Basic Illustrated Map and Compass
1st Edition
Published on 15. April 2008
96 pages
978-1-4617-4568-6 (ISBN)
Description
BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASS
Wilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.
Wilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.
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Series
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
6,83 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4617-4568-6 (9781461745686)
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Cliff Jacobson | Lon Levin
Basic Illustrated Map and Compass
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Persons
Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness guides. He is a professional canoe guide and outfitter, a wilderness canoeing and camping consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on camping, canoeing, and navigation. Cliff is respected by educators for his backcountry ethics, water quality, and wilderness navigation curricula. This book is largely based on the map and compass curiculum he developed for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resorces. He lives in River Falls, Wisconsin.
Content
- Map And Compass
- Contents
- Preface
- Equipment Needed
- About This Book
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Easy Map Reading
- 3 Anatomy of the Compass
- 4 Navigation Basics
- 5 Tricks of the Trade
- 6 The Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Appendix 1: Common U.S. Map Symbols
- Appendix 2: Common Terms
- Appendix 3: Metric Conversions
- Appendix 4: Sources of Products
- Index
- About the Author
