Position fixing

Position fixing is the branch of navigation concerned with the use of a variety of visual and electronic methods to determine the position of a ship, aircraft or person on the surface of the Earth.

These techniques include:

position lines and position circles
celestial navigation
radio navigation
satellite navigation system

Positions are normally expressed as angles of latitude and longitude relative to a map datum.

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