Policy on the Present and Future of Marine PNT in the REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Abstract

A potential use of the infrastructure could be in support of a general positioning solution. In this paper, the work of the Republic of Korea is presented on how it plans to use the marine radiobeacon infrastructure to support R-Mode as part of its positioning service. The Republic of Korea is deeply interested in R-Mode, which is emerging as a new terrestrial radio navigation system. The Republic of Korea's interest has led to its participation in R-Mode standardization, which is being pursued intensively by the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA). Given that Korea has abundant communication resources that are subject to R-Mode, we expect that R-Mode along with the LORAN-C infrastructure will play an important role as part of the terrestrial radio navigation system for maritime safety in Korea. In this paper, we explained the planned R-Mode technology development plan of Korea based on the results analyzed.