Wilderness Navigation (3rd Ed.): Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS
Item #:
09618
Author: Mike Burns and Bob Burns
ISBN: 9781594859458
Author: Mike Burns and Bob Burns
ISBN: 9781594859458
$16.95
Product Details
Over 100K copies sold
- The official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students
- Map and compass skills remain the foundation for traveling safely in the wilderness
- 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 “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
Features: Paperback. 2015. 176 pp. Black and white images, bibliography, appendix, and index. 5.8 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches.