Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Global Positioning System (GPS)
Chapter 2 - Why Buy a Receiver?
Chapter 3 - Backing up Your GPS Receiver
Chapter 4 - About GPS Receivers
Chapter 5 - U sing UTM Coordinates on a Hiking Trip
Chapter 6 - More UTM and Collecting Water Samples in the Desert
Chapter 7 - GPS Navigation in a Whiteout
Chapter 8 - Latitude, Longitude and a Kayaking Trip
Chapter 9 - More Latitude, Longitude and a Sailboat Rally
Chapter 10 - Small Scale Maps and a Road Trip
Chapter 11 - Recovering from Disaster
Example trip to explore for lava tubes
Demonstrates the types of problems encountered
during GPS navigation
Coping with thick foilage
Dealing with discrepancies between map features
and actual conditions in the field
Finding your way back when the receiver gets
broken
Using a compass to return
Chapter 12 - GPS Receivers and Personal Computers