Ultimate Navigation Manual Collins
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All the techniques you need to becomean expert navigator.
The Ultimate Navigation Manual is aunique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right upto the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginnerto find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidencein navigation – with or without technical aids.
Environmentalclues – Using the natural environment to navigate
Maps – Anintroduction to the different types of maps
The Compassand North – How compasses work, how to use them and how to choose the right one
Map andCompass Navigation – twenty-five easy-to-learn skills are described
RelocationProcedures – What to do when lost, dealing with well-known relocationprocedures and some ground-breaking new ones
StellarNavigation – Simple methods that are easy to learn
GNSS (GPS)Navigation – Why Global Satellite Navigation Systems are the most significantadvance in navigation since the invention of the magnetic compass; details allof the systems now available, including the American GPS
Specialist environments and equipment– Which techniques are best, where and how to use them in environments such asthe Arctic, coastal areas, desert regions, jungles or forests, mountains and urban areas
Written by one of the world’s leading search and rescue consultants designed to emphasise navigation problems – this is the ultimate guide to not losing your way.
Product Details
ISBN: 9780007424603
ISBN 10: 0007424612
<Imprint: Collins
Pages: 368