Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas Tsigkopoulos
Office: Β07, 2nd Floor, Laboratories Building
Τel: +30 210-45-81606
e-mail: atsigo[at]hna[dot]gr

The Navigation and Sea Sciences Laboratory of HNA was created in 2003 after the publication of Law No. 3187/2003 with the integration of all activities and the corresponding equipment of the "Shipping I" and "Shipping II" Chairs of the earlier organizational scheme of HNA.

The “Navigation and Sea Sciences Laboratory” covers educational and research activities related to:

• Theoretical Navigation: Applications of Geodesy and Analytical Cartography in navigation. Position, Navigation and Time (PNT) systems. Algorithms for navigational problems.
• Applied Navigation: General navigation, Coastal navigation, Astronomical navigation. Electronic navigational systems.
• Military Oceanography: Physical and Geological Oceanography. Hydrography. Influence and effect of sea environment in Naval Operations.
• Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Marine Sciences and Naval Operations: Digital Geospatial Data and Digital Terrain Models for navigation and naval operations. Processing and Analysis of Remote Sensing Data for Operational Use.