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Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units have become extremely popular with outdoor enthusiasts as they pursue a wide range of activities. Some GPS units have convenient features such as way point plotting, which leaves electronic bread…
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Geocaching is a relatively new outdoor recreational activity that involves following a series of clues and GPS coordinates to find hidden caches. The caches may contain markers, items with which to trade or even prizes. To locate these…
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A handheld GPS device is an excellent navigational tool for outdoor activities such as hiking, backpacking and climbing. Of course, GPS won't do you much good if you don't know how to use it. Whether you have a basic tracking GPS or a…
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They're better than a trail of breadcrumbs and make it much easier than navigating with a map and compass (or by the stars). Besides adding an extra level of safety, modern GPS systems make adventuring more fun by including a slew of i…
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Global positioning system (GPS) units are popular aides for automobile navigation. You can use a GPS unit not only to find where you are going, but also to estimate the time it will take to get there and the fuel cost of doing so. Most…
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Garmin developed a new line of GPS units made for your car and on foot. The Nuvi 370 comes preloaded with detailed maps of North America and Europe. At 3.87 inches wide by 2.91 inches in height and 5.1 oz., and a rechargeable lithium b…
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Whether you're visiting Europe for a short time or plan to be doing extensive travel back and forth between the U.S. and Europe, it is important to get a GPS that can handle both regions of the world. Luckily, many GPS devices today ca…
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The Garmin Oregon 550 GPS is the newest line of handheld GPS units with innovations that will add safety and functionability for outdoorsmen of all experience levels. At 2.3-by-4.5-by-1.4 inches in size and only 6.8 oz. in weight, the…
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Many people have no idea how their global positioning system (GPS) really works. Despite the sophistication of the technology, the setup is actually rather simple. There are three main parts of the GPS system.
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Global positioning systems (GPS) are popular accessories for cars and boats and can be very helpful when hiking and backpacking. Handheld GPS systems are portable and built for rugged country. Many backcountry hikers have come to appre…
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The Global Positioning System technology uses signals from satellites to pinpoint the latitude, longitude and altitude of any point on Earth. Hikers and backpackers use a handheld GPS unit to help them navigate in the wilderness.
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Determining the acreage of a given outdoor area can be a tough nut to crack, as it requires some precise measurements. Fortunately, most handheld GPS devices have a distance-traveled meter included among their features. This makes it p…
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Handheld GPS units have become a staple in most backcountry recreationists' load out. Small, inexpensive and accurate, these electronic devices can make your journey easier with a bit of knowledge of what they do and how to use them.
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Found in many applications, from cell phones to automobiles, GPS units have become a familiar piece of equipment in daily life. With myriad features and functions, GPS units can seem like a greek textbook. Track smoothing, however, is…
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Route planning for backpacking or other wilderness adventures used to mean poring over topo maps, reading countless guide books and tracking down hard-to-find trail maps. Now, with GPS technology, route planning is a fairly simple affa…
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