Navigation, Maps and Radar


Navigation is the process of reading, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks.

 

The word navigate is derived from the Latin roots navis meaning “ship” and agere meaning “to move” or “to direct.” All navigational techniques involve locating the navigator’s position compared to known locations or patterns.

 

These handbooks specifically detail navigation techniques in the field. How to use radar, maps and other navigation tools to aid in the identification of ones location. Using compasses, improvised techniques and common sense once can navigate successfully without the aid of high technology. That is the point of these selection of books.


Ground Surveillance Radar

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Ground Surveillance Radar

This publication sets forth information which will familiarize the user in the field as well as the Radar Technician with the lightweight battlefield surveillance radar, AN/PPS–15(V)2

Radar set, AN/PPS–15(V)2, is a battery–powered, solid state, coherent doppler, line–of–sight, very short range ground surveillance radar. The radar set is used to detect and locate moving personnel and vehicles (targets) under various conditions of terrain, visibility, and weather. Target detection and identification are accomplished by operator’s recognition of characteristic sounds in the electrical headset. An alarm lamp and speaker provide automatic visual and audible indications when a moving target is detected. Indicators provide digital … Continue Reading

Map Reading And Land Navigation

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Map Reading And Land Navigation

The purpose of this field manual is to provide a standardized source document for Armywide reference on map reading and land navigation. This manual applies to every soldier in the Army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual also contains both doctrine and training guidance on these subjects. Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendixes include a list of exportable training materials, a matrix of land navigation tasks, an introduction to orienteering, and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation.