TAG: maritime navigation

A deck officer on a ship takes a relative bearing using a pelorus. Loran-C was developed in large part for maritime navigation. (Photo: aytugaskin/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

eLoran: Part of the solution to GNSS vulnerability

November 3, 2021

Opposite and complementary Though marvelous, GNSS are also highly vulnerable. eLoran, which has no common failure modes with […]


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FIGURE 4. A pelorus. (Photo: Martin Bransby)

Innovation: An alternative to GNSS for maritime positioning

November 1, 2018

Enter the BinoNav
An electronic pelorus is poised to become a useful tool in any mariner’s toolbox of resilient PNT systems. Learn how it works, and the benefits it brings to position fixing at sea.


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US, Cuba agree to improve maritime navigation safety

March 24, 2016

President Obama’s trip to Cuba this week marks a historic milestone in the normalization process between the U.S. […]


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