Panama Canal Fog Navigation Study : Candidate System Definition

Spitzer, Edward A.; MacKenzie, F.D.

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Panama Canal Fog Navigation Study : Candidate System Definition

1984-01-01
By Spitzer, Edward A. ; MacKenzie, F.D.

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English

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Creators:

Spitzer, Edward A. ; MacKenzie, F.D.
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aids To Navigation Canal Operations Fog Navigational Aids Panama Canal (Panama) Position Fixing Traffic Control Vessel Traffic Control Water Traffic
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-RSPA-83-14 ; PB84-180793
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Panama
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
Abstract:

A candidate system for solving fog navigation problems in the Panama Canal is defined. The vessel monitoring subsystem is a shore-based, all-weather, precision ranging system with ranging accuracies of 9 feet (2 standard deviations, 95 percent).
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PDF
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:e7f113032ba10c0bc6714eb9a4a7f93c1405ab0001c42d8de66769b2c38a2c59
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11433/dot_11433_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 3.27 MB ]

File Language:

English

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