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Terrain Mapping
Precision Targeting System
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Terrain Mapping guidance is used
primarily for mid-course navigation, in most applications it is
used with GPS and inertial navigation backup to provide
autonomous, high precision navigation. The system scans and
follows familiar ground contours, compared to digital map stored
inside the weapon's mission computer, to guide itself to the
target. This method is especially effective in feature abundant
terrain, where natural and man made elements such as roads,
buildings, waterways and vegetation can be used for orientation.
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