Position Indication at Sea by Astro-Photogrammetry,

Abstract

The Experimental Astronomy Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institue of Technology, acting under U.S. Naval Oceanographic Contract has prepared a study of a method of locating a ship at sea by astro-photogrammetric methods. The system described in this report is a surveying instrument and not a navigational device. It consists of an inertially stabilized photo theodolite with which one can accurately locate aids to navigation and make geodetic observations from a ship at sea. Like all direct-observation surveying techniques, good observational weather is required for its use, and results are only available after data processing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
ADA075271

Entities

People

  • A. C. Conrod

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Angular Motion
  • Cameras
  • Clocks
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Crystal Oscillators
  • Data Reduction
  • Frequency
  • Geodetic Surveys
  • Geometry
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Radio Equipment
  • Repetition Rate

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.