Author : David Seidman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 43,25 MB
Release : 2001-01-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0071542892
Now with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available. Providing readers with exercises for developing a directional ‘sixth sense,’ tips on mastering the art of map- and compass-reading, and comprehensive updates on a range of technological advances, this perennially popular guide is more indispensable than ever.
Author : David Seidman
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 24,49 MB
Release : 1995-07-31
Category :
ISBN : 9780070056329
This guide provides a visual treatment of navigation: it features one topic per spread in illustrated format. In addition, it offers exercises for developing spatial awareness and tips for reading nature's highway signs.
Author : Harold Gatty
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 31,49 MB
Release : 1998-12-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780486406138
Shows how to determine locations in the wilderness, in a desert, in snow-covered areas, and on the ocean, applying methods used by aboriginal peoples and early explorers
Author : Barrett Williams
Publisher : Barrett Williams
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2024-08-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
**Finding Your Way Outdoors The Ultimate Guide to Masterful Navigation** Unlock the secrets to confidently exploring the great outdoors with "Finding Your Way Outdoors." This comprehensive eBook is your personal guide to mastering the art of navigation, ensuring you never lose your way whether you're hiking through a dense forest, trekking across the desert, or climbing rugged mountain terrain. Start your journey with an insightful exploration of navigational tools. You'll delve into the fascinating history of navigation, learning the essentials of maps, compasses, and GPS systems. Progress through chapters that sharpen your map reading skills, from deciphering symbols and scales to understanding topographical features and plotting precise courses. Elevate your knowledge with advanced techniques. Discover how to read contour lines and elevation changes, integrate map skills with compass navigation, and interpret aerial photos like a pro. Learn the intricacies of basic to advanced compass navigation, including how to take and follow bearings accurately. Dive into the fundamentals of GPS technology, exploring various devices, GPS coordinates, and essential troubleshooting tips. Create a seamless navigation experience by integrating GPS, maps, and compass skills into your outdoor toolkit. "Finding Your Way Outdoors" also prepares you for navigating diverse environments. Adapt your techniques whether you're in vast open terrains, challenging deserts, or steep alpine landscapes. Gain wisdom from natural landmarks and celestial bodies, and discover how to stay oriented using the sun, moon, and stars. Safety is paramount, and this eBook equips you with crucial emergency navigation strategies and signaling techniques. Learn how to build an emergency kit and manage adverse conditions, ensuring your adventures are both thrilling and safe. Prepare meticulously for each adventure with detailed guidance on creating navigation plans, packing essentials, assessing risks, and tracking your progress. Whether youâre navigating solo or with a group, find strategies to enhance teamwork, communicate decisions effectively, and keep everyone aligned. Finally, explore the cutting-edge world of digital mapping apps, ethical navigation practices, and real-world case studies that bring these skills to life. Whether you're a novice or an experienced navigator, "Finding Your Way Outdoors" is your essential companion for discovering the wild with confidence and skill. Embrace the adventure and navigate like a pro!
Author : Bjorn Kjellstrom
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 10,9 MB
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0470407654
The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the age of GPS GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors. This popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook has been helping people find their way for more than fifty years. Now updated to include information on GPS as well as current Web sites, references, sources, and photographs, it remains the book of choice for professional outdoorsmen, novice orienteers, and outdoor organizations as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreational hikers, hunters, and others around the world. Coverage includes understanding map symbols; traveling by map alone, by compass alone, or by map and compass together; finding bearings; sketching maps; and traveling in the wilderness. Explains basic map and compass skills clearly Fully updated edition, including information on GPS Includes up-to-date Web site addresses, references, and sources Features a fresh, rugged design Ideal book for beginners If you're looking to feel more comfortable in the wilderness, this updated guide is an indispensable reference.
Author : Bob Burns
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 27,61 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780898869538
A classic navigation tool returns, newly updated to reflect the latest advances in GPS technology and including everything a modern explorer of all skill levels needs to know about path finding, compasses, maps, and more. Original.
Author : Craig Caudill
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,36 MB
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1624147208
All the Skills You Need to Navigate Unfamiliar Terrain In this must-have guide, top wilderness trainer and author Craig Caudill partners with fellow wilderness instructor Tracy Trimble to help you find your way in nature—no matter the tools you have on hand. Using real-life stories of wilderness navigation successes—and cautionary tales of wilderness exploration gone awry—Craig and Tracy start with the basics of rudimentary compass and map use before teaching the finer points of these indispensable resources, making Essential Wilderness Navigation the ultimate go-to guide for explorers of all skill levels. You’ll also learn how technological aids like GPS and natural elements like flora, fauna and celestial bodies can help you identify your position. Armed with your new knowledge and skills, you will be well equipped to troubleshoot any problems, explore nature and become a master wilderness navigator.
Author : June Fleming
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780898867855
-- Features many new charts and illustrations -- New contact information for purchasing maps in the U.S. and Canada This tried-and-true guide teaches practical skills for navigating in the wilderness: reading maps; determining "true" directions following
Author : David Seidman
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,36 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Orientation
ISBN : 9780070563230
How to find your way in the great outdoors.
Author : Clark E. Adams
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 23,29 MB
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1466521279
When the first edition of Urban Wildlife Management was published two years ago, it provided conservationists, ecologists, and wildlife professionals with a welcome shift in the way that interactions between humans and wildlife were viewed and managed. Instead of focusing on ways to evict or eradicate wildlife encroached on by urban development, this unique work took a holistic, ecosystems approach. Gathering information from more than five hundred academic sources and the popular media, this book educated us on the complete nature of the problem. See what's new in the Second Edition: New information garnered from secondary data sets Added contributions from an extended list of leading wildlife specialists Original research conducted by the authors and their students New chapters on urban soils, urban waters, and zoonotic diseases More perspective essays and case studies Single species profiles in each chapter that focus on management issues Numerous tables examining trends by species and by region Through discussions of past and present approaches in the United States, the book explores the changing landscape of wildlife management and future approaches. Urban habitats and hazards are defined in terms of green and gray spaces. Sociopolitical issues are discussed in terms of wildlife management, stakeholder responsibilities, and legal considerations. And wildlife are viewed as adaptive inhabitants of an evolving ecosystem rather than as interlopers in a humans only world. The author maintains a blog exploring wildlife in our own backyard.
