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
Making a new type of latitude/longitude ruler for a
non-standard scale
Similar to UTM rulers
Simple to make and use
Measuring latitude/longitude coordinates from a
map demonstrated
Example trip in a sail boat
Uses a nautical chart to find coordinates
Develops a route to find distances between
points
Using the Estimated Time Enroute (ETE) timer
for controlled sailing between points
Limitations and operation of ETE timer
explained
GPS receiver screens document the trip
Chapter 10 - Small Scale Maps and a Road Trip
Chapter 11 - Recovering from Disaster
Chapter 12 - GPS Receivers and Personal Computers