Abstract: A navigation and location system is provided that can include an inertial measurement unit (IMU) comprising an in a strap down configuration and a global positioning system (GPS), and a control section that determines orientation of a range sensor aligned with one axis of the IMU with respect to the Earth based on a sequence of system orientation and location measurements from said IMU/GPS along a displaced path from a starting point (SP) to an activation point (AP). Remote geo-location of the object can be determined based on determined range and bearing to the object determined by rotating axis of at least one reference frame from the strap down IMU axis with gravity and aligning another axis with a line of longitude through the displacement path to determine true north then determining a azimuth or bearing angle between true north and the range sensor output axis oriented on the object.

Abstract: A navigation and location system is provided that can include an inertial measurement unit (IMU) comprising an in a strap down configuration and a global positioning system (GPS), and a control section that determines orientation of a range sensor aligned with one axis of the IMU with respect to the Earth based on a sequence of system orientation and location measurements from said IMU/GPS along a displaced path from a starting point (SP) to an activation point (AP). Remote geo-location of the object can be determined based on determined range and bearing to the object determined by rotating axis of at least one reference frame from the strap down IMU axis with gravity and aligning another axis with a line of longitude through the displacement path to determine true north then determining a azimuth or bearing angle between true north and the range sensor output axis oriented on the object.