Outdoor Navigation with GPS | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen W. Hinch
Publisher: Annadel Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $15.95
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 576509
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0966199936
Dewey Decimal Number: 799
EAN: 9780966199932
ASIN: 0966199936
Publication Date: April 4, 2004
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Product Description
GPS has been called the greatest advance in outdoor navigation since the invention of the compass. Whether you are a backpacker on a multi-day trek or a mountain biker out for an afternoon ride, GPS can help you find your destination and return safely. This book shows you how to get the most from GPS in the outdoors. You will learn: - How to use a GPS receiver to do simple tasks like creating and navigating to waypoints - Advanced techniques combining GPS with map and compass skills for more ambitious journeys - What you need to know about such things as latitude and longitude, UTM coordinates, position formats, and map datums - How to use GPS with a personal computer to simplify planning and to create accurate records of your journeys - How to get started in the fast-growing new GPS sport of geocaching - Unusual ways to have fun with GPS in the outdoors - What to look for when buying a GPS receiver - Up-to-date references to Internet web site resources Emphasizing practical applications over technical theory, this is this ideal book for hikers, backpackers, cyclists, hunters, fishermen, kayakers, cross-country skiers, photographers, or anyone else who wants to learn how to use GPS in the wilderness.
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Outdoor Navigation with GPS by Stephen W Hinch November 9, 2008
Outdoor Navigation With GPS: Hiking, Geocaching, Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Outdoor Photography, Backpacking, Mountain Biking Hinch's Outdoor Navigation with GPS is simply written and clear. It makes up for the dreadful documentation that comes with most, if not all, GPS units. I particularly liked his coverage of the use of the regular compass and adjusting for the deviation between true and magnetic North. This led me to purchase an inexpensive regular compass to use in conjunction with my GPS unit. Bottom line, I highly recommend Mr. Hinch's book.
Excellent Book to Complement Your First GPS August 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book for me. I bought my first GPS for hiking and canoeing and this really helped me prepare for using my GPS in combination with maps. Lots of great bits of advice and quick and dirty instruction on GPS units, maps, compass navigation etc. Most importantly I learned that one uses a GPS in combination with maps. It does not replace them and you must teach yourself solid map reading skills and good old fashioned compass navigation. This book gives you a great overview as well as just enough detail to encourage you to learn as much as you can.
Excellent Resource Book for GPS Users August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great resource book for any outdoor enthusiast using a handheld GPSr. The book covers all the basics from how GPSs work, to understanding waypoints and bearings, and what to do and how to recover from a navigation disaster. After reading this book you will be better prepared for any outdoor experience using a GPS to its maximum potential. Learn primitive navigation techniques, trail mapping and even highway navigation using your GPSr. This book integrates an important chapter on fusing map and compass skills to compliment your GPS. Finally, if than wasn't enough, the author Stephen Hinch manages to squeeze in a chapter on Geocaching, naviagtions games and orienteering relay races. A great addition to your library on GPS and Navigation.
GPS instructions May 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a newhbie to GPs, I found this book, Outdoor Navigation With GPS: Hiking, Geocaching,etc. easy to read and understand.
All aspects of GPS useage are covered fully and concisely.
Now in an updated second edition March 3, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Now in an updated second edition, Outdoor Navigation with GPS is a no-nonsense guide to basic GPS navigation skills, useful for all kinds of outdoor activities ranging from hiking, mountain biking, and fishing to geocaching, outdoor photography, canoeing/kayaking, and any other activity involving the negotiation of wild terrain. Written in a jargon-free style accessible to readers of all backgrounds, chapters cover how to program waypoint coordinates and reach them, prepare for and recover from disaster, read topographic maps, and much more. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams illustrate this "must-have" for outdoorsmen in the modern age.
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