Navigating with a GPS

Getting the best from your GPS

This practical guidebook explains how to get the best out of navigating with
your GPS, and takes you through GPS navigation in a clear and structured way.
It summarises how to navigate with a map and compass. The guide also looks at
digital mapping, and how GPSs and mapping software can be used positively
together.

In this practical guide to navigating with a GPS, navigation expert Pete
Hawkins explains how to get the best from your GPS. He breaks down the jargon
into understandable English and takes you through GPS navigation in a clear
and structured way. He also recognises that strong traditional navigational
skills are the basis for effective GPS navigation, and gives a potted summary
of how to navigate with a map and compass. He also takes a look at digital
mapping and how that can benefit the outdoor user and how GPSs and mapping
software can be used positively together.