TABLE OF CONTENTS Navigation is the processes that are used to determine and select routes or paths that can lead to a desired location. GPS navigation services include marine, air, vehicle, personal and automated machine guidance. A key advantage to using the GPS system is that it allows for the continuous updating of location which can be used to track and maintain course headings.
Marine navigation is the process of locating, managing and guiding marine vessels through waterways.
Air navigation is the process of locating, managing and guiding aircraft through airways. Aerial guidance systems are a combination of equipment and software that can sense or determine the location of an aircraft and automatically adjust or define the required adjustments to the motion of the aircraft using the position location information (such as provided from a GPS or INS) and desired destination information.
Precise air navigation may be used to assist in aerial refueling. Aerial refueling is the process of connecting a hose between aircraft to transfer fuel between the aircraft.
Vehicle navigation is the process of locating, managing and guiding vehicles through roadways or terrain. GPS systems provide location information that can be combined with digital maps to provide travel route information. This example shows that the digital map can also be associated with various points of interest (such as food and fuel station locations).
Personal navigation is the use of position information to assist a person in determining traveling directions (e.g. travel map)...
