GPS For Dummies
Key features
- •Recommended features for GPS receivers to be used in various types of activities, including hiking, mountain biking, cross country skiing, geocaching, hunting, ATVing, mapping
- •How to do digital mapping on your computer, including software packages you can use to work with aerial photos, topographic maps, and road maps
- •The main providers of digital map data for the U.S. and their Web sites
- •The scoop on geocaching - a high-tech treasure hunt
- •Choosing features for a GPS receiver, including the screen, an alarm, built-in maps, an electric compass, an altimeter, antennas, interface modes, and more
- •Up-to-date information on the capabilities of popular handheld and automotive Global Positioning Systems
- •How to read a map and how to get more from the free maps available online
- •The capabilities and limitations of GPS technology, and how satellites and radio systems make GPS work
- •How to interface your GPS receiver with your computer and what digital mapping software can offer
- •Why a cell phone with GPS capability isn’t the same as a GPS unit
- •What can affect your GPS reading and how accurate it will be
- •How to use Street Atlas USA, TopoFusion, Google Earth, and other tools
- •Fun things to do with GPS, such as exploring topographical maps, aerial imagery, and the sport of geocaching
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CategoryTransportation
GPS For Dummies
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William D. Norwood✓ Verified Purchase•January 8, 2017
Very Informative. Not exactly what I needed help with but still got a lot out of it.
Need help?
Joe R. Flaherty✓ Verified Purchase•August 4, 2016
Excellent book, fast delivery (prime), just the help I needed.
It sure helped
Amazon Customer✓ Verified Purchase•February 29, 2016
Had a hard time figuring out my hand held gps, after reading GPS for Dummies a light klicked on upstairs no longer in the dark. Feel real confident using it now.
Five Stars
Karen W.✓ Verified Purchase•October 19, 2014
Clear English--and I finally got my Garmin going because I could follow the dorections. Wooo-hooooo.
Know Where You Are & Don't Get Lost!
Bob Crompton✓ Verified Purchase•May 10, 2014
I love the plastic protective covering, that the book came in! This is an in depth book, made simple, for most dummies to understand. A must get book, in today's electronic technology. You don't want to get lost do you? It's always conforting, to know, that you will always know where you are, with a GPS, providing you know how to work one! This book explains that!
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