GPS Made Easy : Using Global Positioning Systems in the Outdoors

Name: GPS Made Easy : Using Global Positioning Systems in the Outdoors
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ISBN: 9781594851032

ISBN-10: 1594851034

ISBN-13: 9781594851032

Edition: 5th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Lawrence Letham, Alex Letham

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Keeping up with the newest technology, GPS Made Easy, 5th Edition, includes navigation in difficult weather (such as a whiteout), integrating hand-held GPS tools and data with computer programs (such as TOPO maps), and an explanation of systems being used in other countries. This best-selling instructional will keep you up to date on how to use the newest GPS equipment. GPS Made Easy is written so anyone can learn to use this technology quickly, with lots of easy-to-follow examples.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 187
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Alex Letha, a bioengineer and medical student, mountain bikes, hikes, kayaks and snowboards regularly. Alex lives in Arizona.

Introduction to the Global Positioning System (GPS)	p. 5
Accuracy of the Global Positioning System	p. 12
About GPS Receivers	p. 23
Common Functions of GPS Receivers	p. 39
Using UTM Coordinates on a Hiking Trip	p. 70
More UTM, and Navigating in a Whiteout	p. 86
Latitude/Longitude, and a Kayak Trip	p. 98
More Latitude/Longitude, and a Sailboat Rally	p. 118
GPS Receivers and Personal Computers	p. 129
Using a Computer and Topographical Maps	p. 141
GPS on the Road	p. 159
PDAs, Pocket PCs, Laptops and More	p. 166
Other Grids	p. 170
Glossary	p. 176
Other Books	p. 182
Index	p. 183
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