Launch of R-Mode Baltic project - An alternative navigation system at sea

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Launch of R-Mode Baltic project - An alternative navigation system at sea


Seafaring vessels use satellites to determine their precise position to within a few metres. It is particularly important that exact positional information is constantly available in coastal waters and ports or near offshore wind farms and oil platforms. A glitch or even a complete failure of the navigational system used could have severe consequences. Scientists led by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have come together in the European R-Mode Baltic project to develop a terrestrial backup system that maritime transport users can switch to in emergencies as an alternative to global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), such as GPS or Galileo.



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