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How to plan
routes safely for you, your family and friends |
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Know which
tools to buy - map? compass? GPS? |
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Which GPS
buyers guide - helps you choose which GPS best suits
your needs |
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Printed extracts
from OS Explorer and OS Landranger maps to test your
map reading skills |
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Get the most
from your GPS - learn how to correctly set-up and use
your GPS |
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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
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Improve
your map reading skills learning what the map shows,
how to take accurate grid references and how to interpret
contour lines |
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2. Using a compass
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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. |
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3. About GPS
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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. |
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4. Where am I?
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How
to find out where you are using map and compass. How
to interpret your GPS position fix and record a waypoint. |
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5. Getting from here to there
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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. |
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6. Planning a route
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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. |
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7. Tracklogs
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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. |
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8. Going further
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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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 FREE
90 day trial of Memory-Map digital mapping software
Every DVD includes a copy of Memory-Map
for you to try complete with over 20 pre-planned walking routes
across the country. Print the route on an Ordnance Survey map
from your PC to use with a compass or save the route to a GPS.
Making navigating the countryside
easier, simpler, safer for all the family.
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