What is "radiodetermination"

n. Determination of the position, velocity, or other characteristics of an object by means of radio waves

This article is about Radiodetermination and should not be confused with the Radiodetermination service in the meaning of a Radiocommunication service.

As defined by FS-1037C, radiodetermination is «the determination of the position, velocity or other characteristics of an object, or the obtaining of information relating to these parameters, by means of the propagation properties of radio waves.»

There are two main fields to radiodetermination:

• radiolocation, which is mainly passive
• radionavigation, which is mainly active.

Examples of radiodetermination

Radiotriangulation.jpg| Triangulation using radiodetermination British Post Office interference finding truck 1927.jpg|British Post Office mobile RDF, 1927 NSGA Galeta Island Site.jpg|Direction-finding system Galeta Island Pelengator.jpg|Direction finder with direction-finding aereal