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Navigation system with position measuring device and aerial photographic storage capability

US5396431A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 1992
Grant dateMar 7, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S19/49
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A navigation system is provided with: a position measuring device for measuring a current position of a movable body to which the navigation system is equipped; a storing device for storing aerial photograph data; a displaying device; and a display controlling device coupled to the position measuring device, the storing device, and the displaying device, for making the displaying device display a mark indicating the measured current position on an aerial photograph image on the basis of the measured current position and the stored aerial photograph data.

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