Outdoor Navigation With GPS: Hiking, Geocaching, Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Outdoor Photography, Backpacking, Mountain Biking | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen W. Hinch
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 12812
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 204
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0899974457
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.58
EAN: 9780899974453
ASIN: 0899974457
Publication Date: October 15, 2007
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Product Description
Whether you're hiking, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing, or taking a mountain bike ride in the backcountry, a GPS receiver can help you reach your destination and return safely--but only if you know how to use it! Outdoor Navigation with GPS, the most complete, easy-to-use GPS book available, is your guide to getting the most out of a receiver, from basic consumer advice to advanced techniques. Starting with essential definitions such as UTM coordinate systems, position formats, and map datums, and moving on to creating "waypoints," and using your GPS with a computer, long-time GPS instructor Stephen W. Hinch breaks down the jargon and teaches you what you really need to know. - 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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The Best January 7, 2009
This is without a doubt, the best GPS-handheld reference guide that you will find on the market. Great for the novice and the experienced users alike. Easy to read and understand chapters provides a wealth of useful information that can be applied immediately. I have several books covering the same topics, however, this is the only book I will ever need. Highly recommended, you won't be disappointed.
 Outdoor Navigation With GPS: Hiking, Geocaching, Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Outdoor Photography, Backpacking, Mountain Biking December 21, 2008
So far so good - have not made it to the end of the book yet but seems to be exactly what I need.
Essential December 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used GPS for mountain biking for over two years. This book was a real eye opener. Garmin should hire this guy to write their manuals. The book is full of great info. You should buy it just for the information on WAAS. The book turned me on to some really cool mapping software. If you are the least bit serious about GPS I think this book is indispensable. It even gives you some information on how to find cardinal directions without using GPS technology. Really great book.
Outdoor Navigation with GPS by Stephen W Hinch November 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Outdoor Navigation With GPS: Hiking, Geocaching, Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Outdoor Photography, Backpacking, Mountain Biking Hinch's Outdoor Navigation with GPS is simply written and clear. It makes up for the dreadful documentation that comes with most, if not all, GPS units. I particularly liked his coverage of the use of the regular compass and adjusting for the deviation between true and magnetic North. This led me to purchase an inexpensive regular compass to use in conjunction with my GPS unit. Bottom line, I highly recommend Mr. Hinch's book.
Excellent Book to Complement Your First GPS August 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book for me. I bought my first GPS for hiking and canoeing and this really helped me prepare for using my GPS in combination with maps. Lots of great bits of advice and quick and dirty instruction on GPS units, maps, compass navigation etc. Most importantly I learned that one uses a GPS in combination with maps. It does not replace them and you must teach yourself solid map reading skills and good old fashioned compass navigation. This book gives you a great overview as well as just enough detail to encourage you to learn as much as you can.
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