Navigation (2)

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The process of planning, recording and controlling the movement of a craft from one place to another.

Navigation system error (NSE). The combined error of the GNSS position estimate and the chart error. The maximum NSE can be described by:

NSEmax = Chart error + GNSS error + other navigation errors


Source: Nick Ward, IALA e-Nav committee vicechair, March 2009