Andy Rouse / Fish eye aerial view of autumnal forest, Finland, September.

Pal Hermansen / Composite of flying butterflies (Lepidoptera) on sphere.

Michael Pitts / Diver on the wreck of the US Submarine tender USS Macaw, sunk in the World War II due to a navigation error, Midway atoll, Pacific Ocean. Model released.

Robin Chittenden / Garmin being used to follow transect during bird survey work, Kelburn North Ayrshire Scotland UK June 2010

Robert Thompson / Lighthouse on Fanad Head at sunset, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, UK, August 2011

Onne van der Wal / Fleet rounding markers during the RC44 Circuit in Miami. Florida, USA, December 2010. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Rounding a mark at Spi Ouest-France, La Trinite sur Mer, Brittany, France. April 2010.

Christophe Courteau / The Lighthouse La Vieille at night in front of the Pointe du Raz, Brittany, France.

Philippe Clement / Sailing ship passing red sea mark / navigation mark on the shallows Les Vieux Moines at Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Finistere, Brittany, France, September.

Karine Aigner / Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) caught in a trap set by the University of Florida, wearing a GPS tracker. Florida, USA. Invasive species.

Nick Upton / Researchers fitting Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) nest box to mature tree and recording position on GPS unit. Estonia. April 2018. Model released.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of scientist Nathan Cooper holding radio-telemetry equipment to track Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii). Cat Island, Bahamas. April 2017.

Jen Guyton / Biologists attaching a solar-powered GPS transmitter between the shoulders of a white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis), using Teflon ribbon that fits like a harness across the vulture's chest....

Sue Flood / Marker to show geographical South Pole 90 degrees South with USA flag, near Scott-Amundsen base, Antarctica.December 2016

Karine Aigner / Portrait of scientist Nathan Cooper with telemetry device. Cat Island, Bahamas.

Karine Aigner / Scientist noting GPS points are noted so that field assistants can find Kirkland's warblers (Setophaga kirtlandii) using nano-transmitters data. Cat Island, Bahamas. April 2017.

Karine Aigner / Nathan Cooper and Stephen Caird play the call of a Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) to elicit a response from wild warblers. This is so they know where to set up a mist net to capture the...

Ashley Cooper / The Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / The Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / The Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / The Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / The Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / The Brough of Birsay lighthouse marks Orkney mainland's most north westerly tip. It was built in 1925 and converted to solar power in 2002. A bank of 36 solar panels charges an array of batteries that...

Ashley Cooper / Storm Gertrude, with winds of up to 132 mph resulted in this Trinity House 'Cardinal Mark' ripped off its steel anchor chain and washed up on Walney Island. England, UK. January 2016

Ashley Cooper / Climbers in a whiteout on Aonach Mhor a Munro near Fort William Scotland. March 2005

Nick Upton / Bewick's swan (Cygnus columbianus) adult pair with one wearing a GPS logging neck collar for satellite tracking of migratory movements, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

Alex Mustard / RF - Circular fisheye photo of a woman snorkelling towards a coral reef. Temple, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. Model released. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty...

Tony Wu / GPS track showing the circular feeding pattern of an Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni edeni) revolving around an area in which the whale has found a concentration of anchovies. Thailand. Pacific Ocean...

Nick Turner / Canal boat crossing Dundas Aquaduct at Kennet & Avon Canal, Bath, UK. September 2015.

Nick Turner / Canal boat crossing Dundas Aquaduct at Kennet & Avon Canal, Bath, UK. September 2015.

Nick Upton / Desert ant (Cataglyphis nodus / Cataglyphis bicolor nodus) worker standing on a rock near its nest entrance just behind a beach, Kos, Greece, August. These ants navigate back to their nest using the s...

Nick Upton / Desert ant (Cataglyphis nodus / Cataglyphis bicolor nodus) worker foraging among rocks just behind a sandy beach, Kos, Greece, August. These ants navigate back to their nest using the sun.

Sven Zacek / Aerial fish-eye view Tartu Old Town with Raatuse street coloured golden by the rising sun. Tartumaa, Estonia. May 2013.

Solvin Zankl / Second mate of tall ship Corwith Crammer, a steel brigatine, using a sextant to navigate, Sargasso Sea, Bermuda.

Terry Whittaker / Louise Allen of Kent Wildlife Trust 'Water Vole Recovery Project' surveying for signs of Water voles (Arvicola amphibius). North Kent Marshes, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / Louise Allen of Kent Wildlife Trust 'Water Vole Recovery Project' surveying for signs of Water voles (Arvicola amphibius). North Kent Marshes, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / Louise Allen of Kent Wildlife Trust 'Water Vole Recovery Project' surveying for signs of Water voles (Arvicola amphibius). North Kent Marshes, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / Louise Allen of Kent Wildlife Trust 'Water Vole Recovery Project' surveying for signs of Water voles (Arvicola amphibius), using GPS to record data. North Kent Marshes, UK, June.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Jakov Vanuito, a Nenets reindeer herder, checks his GPS during a snowmobile journey across the tundra in the South Tambey Gas Field, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia. February 2014.

Jeff Rotman / Computer tracking seagoing information aboard commercial fishing trawler. Stellwagen Banks, New England, United States, North Atlantic Ocean

Michael Pitts / Wreck of the cargo ship 'Iouna'. Cameraman and ships stern with navigation light still attached on rail. Wrecked between 1912-1918. Sharmo reef, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, July 2010

Michael Pitts / Wreck of the cargo ship 'Iouna'. Diver and ships stern with navigation light still attached on rail. Wrecked between 1912-1918. Sharmo reef, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, July 2010

Benoit Stichelbaut / IMOCA 60 'Banque Populaire' skipper Armel le Cleac'h during final preparations at Les Sables d'Olonne ahead of the Vendee Globe, France, November 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individua...

Rick Tomlinson / Fleet racing in the sun during the 81st Round the Island Race, Isle of Wight, England, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Rick Tomlinson / Fleet racing in the sun during the 81st Round the Island Race, Isle of Wight, England, June 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Yachts rounding mark at the start of La Transat AG2R La Mondiale, Brittany, France, April 2012. All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Sonar displays on the bridge of the pelagic trawler 'Charisma' showing position of net and shoals of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Skipper David Hutchison on the bridge of the pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, October 2011 Model Release available