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Radar, Radio, Electronic Position-Fixing Systems

Electronic Position-Fixing Systems


  NOS    National Ocean Service (US)
  NIMA    National Imagery and Mapping Agency (US)
  IHO    International Hydrographic Organization

NOS NIMA
IHO/Foreign NIMA Charts
  Decca

click for larger image Identification of Lattice Patterns click for larger image

click for larger image Line of Position (LOP) click for larger image

Line of Position representing Zone Limit (or, on larger scales, other intermediate LOPs) click for larger image

Half-lane LOP click for larger image

LOP from adjoining Chain (on Interchain Fixing Charts) click for larger image

click for larger image Lane value, with Chain designator (Interchain charts only) and Zone Designator click for larger image
  Loran-C
click for larger image Identification of Loran-C Rates click for larger image
click for larger image Line of Position click for larger image

LOP representing time difference value of an integral thousand µs (microseconds) click for larger image

LOP beyond reliable groundwave service area click for larger image

LOP from adjoining Chain click for larger image

LOP from adjoining Chain beyond reliable groundwave service areas click for larger image
click for larger image LOP labeled with rate and full µs value click for larger image

click for larger image LOP labeled with final three digits only click for larger image
Note: A Loran-C Chain Diagram may be given if rates from more than one Chain appear on a chart. An explanatory note is given if LOPs include propagation delays.
  Omega
click for larger image Charted station pairs click for larger image
click for larger image Line of Position (LOP) click for larger image
click for larger image Lane values click for larger image
Note: A cautionary note draws attention to the need to consult Propagation Prediction Correction (PPC) tables. An explanatory note draws attention to the unreliability of LOPs within 450 n miles of a transmitter.
  Satellite Navigation Systems
click for larger image World Geodetic System, 1972 or 1984 click for larger image
Note: A note may be shown to indicate the shifts of latitude and longitude, in hundredths of a minute, which should be made to satellite-derived positions (which are referred to WGS) to relate them to the chart.