Abstract

The National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point, N.Y., is conducting projects dealing with the “new technology” in the field of navigation. This paper consists of a survey of this area of activity of the Center. The intent is not only to disseminate information to the wide community of navigators but also to structure a mutually beneficial communications link between the NMRC and the Institute of Navigation. The paper will cover the following projects, some innovative, others extensions of previous programs: —RAPS (Radar Automatic Plotting System) —MASS (MarAd Anti-Stranding Sonar) —TRANSIM (Simplified Transit) —MARINE RADAR TRANSPONDER —MARSCAN (Maritime Satellites Communication and Navigation System) —INTEGRATED CONNING SYSTEM

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