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Navigating With a Gps: Effective Skills for the Outdors (Cicerone Mini-guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Pete Hawkins
Publisher: Cicerone Press
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1563424
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 107
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 3.9 x 0
ISBN: 1852844914
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.285
EAN: 9781852844912
ASIN: 1852844914
Publication Date: October 2008
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Product Description
When GPSs first went on sale to an expectant outdoor market, many commentators were gleefully signaling the demise of traditional map and compass skills on the hill. Wild claims were made by manufacturers and early adopters alike which were vigorously rebutted by the traditionalists. Since then the units have dropped dramatically in price whilst the range of functions they offer have increased. Some units can now display proper mapping for example, and with the ability to link your GPS to your computer's mapping software, you could be easily persuaded that these siren calls have been proved right - traditional navigation has died. However don't write the obituary yet. Having good map and compass skills is essential for getting the best out of your GPS and as an essential back-up if the unit fails. Alongside the rapid development of the GPS has come the ready availability of digital mapping software and other technological gizmos to tempt the techie walker.In this practical guide to navigating with a GPS, navigation expert Pete Hawkins explains how to get the best from your GPS. He breaks down the jargon into understandable English and takes you through GPS navigation in a clear and structured way. He also recognizes that strong traditional navigational skills are the basis for effective GPS navigation, and gives a potted summary of how to navigate with a map and compass. He also takes a look at digital mapping and how that can benefit the outdoor user and how GPSs and mapping software can be used positively together.
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Save Your Money October 25, 2008
Save your money as this book is approximately 1/3 about navigating with a map and compass which means the title is a litte misleading. It is way to technical and has little practical advice to benefit a new user. You will be better off to study the manual that comes with your GPS. At least I can say that is true for a Garmin which is what I have. I thought maybe this book would teach me a few new tricks, but you can forget that. This book will be of little use to a hunter or general hiker and will not enlighten you on much that your GPS owners manual doesn't cover. Most readers who want to learn about a GPS more than likely understand navigation with map and compass already so a lot of the book is wasted reading. It is a nice size and has a good plastic cover on it. Gary Knepper
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