Learn basic and advanced techniques for using GPS to enhance your favorite outdoor activities, from hiking to fishing.
Hikers, backpackers, mountain bikers, anglers—outdoor adventurers of all kinds—will find Outdoor Navigation with GPS an essential tool for making the most out of your backcountry trips.
Along with an explanation of the fundamentals of traditional navigation, author Stephen W. Hinch shows GPS users everything from basic GPS navigation skills to advanced techniques such as creating custom maps and even how to select the most appropriate receiver. This comprehensive book includes more than 100 helpful diagrams and illustrations, and the new edition features details about the latest receivers from the top manufacturers. With years of experience as a GPS instructor, Stephen answers the most common GPS questions in a jargon-free, easy-to-follow style.
You will learn:
- Basics of how GPS technology works
- Essentials of wilderness navigation
- How to create and navigate to waypoints
- Advantages and limitations of GPS-enabled mobile phones
- Latitude and longitude, UTM coordinates, position formats, and map datums
- How to use GPS with Google Earth and Google Maps
- How to find your way if your GPS unit fails
- How to get started with fun activities like geocaching and orienteering
Outdoor Navigation with GPS is useful for hiking, geocaching, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, backpacking, outdoor photography, mountain biking, and 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 covered, such as creating custom maps, and new technologies are discussed, including using GPS-enabled mobile phones, and how to use GPS with Google Earth and Google Maps. With years of experience as a GPS instructor, Hinch is well-versed in all aspects of navigation and GPS use, and he covers them in a jargon-free, easy-to-follow style.
