Navigation

Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks. All navigational techniques involve locating the navigator's position compared to known locations or patterns.

History

Navigation, in a broader sense, can refer to any skill or study that involves the determination of position and direction. In this sense, navigation includes orienteering and pedestrian navigation. Human navigation is the ability for a person to navigate, usually in an outdoor setting. It is the basic skill of wilderness survival, and has been a key part of human history.

Methods

There are many different methods of navigation including but not limited to Dead reckoning, Pilotage, Celestial navigation, Inertial navigation, Electronic navigation, Map and compass, Satellite navigation, Marine navigation, Aeronautical navigation, and Space navigation.

See also

• Geographic coordinate system
• Global Positioning System
• Marine chronometer
• Radio navigation
• Radar navigation
• Satellite navigation
• Sextant
• Wayfinding

References

Navigation Resources
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