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Outdoor navigation with GPS / Stephen W. Hinch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hinch, Stephen W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Global Positioning System.
- Outdoor recreation.
- Geocaching (Game).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Birmingham, Ala. : Wilderness Press, 2010, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 cover
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. Basic navigation
- pt. 2. Navigation for the outdoor explorer
- pt. 3. Recovering from disaster
- pt. 4. Getting the most from GPS.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-89997-652-2
- OCLC:
- 707067906
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