1. A method of providing improved image navigation and registration (INR) for an imaging system that exhibits systematic distortion comprising: collecting imagery data comprising measurements of star and landmark locations using the imaging system; processing, via at least one processor, actual and predicted star and landmark location data using Parametric Systematic Error Correction (ParSEC) comprising about 12 correction coefficients to iteratively estimate the about 12 ParSEC coefficients for each location measurement; and correcting, via at least one processor, location measurements using the estimated ParSEC coefficients.