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Welcome to the Royal Institute of Navigation

The Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) is a learned society with charitable status. Formed in 1947, its aims have always been threefold:

To unite all those with a professional or personal interest in any aspect of navigation in one unique body;
To further the development of navigation in every sphere;
And to increase public awareness of the art and science of navigation.

What's New - SIGS & Branches

24/09/2014	Ubiquitous Positioning: A pipedream or reality?
09/10/2014	HANG North Museum Visit and Seminar
16/10/2014	The Ship's Master and Pilot relationship – The Legal and Practical Implications
23/09/2014	Visit the Shuttleworth Collection
20/11/2014	The North West Passage in a Small GRP Boat

Featured Item

International Navigation Conference
24 Feb 2015 08:45 - 26 Feb 2015 17:30

The Royal Institute of Navigation is launching an exciting new international conference series.

The International Navigation Conference will tackle some of the biggest, most cutting-edge issues across all the domains of modern navigation: land, sea, air and space. The RIN is calling for Papers for this event right now - see the attached pdf. Keynote Speakers: • On Privacy In Tracking (smartphones & indoor navigation) – Mr Chandu Thota, Google • On Security and resilience – Dana Goward - President and Executive Director, US Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation • On Security and resilience - Professor Todd Humhreys, University of Texas at Austin, USA • On Multi-Constellation GNSS - Gian Gherado Calini, GSA • On Multi-Sensor Integration - Professor Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Ohio State University • On Quantum Technologies - Sir Peter Knight, Professor of Quantum Optics and Senior Research Investigator, Imperial College London • On Emerging Trends and Current Challenges - Colin Beatty FRIN, CBiL • On Autonomy in Transport - BAE - ASTREA, and • On Legal Aspects of Navigation - Professor Frans von der Dunk, Institute of Space Law, Leiden University. Read More

Latest RIN News

GSA and Eurocontrol cooperation The European GNSS Agency (GSA) and Eurocontrol plan to enhance aviation safety and management through EGNOS and Galileo.

UK airline statistics The CAA has issued figures for UK airlines during May 2014 - they make interesting reading.

World's smallest GPS module The OriginGPS Nano Hornet is claimed to be the world’s smallest fully-integrated GPS/antenna module.

Summer is over Today, 1 September, marks the beginning of Autumn in meteorological terms.

Forthcoming RIN Events

Anderson Memorial Lecture A talk by Dr Sally Basker of Traxis, Chair of the RIN Technical Committee.

07 Oct 2014 18:30 - 20:30