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GPS For Dummies

By Joel McNamara
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GPS For Dummies by Joel McNamara offers an approachable guide to understanding Global Positioning System technology. It explains the basics of how GPS works, explores its various applications, and provides practical insight into using GPS devices for different activities like hiking and driving. Perfect for beginners, this book demystifies the technology, making it accessible for everyday use.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might like this book if you're keen to understand and utilise GPS technology effectively, whether for travel, adventure, or day-to-day navigation. It's an approachable guide suitable for beginners, explaining the intricacies of GPS devices and offering practical tips and tricks for optimising your navigation experience.

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Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you've dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help you make the most of it. If you have a GPS unit or plan to buy one, GPS For Dummies, 2 nd Edition helps you compare GPS technologies, units, and uses.

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Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you’ve dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help you make the most of it.

If you have a GPS unit or plan to buy one, GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you compare GPS technologies, units, and uses. You’ll find out how to create and use digital maps and learn about waypoints, tracks, coordinate systems, and other key points of using GPS technology.

Get more from your GPS device by learning to use Web-hosted mapping services and even how to turn your cell phone or PDA into a GPS receiver. You’ll also discover:

  • 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

Most GPS receivers do much more than their owners realise. With GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition in hand, you’ll venture forth with confidence!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470156230

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 October 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 416

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Dummies Education & Reference Joel McNamara Science & Nature Uncategorised

About the Author

Joel McNamara is a technology consultant and author. He first worked with LANDSAT satellite data during an earlier career as an archaeologist, and has used digital mapping and GPS in search-and-rescue missions, wild land firefighting, disaster response and planning, and outdoor recreation activities.

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