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Designed for both land and water use, this comprehensive guide helps unlock the complexity of map and chart reading as it relates to navigation. Beginning with detailed technical descriptions of the tools of navigation—a compass, an altimeter, a GPS system, and a sextant—this handbook shows how to use these tools either individually or in combination with each other to navigate any area. Factors that cause tools and techniques to fail are discussed, such as why an altimeter often shows the wrong elevation, a GPS position is sometimes off track, and the sun often points in an unexpected direction. Twenty-one real-life scenarios provide practical wisdom for even the most intrepid navigator. Specific information on using the moon for directions and the stars for position, measuring boiling water temperature for elevation, map projections, map datums, great circle routes, and the UTM/UPS grid system is included.
Wilderness Navigation Handbook Reviews
Wilderness Navigation Handbook Reviews
| 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:  Wilderness Navigation Handbook, By Sam Adams (Minnesota. USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Wilderness Navigation Handbook (Paperback) This richly illustrated book is a superlative reference on navigation. The writing and organization is precise, logical, and clear, with no fluff or clutter. There is an amazing amount of information in its 200 pages, including the use of a sextant in celestial navigation. Some authors would take twice as long to present this information and end up with a book only half as good. Readers in search of a first look at navigation with map and compass may be overwhelmed by the detail the book offers, but the chapters need not be read sequentially or given equal attention. For example, you could read chapters 1 and 2 on maps and the compass, then skip or skim through chapters 3 through 5 on the altimeter, GPS, and celestial navigation, then read chapter 6 on natural navigation, skip or skim chapter 7 on emergency communication, then read the final two chapters 8 and 9 on practical navigation and scenarios. After that, you could pick up on the chapters you didn't study on your... Read more 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful: The navigation concepts Bible!, By D. Donovan, Editor/Sr. Reviewer "California B... (California, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Wilderness Navigation Handbook (Paperback) If you have room to pack just one book on navigation concepts, WILDERNESS NAVIGATION HANDBOOK should be the item of choice: it covers all the basics of using maps, charts, natural and man- made navigational tools to navigate in all terrains, from desert and glacier to jungle and oceans. Chapters are organized by type of navigation system and discuss basic principles of navigation systems, contrasting pros and cons of each. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Go out and come back, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Wilderness Navigation Handbook (Paperback) I'm enjoying this book very much. I don't go to the Arctic Circle or the Amazon but I do spend a lot of time in the woods here in the Midwest and I like the practical way the author describes land marks, vegetation and other things to look for. He's practical in his explanations even though, at times, he's talking about complex calculations. For people who do well learning with pictures/drawings, those are in here and very helpful. As long as there's fuel in your tank, you're not lost. |
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