Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS, 3rd Edition

- The official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students

- Map and compass skills remain the foundation for traveling safely in the wilderness
This new third edition is a major and complete update of the popular textbook:
- Improved throughout for clarity, with chapter objectives presented at the beginning of each chapter and summaries, "skills check" mini-quizzes, and practice problems listed at the end

- Updated descriptions of the most current maps, compasses, altimeters, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers

- Updated declination maps for the United States and the world (declination changes over time and compasses must be adjusted for a specific location to provide correct readings)

- Much-expanded GPS chapter, including interfacing the GPS receiver with the home computer, maximizing battery life, and using the GPS function on a “smart” phones (along with a description of their limitations)

- Additional information on non-GPS navigational techniques

- Recommended websites, apps, and other sources of useful navigational information