The GPS Handbook
eBook - ePub

The GPS Handbook

A Guide for the Outdoors

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The GPS Handbook

A Guide for the Outdoors

About this book

Updated with information on the latest models of GPS and new technology such as sophisticated downloadable maps, this new edition provides all the information needed to work any GPS unit in the outdoors.

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Information

Publisher
Burford Books
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781580805100
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Introduction to the Revised Edition
  2. Preface
  3. CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to GPS
  4. CHAPTER 2 Equipment Options
  5. CHAPTER 3 Maps: Reducing a Sphere to a Flat Surface
  6. CHAPTER 4 Land Navigation
  7. CHAPTER 5 Using a GPS on the Road
  8. CHAPTER 6 Using a GPS in the Field
  9. CHAPTER 7 Geocaching
  10. CHAPTER 8 Mapping and Related Software
  11. CHAPTER 9 Paper Maps and Map Sources
  12. CHAPTER 10 Other Things to Think About
  13. CHAPTER 11 Other Useful Tools for Finding Your Way
  14. CHAPTER 12 Don’t Forget Your Compass
  15. CHAPTER 13 What to Do If You’re Really Lost
  16. APPENDIX A Bibliography
  17. APPENDIX B Useful Web Sites