Mapping Wilderness
Mapping Wilderness

Author: Stephen J. Carver

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-02-09

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9401773998

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This volume gives a comprehensive overview of wilderness mapping, and in doing so covers the conceptual and philosophical foundations, techniques and methodological approaches, and applications at a variety of spatial scales. The Editors have brought together a range of contributors who are both experts in their field and cutting-edge thinkers in the wilderness and spatial mapping domain. Spatial information technology and mapping science is a rapidly expanding and a developing field and so it is expected to be able to add to this volume in the future. This book provides a record of the "state of the art" and will enable the reader to follow this lead and map his/her own wilderness.

Wilderness Navigation
Wilderness Navigation

Author: Bob Burns

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 9780898869538

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A classic navigation tool returns, newly updated to reflect the latest advances in GPS technology and including everything a modern explorer of all skill levels needs to know about path finding, compasses, maps, and more. Original.

Essential Wilderness Navigation
Essential Wilderness Navigation

Author: Craig Caudill

Publisher: Page Street Publishing

Published: 2019-04-09

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1624147208

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All the Skills You Need to Navigate Unfamiliar Terrain *FULL-SIZE fold-out USGS map included for hands-on practice and training! Plus thick pages and color photography throughout.* Top wilderness trainers Craig Caudill and Tracy Trimble are here to help you find your way in nature in this must-have guide at a portable size and with thick, sturdy paper ideal for field-use. Using real-life stories of wilderness navigation successes—and cautionary tales of wilderness exploration gone awry—Craig and Tracy start with the basics of rudimentary compass and map use before teaching the finer points of these indispensable resources, making Essential Wilderness Navigation the ultimate go-to guide for explorers of all skill levels. You’ll also learn how technological aids like GPS and natural elements like flora, fauna and celestial bodies can help you identify your position. Armed with your new knowledge and skills, you will be well equipped to troubleshoot any problems, explore nature and become a master wilderness navigator. Get Craig Caudill's complete wilderness skills series! Extreme Wilderness Survival Essential Wilderness Navigation Ultimate Wilderness Gear

The Maps of the Wilderness
The Maps of the Wilderness

Author: Bradley M. Gottfried

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781611212587

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This book continues Bradley M. Gottfried's efforts to study and illustrate the major campaigns of the Civil War's Eastern Theater. This is his fifth book in the ongoing Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series. This latest magisterial work breaks down the entire campaign into 24 map sets enriched with 120 original full-page color maps. These cartographic

NOLS Wilderness Navigation
NOLS Wilderness Navigation

Author: Darran Wells

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780811732123

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The National Outdoor Leadership School's official guide to finding your way in the wilderness Covers all navigational techniques, from map and compass to GPS and gives instructions on taking bearings and planning routes on USGS maps Up-to-date information on tools, equipment, and software For wilderness travelers, good navigation ability can mean the difference between a successful day hike and an unplanned overnight stay. Based on the curriculum of the National Outdoor Leadership School, NOLS Wilderness Navigation gives you the skills you need to confidently find your way on and off the trail. Included here are methods for orienting yourself by the sun and the stars alone, easy-to-follow explanations of map and compass techniques, and advice on using an altimeter. There's also a comprehensive section on using GPS technology-without becoming dependent on it. Exercises at the end of each chapter help readers gradually develop their skills and build their confidence.

The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition
The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition

Author: David Seidman

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Published: 2001-01-18

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 0071542892

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Now with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available. Providing readers with exercises for developing a directional ‘sixth sense,’ tips on mastering the art of map- and compass-reading, and comprehensive updates on a range of technological advances, this perennially popular guide is more indispensable than ever.

Wilderness Navigation
Wilderness Navigation

Author: Bob Burns

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1594859469

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CLICK HERE to download a sample • The official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students • Goodreads.com readers rated the previous edition 4 out of 5 stars (and now it’s even better!) • 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

One City's Wilderness
One City's Wilderness

Author: Marcy Cottrell Houle

Publisher: Oregon State University Press

Published: 2010-10-31

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780870715884

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Portland's Forest Park is one of the largest urban parks in the world and the only city wilderness park in the United States. The park is home to hundreds of native plants and animals and offers more than eighty miles of trails-all within minutes of downtown Portland. This updated and expanded edition of One City's Wilderness provides directions to twenty-nine hikes of varying length, difficulty, and scenery, covering every trail within the 5,100-acre park. Marcy Houle shares the history of Forest Park, introduces the people who fought to preserve it, and explores the role stewards play today. She encourages people of all ages to take an "All Trails Challenge"-learning about the unique nature of the park by exploring every trail. Includes Full color trail maps for 29 hikes Fold-out color map of the entire park and its watersheds More than 80 color photographs of native plants and birds Park history, geology, watersheds, vegetation, and wildlife

Continental Conservation
Continental Conservation

Author: Michael E. Soulé

Publisher: Island Press

Published:

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9781610913881

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Continental Conservation is an important guidebook that can serve a vital role in helping fashion a radically honest, scientifically rigorous land-use agenda.