Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS, 3rd Edition (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)
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• The official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students
• Goodreads.com readers rated the previous edition 4 out of 5 stars (and now it’s even better!)
• 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
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Over the years I have collected almost every book on land nav this book makes this skill super simple to learn a lot of books en I learned land navigation when I was in the Marine Corps and then spent years teaching land nav to our SWAT team. As a trainer I always thoroughly research what skill I am teaching. Over the years I have collected almost every book on land nav this book makes this skill super simple to learn a lot of books end up confusing the reader.besides going into how to read a map and what all is in the map index. This book breaks map and compass navigation down to 4 skills you need to concentrate on…
A thorough beginner’s guide I thought I knew how to use a compass until I read this book. What I learned is that it is a powerful tool capable of a great deal more than just pointing north. Based on instruction found here, I bought a high quality compass and topographical maps for an upcoming trip. No, I don’t consider myself an expert now, but I am going to put some of these newfound skills to the test. There are chapters on using a GPS and the UTM systems, but I want to work with the basics first. If your goal is to…
Outstanding easy to understand book on a very complicated subject!