Abstract: This invention relates to a positioning system and a method for navigation, in particular but not exclusively to a positioning system and a method for maritime navigation. A positioning system and method for navigation comprising a reference unit positioned on a vehicle, and a portable optical device, in communication with the reference unit, comprising sensing means to measure bearings to observed target points relative to the vehicle heading to thereby determine a position of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
September 26, 2023
Assignee:
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND