Map and Compass Land Navigation
Getting Started with GPS
Introduction To Map & Compass
£45 Age 16+
0900 -1200
Great for anybody interested in navigating in the countryside, walking, riding or venturing further off the beaten track.
The course will start with basics at Calshot and ventures out into the New Forest later in the morning. This course leads into the GPS Navigation course, for the “Techno” minded.
You will learn essential skills such as:
• Read a map and navigate a basic route
• Use a compass, work out bearings and direction of travel
• Understand scale and measure distance
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Getting Started with GPS
£45 Age 16+
13:40 – 16:40
This course will take you step by step, through the basic functions of using GPS. Starting on-site with basic functions such as inputting waypoints, and using GOTO functions. Later in the afternoon we will use Geocaching (a type of treasure hunt) to put, our new found skills into practice. You are welcome to bring your own GPS or try out ours!
A basic understanding of map and compass work is useful.
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