Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter and GPS

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Synopsis
The official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students. Map and compass skills remain the foundation for traveling safely in the wilderness. This new third edition is a major and complete update of the popular textbook.

Improved throughout for clarity, with chapter objectives presented at the beginning of each chapter and summaries, "skills check" mini-quizzes, and practice problems listed at the end - Updated descriptions of the most current maps, compasses, altimeters, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers - Updated declination maps for the United States and the world (declination changes over time and compasses must be adjusted for a specific location to provide correct readings) - Much-expanded GPS chapter, including interfacing the GPS receiver with the home computer, maximizing battery life, and using the GPS function on a "smart" phones (along with a description of their limitations) - Additional information on non-GPS navigational techniques - Recommended websites, apps, and other sources of useful navigational information

Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
196 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781594859458
Publisher:
Mountaineers Books, The
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Bob Burns, Mike Burns
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports, Travel, Outdoors and Nature
Submitted By:
Worth Trust
Proofread By:
Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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