Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS, 3rd Edition (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)

Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS, 3rd Edition (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)

• Wilderness Navigation

<b>Over 100K copies sold</b><br> <ul> <li>The official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students</li> <li>Map and compass skills remain the foundation for traveling safely in the wilderness</li> </ul> This new third edition is a major and complete update of the popular textbook: <ul> <li>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</li> <li>Updated descriptions of the most current maps, compasses, altimeters, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers</li> <li>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)</li> <li>Much-expanded GPS chapter, including interfacing the GPS receiver with the home computer, maximizing battery life, and using the GPS function on a “smart" phones (along with a description of their limitations)</li> <li>Additional information on non-GPS navigational techniques</li> <li>Recommended websites, apps, and other sources of useful navigational information</li> </ul>