navigation acronyms, abbreviations and definitions - International ...

IMS integrity monitor station (eg Galileo)
IMSO International Mobile Satellite Organisation
An intergovernmental body to oversee Inmarsat’s delivery of its public
service obligations, including GMDSS.
IMT 2000 International Mobile Telecommunications for 2000 and beyond
An ITU cellphone standard better known as 3G or 3rd Generation.
IMTA International Map Trade Association
IMU inertial measurement unit
IN Information Notice (UK CAA)
IN-RAR interferometric real aperture radar
IN-SAR interferometric symthetic aperture radar
INA International Navigation Association
iNavSat Consortium bidding for Galileo concession
EADS Space, Inmarsat & Thales.
INCOSE International Council on Systems Engineering
INE Instituto de Navegacion de Espana
InHg inches of mercury (pressure)
INITIATIVE EU Project for electronic fee collection using GNSS
INLS-Code International Noxious Liquid Substances Code
INLUS Indian Navigation Land Uplink Station (3 for GAGAN)
INM Internet Notices to Mariners
Inmarsat INternational MARitime SATellite Organisation
Established by convention on 3 Sep 76, with 86 member governments
by 1999. Became a two-tier private company (Inmarsat Holdings and
Inmarsat Ltd) on 15 Apr 99.
INMCC Indian Mission Control Centre (3 for GAGAN)
INPHORMM Info & Pub Helping the Objective of Reducing Motorised Mobility
INRES Indian Reference Station (15 for GAGAN)
INS Indian Navigation System (satnav)
INS inertial navigation system
INS integrated navigation system
INSPIRE Infrastructure for Spacial Information in the EU
A database with consistent geographical data to improve mapping in
Europe.
INTEG EGNOS Integration into Galileo
EC study to analyse a seamless transition from EGNOS to Galileo from
tech, economical, ops and institutional views. Nov 99 - Dec 00.
integrated
navigation system
A system in which the information from 2 or more navigation aids is
combined in a symbiotic manner to provide an output which is superior
to any one of the component aids (IMO).
integrity The ability to provide users with warnings within a specified time when
the system should not be usd for navigation (IMO).
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