Lane Navigation Using Electronic Charts: A Training Manual for the NRL Moving-Map System

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Moving Map (MM) navigation system integrates relatively low cost, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) DGPS/GPS hardware with government off-the-shelf (GOTS) moving-map software. The system consists of a DGPS/GPS antenna and receiver capable of establishing exact position(s) within 5-meter accuracy. DGPS/GPS data is processed by a high performance, ruggedized, water-resistant computer running segments of the Falcon View program from the Portable Flight Planning System (PFPS) software suite. The system can be loaded with a full range of military standard format charts from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and various conversion chart imports (such as georectified GEOTIFF formats) of other non-military standard commercial products. Overlays depicting the battlefield geometry are used to enhance situational awareness.
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