LORAN navigation system

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radio navigation system
gptkbp:accuracy hundreds of meters (LORAN-C)
gptkbp:component receiver units
transmitter stations
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:frequency 90-110 kHz (LORAN-C)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Long_Range_Navigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LORAN navigation system
gptkbp:introducedIn 1940s
gptkbp:legacy precursor to modern navigation systems
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:LORAN-A
gptkb:eLORAN
gptkb:LORAN-C
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:US_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:operates low frequency radio signals
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:servesArea long range
gptkbp:signalPropagation groundwave
skywave
gptkbp:status mostly decommissioned
gptkbp:type hyperbolic navigation system
pulsed radio signals
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:aircraft
ships
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedIn maritime navigation
aviation navigation
coastal navigation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rad_Lab
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5