Navigation : Principles of Positioning and Guidance /

Global positioning systems like GPS or the future European Galileo are influencing the world of navigation tremendously. Today, everybody is concerned with navigation even if unaware of this fact. Therefore, the interest in navigation is steadily increasing. This book provides an encyclopedic view o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hofmann-Wellenhof, B.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Legat, K., Wieser, M.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2003.
Subjects:	Geography. Physical geography. Oceanography. Geographic information systems. Engineering. Civil engineering. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction
Historical review
Mathematical fundamentals
Physical fundamentals
Maps
Terrestrial navigation
Celestial navigation
Terrestrial radio navigation
Satellite-based navigation
Augmentation systems
Inertial navigation
Image-based navigation
Integrated navigation
Routing and guidance
Vehicle and traffic management
Application examples
Critical outlook
References
Index.