Outdoor Navigation with GPS

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You will learn:

- How to use a GPS receiver to do simple tasks like creating and navigating to waypoints

- Advanced techniques combining GPS with map and compass skills for more ambitious journeys

- What you need to know about such things as latitude and longitude, UTM coordinates, position formats, and map datums

- How to use GPS with a personal computer to simplify planning and to create accurate records of your journeys

- How to get started in the fast-growing new GPS sport of geocaching

- Unusual ways to have fun with GPS in the outdoors

- What to look for when buying a GPS receiver

- Up-to-date references to Internet web site resources

Emphasizing practical applications over technical theory, this is this ideal book for hikers, backpackers, cyclists, hunters, fishermen, kayakers, cross-country skiers, photographers, or anyone else who wants to learn how to use GPS in the wilderness.

What Customers Say About Outdoor Navigation with GPS:

Being new to GPS, I considered myself a 'dummy' on the subject, so I purchased 'GPS for Dummies' and was disappointed. In addition to the (excellent) GPS and map and compass navigation instruction I was looking for, there are sections on 'Recovering from Disaster' (lost in the wild with a dead GPS), 'Primitive Navigation Techniques' (no map, no compass, no GPS), 'More Fun and Games' (including GPS golf, orienteering, etc). This is the second edition, published in 2007, and is the most up to date book I have found. There is a chapter titled 'Highway Navigation with GPS', but this book is geared toward using a handheld receiver in the wild.

You can view several pages on Amazon, but Google Books shows more, so check it out before you buy. and MUCH MORE. Dead Reckoning and Altimeter Navigation are even addressed. This is the best all-around instructional book on the subject that I have found and I highly recommend it. In the few somewhat technical areas (plotting latitude and longitude on a map, for example), the author thoroughly explains the 'why and how', then takes the reader through a step-by-step example, as if he was actually doing the procedure; very effective instruction, and it makes for an interesting read. After researching more books on the subject, I chose this book, and realized I should have purchased it initially.

Geocaching has its own chapter. It would make a perfect gift for the budding adventurer (alongside his or her first hand held GPS unit), or just good reading material for someone interested in the subject. It not only covers using a GPS receiver (GPSr), but many other facets of wilderness navigation as well. In-depth explanations with photos and drawings help to get the points across.

I went to Amazon and saw "Outdoor Navigation with GPS," and saw it had some pretty good reviews. It also helped me understand the functions on my GPS and how to use them in a real world situation. I bought a Garmin eTrex but the instructions it came with were very vague. The book was written in such a way to make a complex subject, outdoor navigation, much easier. If an outdoor GPS confuses you like mine did, then this is DEFINITELY the book to get that will guide you on how it functions. I checked out two books from the local library on outdoor navigation with a GPS. Although both books gave me an idea on how to use the GPS, they were also VERY confusing.and also somewhat vague.

I would order from them again. I received this book in quick fashion. It was just as described on the website.

COVERS EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE BASICS OF GPS, THE MOST RECENT TYPES AND BRANDS OF EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE, AND FIELD USAGE. WRITTEN IN EASY TERMS AND TO THE POINT.

We checked several retail outlets and they could not compare as far as product and price are concerned.Very pleased with shipping and service from Amazon.com.