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Memory Map - Navigation Workshop DVD

Memory Map - Navigation Workshop DVD

Great for walkers and bikers of all ages watch this interactive DVD on your TV to learn all about how to use a map, compass and GPS Easy to follow step-by-step guides using the latest computer animation and real-life video show you how to plan routes safely, improve your map reading skills, use a compass and get the most out of your GPS.

How to plan routes safely for you, your family and friends
Know which tools to buy - map? compass? GPS?
Which GPS buyers guide - helps you choose which GPS best suits your needs
Printed extracts from OS Explorer and OS Landranger maps to test your map reading skills
Get the most from your GPS - learn how to correctly set-up and use your GPS

Simple to use interactive DVD let's you learn at your own pace with exercises along the way to check your knowledge level.

Easy to understand step-by-step guides cover all the key topics:

1. About maps
Improve your map reading skills learning what the map shows, how to take accurate grid references and how to interpret contour lines

2. Using a compass
What makes up a typical outdoors compass? Where is North - True & Magnetic? How to use ‘Map to Ground’ and ‘Ground to map’ compass bearings to find out where you are.

3. About GPS
A simple guide to the latest GPS units and, more importantly, which one is right for you. Learn how to get the most from GPS, how accurate is it, and how to set-up your GPS to work accurately with Ordnance Survey maps.

4. Where am I?
How to find out where you are using map and compass. How to interpret your GPS position fix and record a waypoint.

5. Getting from here to there
Understanding GPS terminology - Marks, Waypoints & Routes. Learn the different ways to enter and find waypoints on your GPS from both paper and digital maps. Watch and compare how you follow a route with a GPS to how you would follow one using compass bearings.

6. Planning a route
Which factors do you need to consider to ensure you, and the people with you, will be able to complete a route safely. How to estimate journey times and where best to place GPS waypoints. What are the benefits of digital map software like Memory-Map and how to get the most from it. How to set-up Memory-Map on your PC and how to connect your GPS.

7. Tracklogs
What is a tracklog and how can you use it to improve your safety when navigating? What are ‘escape’ routes and how they can help you in an emergency? How to log your trips, see where you went, and add photos and notes to Memory-Map.

8. Going further
Now you’ve learnt from the DVD here‘s where to find over 2,000 pre-planned walking routes on the web, and how to get further training with an expert face-to-face. You can also find out about the new sport of Geocaching.

 

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