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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 […]

This article is tagged with Charles A. Schue, Dana Goward, eLoran, Enhanced Loran, Loran-C, maritime navigation, National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2018, navigation and timing, Nunzio Gambale, PNT, positioning, UrsaNav and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Transportation

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.

This article is tagged with bionav, electronic pelorus, General Lighthouse Authorities, Innovation, Ireland, maritime navigation, pelorus, PNT, UK and posted in From the Magazine, Innovation

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. […]

This article is tagged with Cuba, geodesy, hydrography, maritime navigation, Memorandum of Understanding, National Office of Hydrography and Geodesy, oceanography and posted in Latest News, Transportation