Basic Illustrated Using GPS (Basic Illustrated Series) - Softcover

Grubbs, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762750812 ISBN 13: 9780762750818

Publisher: Falcon Guides, 2014

Synopsis

Richly illustrated and information-packed tools for anyone whose play or work takes them to remote areas. Basic Illustrated Using GPS, 3rd is a guide to practical field use of the Global Positioning System, written in simple language, with each new term explained as it's used. This book is a wealth of useful backcountry navigation advice for beginners and experts alike. It also includes information on using GPS with the latest mapping software.

Disocver how to:

• Pick the best GPS receiver for your specific needs
• Read and pregrid topographic maps
• Identify waypoints with various coordinate systems
• Use GPS to navigate on land and water
• Create your own maps with GPS software
  

About this title

About the Author

The author has a serious problem- he doesn't know what he wants to do when he grows up. Meanwhile, he's done such things as wildland fire fighting, running a mountain shop, flying airplanes, shooting photos, and writing books. He's a backcountry skier, climber, figure skater, mountain biker, amateur radio operator, river runner, and sea kayaker- but the thing that really floats his boat is hiking and backpacking. No matter what else he tries, the author always come back to hiking- especially long, rough, cross-country trips in places like the Grand Canyon. Some people never learn. But what little he has learned, he's willing share with you- via his books, of course, but also via his websites, blogs, and whatever works.

From the Back Cover

Richly illustrated and information-packed tools for anyone whose play or work takes them to remote areas. Basic Illustrated Using GPS, 3rd is a guide to practical field use of the Global Positioning System, written in simple language, with each new term explained as it's used. This book is a wealth of useful backcountry navigation advice for beginners and experts alike. It also includes information on using GPS with the latest mapping software.

Discover how to:

• Pick the best GPS receiver for your specific needs
• Read and pregrid topographic maps
• Identify waypoints with various coordinate systems
• Use GPS to navigate on land and water
• Create your own maps with GPS software

Edition details

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0762750812
• ISBN 13: 9780762750818
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 96