INC a great success
Around 170 delegates and speakers attended the 3 days in Glasgow, packed with updates and revelations on every navigation concept imaginable. The conference was preceded by a meeting of the Resilient...
View ArticleSuccessful Galileo launch
The Ariane-5 launch of 4 Galileo satellites on 17 November appears to have been entirely successful. The Ariane-5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off from the Kourou Spaceport as planned, at precisely...
View ArticleBack to Zulu
This weekend sees Europe dropping Summer Time, with UK civil time reverting to UTC. The European Parliament and Council Directive on Summer Time Arrangements states that summer - or daylight saving -...
View ArticleWeather and Sailing 2016
Weather and Sailing 2016, Royal Institute of Navigation’s and the Royal Meteorological Society’s Joint Seminar, grows from strength to strength. Weather and Sailing 2016, the Joint Seminar, which is...
View ArticleINC 16 - Image Gallery Now Online
Did you come along to INC 16 at Glasgow? The INC website now has a gallery of images from the event available. The INC 16 was a great conference, with leading figures from across the world of...
View ArticleINC on Naked Scientists
The 'Naked Scientists' programme covering INC 2016 is now available as a podcast. The 'Naked Scientists' radio show covering INC 2016 was broadcast on on Sunday 20 November on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire;...
View ArticleSolo Biplane Astro
Scottish Branch were given an insight into the difficulties of navigating the 'Chichester' way. Brian Walton MRIN, a highly experienced pilot and Ocean yachtmaster, took us (metaphorically) into the...
View ArticleWeather and Sailing 2016 - Presentations
Weather and Sailing 2016 presentations are now available Weather and Sailing 2016 presentations, where available, can now be viewed on the Royal Meteorological Society website. The following weblink...
View ArticleWinter is upon us
1 December sees the first day of Winter in meteorological terms. The Met Office defines Winter as the months of December, January and February although, astronomically, Winter starts at the Winter...
View ArticleNovember to see largest Galileo launch
Preparations are well underway for this month's quadruple Galileo launch from French Guiana. The launch campaign for the Ariane 5 flight from the European Spaceport at Kourou has entered its final...
View ArticleINC 2016
The second in this series of international conferences takes place in Glasgow next week. The International Navigation Conference will address the most cutting-edge issues in positioning, navigation and...
View ArticleSee the 'Supermoon'
Monday 14 November sees a full moon being closest to Earth since 1948 - appearing biggest and brightest since then. The moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical, with perigee about 48,280 km...
View ArticleWatch the Galileo launch
The first Ariane 5 launch of 4 Galileo satellites is scheduled for 13:06:48 UTC on 17 November. A Launch Readiness Review (LRR) took place on 14 November in Kourou, and authorised the start of...
View ArticleUpgraded GPS Operational Control Segment operating
A major upgrade of the GPS ground control system has now been fully deployed. Lockheed Martin has completed a major upgrade to modernise the current ground control system of the GPS constellation. As...
View ArticleINS for Army vehicles
The British Army's new Ajax armoured fighting vehicles are to be fitted with inertial navigation systems. Honeywell has been contracted to equip the British Army's new Ajax armoured fighting vehicles....
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