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Accuracy Contour Maps of a Ship's Position

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

N. Sameshima
N. Sameshima
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(Nautical Society of Japan)
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The writer has drawn the accuracy contour maps of a ship's position fixed by cross bearing, horizontal sextant angle method and Loran aid. The accuracy of the fixes has been evaluated in terms of the probability density.

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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , October 1954, pp. 392 - 397
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1954

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