today for the navigation of merchant ships a number of existing systems can be used, such as Decca, Loran C, Omega, Transit and Cikada, the two latter being satellite navigation systems. Transit became operational in 1964 for military use and in 1967 the system was made available for use by merchant shipping.

Type
The Use of Satellites in Navigation
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , September 1984 , pp. 339 - 347
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1984

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