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
Chapter 12 - GPS Receivers and Personal Computers
Capabilities of map databases available on CD ROM described
Simple coordinate measurement and
identification
Search engines to find locations by name
Ability to mark locations
Marking a route on the map
Distance and bearing calculations between
points
Altitude profiling
Print a hardcopy
Upload and down load of coordinates between GPS
receiver and computer
Moving maps
Use of DeLorme Street Atlas USA 5.0 with a GPS
receiver described
Position and direction of travel displayed in
real time on a computer screen