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  • Vehicle Navigation, Location and Control – Keynote Address

  • Steven Norris
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Navigation / Volume 50 / Issue 1 / January 1997
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    23 November 2009, pp. 1-4
    Print publication:
    January 1997

  • This paper and the following four papers were presented at the EURNAV-96 conference, held in London, 18–19 June 1996 and organized jointly by the Royal Institute of Navigation and the German Institute of Navigation. Copies of the full proceedings, comprising some 22 papers, may be obtained from the Director of the RIN.

    I am delighted to be here at the EURNAV-96 conference. Vehicle navigation, location and control is a special interest of mine and I have no doubts about its value and potential.

  • Military Needs for Personal Navigation

  • J. A. Starbuck
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Navigation / Volume 48 / Issue 1 / January 1995
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    21 October 2009, pp. 77-80
    Print publication:
    January 1995

  • Map reading has always been and will continue to be a vital military skill. The ability to relate map to ground and vice versa is an essential skill for all ranks. Having determined his position and that of his objective, a soldier must be able to navigate between the two in the most expeditious manner. The advent of the Global Positioning System GPS has not diminished this requirement. Map reading and navigational skills are practical subjects that must be regularly practised and assessed if skills are to remain high.