A method of operating an industrial vehicle, the industrial vehicle comprising a lift carriage comprising one or more lifting elements, wherein the industrial vehicle is coupled to: a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensor devices wherein at least one sensor device is mounted to the lift carriage, and a mobile computer communicatively coupled to the sensor array, wherein the method comprises using the mobile computer to: receive measurement data from the sensor array; determine the pose of the industrial vehicle in an environment based on the measurement data; and navigate the industrial vehicle to a pallet or product load utilizing the determined pose of the industrial vehicle and data from the sensor array; characterized in that the pallet or product load comprises a unique identifying feature that can be sensed by the at least one sensor device, and in that the method further comprises using the mobile computer to: position the industrial vehicle to: pick-up the pallet or product load using the lifting elements, and sense the unique feature information identifying the pallet or product load using the at least one sensor device; identify pre-positioned object data associated with the pallet or product load when the unique feature information is sensed by the at least one sensor device; develop a new pose of the industrial vehicle using the pre-positioned object data associated with the pallet or product load; and navigate the industrial vehicle through the environment using the new pose and measurement data from the sensor array. a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensor devices wherein at least one sensor device is mounted to the lift carriage, and a mobile computer communicatively coupled to the sensor array, wherein the method comprises using the mobile computer to: receive measurement data from the sensor array; determine the pose of the industrial vehicle in an environment based on the measurement data; and navigate the industrial vehicle to a pallet or product load utilizing the determined pose of the industrial vehicle and data from the sensor array; characterized in that the pallet or product load comprises a unique identifying feature that can be sensed by the at least one sensor device, and in that the method further comprises using the mobile computer to: position the industrial vehicle to: pick-up the pallet or product load using the lifting elements, and sense the unique feature information identifying the pallet or product load using the at least one sensor device; identify pre-positioned object data associated with the pallet or product load when the unique feature information is sensed by the at least one sensor device; develop a new pose of the industrial vehicle using the pre-positioned object data associated with the pallet or product load; and navigate the industrial vehicle through the environment using the new pose and measurement data from the sensor array. receive measurement data from the sensor array; determine the pose of the industrial vehicle in an environment based on the measurement data; and navigate the industrial vehicle to a pallet or product load utilizing the determined pose of the industrial vehicle and data from the sensor array; characterized in that the pallet or product load comprises a unique identifying feature that can be sensed by the at least one sensor device, and in that the method further comprises using the mobile computer to: position the industrial vehicle to: pick-up the pallet or product load using the lifting elements, and sense the unique feature information identifying the pallet or product load using the at least one sensor device; pick-up the pallet or product load using the lifting elements, and sense the unique feature information identifying the pallet or product load using the at least one sensor device; identify pre-positioned object data associated with the pallet or product load when the unique feature information is sensed by the at least one sensor device; develop a new pose of the industrial vehicle using the pre-positioned object data associated with the pallet or product load; and navigate the industrial vehicle through the environment using the new pose and measurement data from the sensor array.