eLORAN is go! February 23, 2008
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So, why would a blog purporting to be about satellite navigation be interested in a technology such as eLORAN? Well, as many people have noted GNSS is a wonderful piece of engineering but like all technologies it is not perfect. Yet the world is increasingly dependent on GPS based timing. positioning and navigation to the extent that if it were disrupted there would be major upheaval.
eLORAN is an “independent, dissimilar complement to GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). It allows users to retain their GNSS-levels of navigational safety even when their satellite services are disrupted.” As such it is the best insurance policy money can buy to secure the benefits of GNSS for safety and commercially important applications.
The US recently made the decision to upgrade its LORAN system to eLORAN capability and at the same time move the operation of the system from U.S. Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate. It is good also to note that closer to home the UK is also investing in a similar capability with a new (what looks like a developmental) eLORAN station in Anthorn, Cumbria.
An excellent rationale for eLORAN highlighting its role as a complement to GNSS is here.
eLORAN as a Backup of GNSS / GPS
The SatNav blog runs an informative entry on eLORAN (enhanced LOng RAnge Navigation) and its adoption by the U.S. and the U.K. as a GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO satellites backup. From the the entry: “As such it is the best insurance policy money can buy to se…
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