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Forums

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  • LNLG . This Group deals with the navigation of all mechanically-propelled land vehicles, and the technologies that make it possible. Everything from in-car satnavs to road charging, from integrated bike mapping to lanes, trains and automobiles has a home here.
  • NOF . Enjoy striding out into the wide blue yonder? Want to become a geocacher? Or just trying to persuade your mobile phone navigation system to get you to the church on time? If it's on foot, it's here.
  • GANG . From advice on building your own plane to the latest on Mode S, this is the home of general aviation debate.
  • HANG . Want to know what it was like to fly the planes of modern legend? The HANG discussion board can fill you in.
  • MT&NG . From electronic bridges to eLORAN, everything you want to know about navigating large military or commercial ships is here.
  • SCG . Electronic charts? Collision regulations? Aids to Navigation? Any questions you might have about navigating a small craft, ask them here.
  • R&D . The cutting edge of navigation is in research and development - from new algorithms that will improve GPS accuracy to remote navigation for fighter planes and unmanned air vehicles. Ask the RIN R&D community anything you need to know.
  • Space . Space technology is a growing area of navigation - From NASA to ESA, to all the Global Navigations Satellite Systems in development and all the applications that use them on land, sea and in the air.
  • ANG . How do animals get from A-B, and what can we learn from them? Ask your questions here.