	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Nov 11, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home American Indian Heritage Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

navigation

navigation, science and technology of finding the position and directing the course of vessels and aircraft.

Sections in this article:

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on navigation from Infoplease:

navigable: meaning and definitions - navigable: Definition and Pronunciation
navigation: meaning and definitions - navigation: Definition and Pronunciation
celestial navigation: meaning and definitions - celestial navigation: Definition and Pronunciation
air navigation - air navigation air navigation, science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft ...
navigable water - navigable water navigable water, in the broadest sense, a stream or body of water that can be used ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Aviation, Instruments, etc.

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: navigation

Navigation business is down but not out. (Mobile Electronics). (TWICE)

Navigation nugget: new chip-scale atomic clock plus GPS receiver transforms navigation. (CHIPS)

Navigation Vision 2025: Charting The Future of Naval Navigation (Sea Technology)

Mass navigation: increased awareness, lower price points and more options all help, but a demo vehicle--rented or otherwise--drives the navigation sale. (Cover Story).(Statistical Data Included) (Dealerscope: The Business of CE Retailing)

Integrated electronic navigation (Sea Technology)

Image Navigation for the FY2 Geosynchronous Meteorological Satellite (Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology)

Learning and navigation assistance in a hypermedia. (International Journal of Instructional Media)

Portable Navigation Keeps On Climbing.(in-car navigation systems launched at Consumer Electronics Show) (TWICE)

As navigation goes, so goes LBS.(Location-Based Services) (GPS World)

Vehicle navigation market sector trends: our editor looks at developments in technology and industry structure in the vehicle navigation market in 2008.(Company overview) (GEO: connexion)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

Infoplease Tools