Learn how your GPS works, how and when to use it when out walking, planning routes and reviewing them when you get back home.
- Have you recently bought a GPS unit, and are unsure what to do with it?
- Would you like to be able to extend your navigation skills by using GPS?
This one-day course based in the Derbyshire Peak District is ideal for those who have just got a GPS and want to use it when walking in moorland or mountains. You will learn how your GPS works, how and when to use it when out walking, planning routes and reviewing them when you get back home.
By the end of the session you should understand how to get the best from your GPS to add to your traditional navigation skills. Includes:
• What is GPS and how does it work
• What the buttons do and the menus are for…..
• Finding out where I am and relating it to the map.
• Creating waypoints and making a route.
• Making a track of where I am walking.
• Getting the information about where I have walked.
• What is geocaching and how do I do it?
During the day you have the chance to try out a range of Garmin GPS devices, Satmap, Viewranger on your mobile and Memory Map software.
Making the most of your GPS courses being held on:
Dates for 2012:
20th October
Cost: £45 per person.
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