Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS, 3rd Edition (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)
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The official navigation textbook utilized in outside schooling programs by 1000’s of studentsMap and compass abilities stay the inspiration for touring safely within the wilderness This new third version is a significant and full replace of the favored textbook: Improved all through for readability, with chapter aims introduced in the beginning of every chapter and summaries, “abilities examine” mini-quizzes, and apply issues listed on the endUpdated descriptions of probably the most present maps, compasses, altimeters, and International Positioning System (GPS) receiversUpdated declination maps for america and the world (declination adjustments over time and compasses should be adjusted for a particular location to supply appropriate readings)A lot-expanded GPS chapter, together with interfacing the GPS receiver with the house laptop, maximizing battery life, and utilizing the GPS perform on a “sensible” telephones (together with an outline of their limitations)Further info on non-GPS navigational techniquesRecommended web sites, apps, and different sources of helpful navigational info
From the Writer
Expertise obligatory for protected and pleasing wilderness journey
The place am I? How far is it to my vacation spot? Will I be capable of discover my manner again? This ebook reveals you how one can use orientation and navigation to reply these most incessantly requested questions in wilderness journey. By the point you end studying this information, you’ll have an excellent deal with on the instruments of navigation and the confirmed strategies of top-notch navigators, who’ve acquired their abilities by way of years of roaming—and being misplaced in—the wilderness. You should have the essential information to move into the wilds, work out the best way to your vacation spot, and, most significantly, discover your manner dwelling.
-Bob and Mike Burns
Writer : Mountaineers Books
Publication date : February 24, 2015
Version : third
Language : English
Print size : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 1594859450
ISBN-13 : 978-1594859458
Merchandise Weight : 2.31 kilos
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.45 x 8.5 inches
A part of collection : Mountaineers Out of doors Fundamentals
Clients say
Clients discover this navigation ebook very informative, offering an entire introduction to map studying and masking each fundamental and superior strategies. Furthermore, the ebook is simple to learn and comply with, with one buyer noting it is easy sufficient for a navigational newbie. Moreover, clients recognize the ebook’s worth for cash and its visible content material, with one mentioning useful illustrations all through. Nonetheless, the print measurement receives blended suggestions, with one buyer noting it is too small.
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