NETWORK AIDED TERRESTRIAL TRIANGULATION USING STARS (NATTS)
First Claim
1. A method for determining a terrestrial location of an apparatus that is deployed in a generally known geographical region, comprising the steps of:
- (a) capturing, by the apparatus, an earthbound image of the sky from a terrestrial location at an identified time;
(b) communicating, by the apparatus, data representative of the captured earthbound image of the sky;
(c) determining the terrestrial location of the apparatus based on the data communicated by the apparatus by comparing the captured earthbound image of the sky to a master mapping of the sky relative to the surface of the Earth.
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Abstract
A method for determining a terrestrial location of an apparatus that is deployed in a generally known geographical region includes capturing, by the apparatus, an earthbound image of the sky from a terrestrial location at an identified time; communicating, by the apparatus, data representative of the captured earthbound image of the sky; and determining the terrestrial location of the apparatus based on the data communicated by the apparatus by comparing the captured earthbound image of the sky to a master mapping of the sky relative to the surface of the Earth.
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1. A method for determining a terrestrial location of an apparatus that is deployed in a generally known geographical region, comprising the steps of:
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(a) capturing, by the apparatus, an earthbound image of the sky from a terrestrial location at an identified time;
(b) communicating, by the apparatus, data representative of the captured earthbound image of the sky;
(c) determining the terrestrial location of the apparatus based on the data communicated by the apparatus by comparing the captured earthbound image of the sky to a master mapping of the sky relative to the surface of the Earth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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