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Outdoor Navigation with GPS
Stephen W Hinch
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Description for Outdoor Navigation with GPS
Paperback. Starting with essential definitions such as UTM coordinate systems, position formats, and map datums, and moving on using your GPS with a computer, this book teaches you what you really need to know for outdoor GPS use, including basic map-and-compass skills and primitive navigation techniques that you can use if your GPS unit fails. Num Pages: 232 pages, B&W photos throughout, Maps, Charts, Tables, and Screen shots throughout. BIC Classification: UD; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
For outdoor adventurers who hike, fish, kayak, cross-country ski, or mountain bike in the backcountry, a GPS receiver can help them reach their destination and return safely -- but only if they know how to use it! Here is the guide to getting the most out of a GPS receiver, from basic consumer advice to advanced techniques. It even includes fun solo and team games that utilize GPS. Starting with essential definitions and moving on to creating waypoints, and using your GPS with a computer, this succinct book teaches the basics of navigation and outdoor GPS use. Advanced techniques are ... Read more
For outdoor adventurers who hike, fish, kayak, cross-country ski, or mountain bike in the backcountry, a GPS receiver can help them reach their destination and return safely -- but only if they know how to use it! Here is the guide to getting the most out of a GPS receiver, from basic consumer advice to advanced techniques. It even includes fun solo and team games that utilize GPS. Starting with essential definitions and moving on to creating waypoints, and using your GPS with a computer, this succinct book teaches the basics of navigation and outdoor GPS use. Advanced techniques are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wilderness Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Berkeley, United States
ISBN
9780899976501
SKU
V9780899976501
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Stephen W Hinch
Stephen Hinch has taught courses in GPS navigation to police and fire personnel, park rangers, search-and-rescue staff, and recreational outdoor enthusiasts since 1998. When he was young, his avid rockhound parents would pack up the family and head out to remote desert locations in search of semi-precious stones nearly every weekend. These desert explorations honed his navigational skills and taught ... Read more
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