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Anybody who has been on the open sea without visual clues for orientation or, worse, trapped in the dark by a sudden failure of the lighting system, knows how easy it is to feel lost. If a navigation system is available, then there is a means to calming down and finding your way.
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RASSON, J.L. (2006). GEOMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS FOR AERONAUTICS. In: Rasson, J.L., Delipetrov, T. (eds) Geomagnetics for Aeronautical Safety. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5025-1_16
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