Outdoor Navigation With GPS: Hiking, Geocaching, Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Outdoor Photography, Backpacking, Mountain Biking

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An emphasis on practical applications over technical theory. Examples include illustrative screenshots from the newest receivers--from top companies like Garmin, Magellan, and DeLorme. Lists up-to-date Web resources for the rapidly changing technology of GPS and its uses.

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It also provides sufficient details to help better understand the limitations of the devices and common issues that may occur. It has limited value if you want to learn how to use a specific device. This book, though somewhat dated, provides a good overview of the GPS technology and how these devices operate. It helped me understand what to expect from the device, and would be worthwhile reading before someone purchases a device.

I bought this book based upon a recommendation in a recent edition of Backpacker magazine. I've been hiking and using a map & compass as well as a GPS for a fair while and I learned much more than I expected from this book.

This book gives straightforward guidance on essentially every feature of a modern, comprehensive GPS receiver. It clearly states what the receiver is doing and why it is doing it to identify where you are. This guide is well organized and simple to follow. If you are not already familiar with using a mapping GPS receiver, then this guide is essential. Using a mapping GPS off-road in the deep woods is far different from using a GPS to follow well mapped roads to a destination.

It would make a perfect gift for the budding adventurer (alongside his or her first hand held GPS unit), or just good reading material for someone interested in the subject. This is the best all-around instructional book on the subject that I have found and I highly recommend it. and MUCH MORE. After researching more books on the subject, I chose this book, and realized I should have purchased it initially. In addition to the (excellent) GPS and map and compass navigation instruction I was looking for, there are sections on 'Recovering from Disaster' (lost in the wild with a dead GPS), 'Primitive Navigation Techniques' (no map, no compass, no GPS), 'More Fun and Games' (including GPS golf, orienteering, etc). In the few somewhat technical areas (plotting latitude and longitude on a map, for example), the author thoroughly explains the 'why and how', then takes the reader through a step-by-step example, as if he was actually doing the procedure; very effective instruction, and it makes for an interesting read.

You can view several pages on Amazon, but Google Books shows more, so check it out before you buy. This is the second edition, published in 2007, and is the most up to date book I have found. In-depth explanations with photos and drawings help to get the points across. Geocaching has its own chapter. It not only covers using a GPS receiver (GPSr), but many other facets of wilderness navigation as well. Being new to GPS, I considered myself a 'dummy' on the subject, so I purchased 'GPS for Dummies' and was disappointed.

There is a chapter titled 'Highway Navigation with GPS', but this book is geared toward using a handheld receiver in the wild. Dead Reckoning and Altimeter Navigation are even addressed.

If an outdoor GPS confuses you like mine did, then this is DEFINITELY the book to get that will guide you on how it functions. I went to Amazon and saw "Outdoor Navigation with GPS," and saw it had some pretty good reviews. Although both books gave me an idea on how to use the GPS, they were also VERY confusing.and also somewhat vague. It also helped me understand the functions on my GPS and how to use them in a real world situation. I bought a Garmin eTrex but the instructions it came with were very vague. I checked out two books from the local library on outdoor navigation with a GPS. The book was written in such a way to make a complex subject, outdoor navigation, much easier.