Moscow. June 16. INTERFAX - Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of Roscosmos) has successfully conducted an experiment on the use of a differential correction and monitoring system (SDCM) in the northern circumpolar regions of Russia, the press service of the holding reported on Thursday.
"During the 30-day sea voyage, the navigation equipment of the SDCM developed and manufactured by the RKS was tested: the possibility of its use was checked, methods of transmitting wide-range corrective information to ships were studied. The RKS equipment was also tested during a 10-day field expedition on the island of Alexandra Land in the Franz Josef Land archipelago," the press service reported.
They noted that the introduction and development of this GLONASS technology opens up new opportunities for navigation and positioning of vessels for navigation along the Northern Sea Route.
"The experiment was conducted during the first ever integrated Arctic expedition and geographically covered significant territories in the Baltic and Barents Seas, in the areas of Alexandra Land Island, Franz Josef Land Archipelago and Novaya Zemlya Archipelago," the RCC reported.
According to Alexander Skrytnik, Deputy General Designer of the RKS, according to the results of the experiment, it was confirmed that the high-precision complex developed by the RKS can significantly increase the efficiency of GLONASS navigation services in high latitudes.
"Navigation support is becoming more reliable even in the most difficult regions of the Earth to navigate. It is important that the system showed high accuracy - the error in determining the location in all areas did not exceed one meter," said Skrytnik, whose words are given in the message.
Igor Langeman, deputy Head of the center for the creation of ground facilities, navigation and information systems and complexes of the RKS, in turn, said that on the basis of the scientific and technical reserve available in the RKS, it is planned to create a system of information support for consumers in the Arctic zone of Russia, which will comprehensively provide navigation, ice, meteorological and geospatial data.
