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GPS for Mariners
by: Robert J. Sweet
The manual you wish had come with your GPS receiver"GPS for Mariners" summarizes essential global positioning system concepts, explains the buttons, screens, and menus of your GPS receiver, and answers all your questions. Filled with helpful illustrations and hands-on examples, this complete and practical guide shows you how to: Become an informed GPS buyer and user Connect GPS to your computer, autopilot, and radar Navigate with GPS using waypoints and routes Use an electronic chartplotter or navigation software to plan and monitor your course Utilize the many functions in your GPS to safely and enjoyably reach your destination whether under sail or power Enhance your receiver's performance with WAAS, DGPS, and proper antenna placement Master advanced techniques "A must-buy for both experienced and novice boaters who want to get the most from their GPS navigation systems."--Kenneth J. Cirillo, vice president, C-Map/USA "Great book! "GPS for Mariners" shows boaters how to use GPS with charts and even how to use digital charts for planning and navigating with your GPS."--Edward D. Markham, president, Maptech Inc. "A must-read for anyone planning to navigate with GPS."--Robert P. David, past president, National Boating Federation, former national education officer, U.S. Power Squadrons
Contents
Acknowledgments
How to Navigate This Book
Part 1 Using Your GPS Receiver
Chapter 1 History and Perspective
Chapter 2 How GPS Works
The Native Language of Navigation
Chapter 3 Your GPS Receiver
Using Your GPS Receiver
Start-Up: Simulation and Initialization
Buttons, Screens, and Menus
Data Entry and Options Selection
Chapter 4 Using GPS to Navigate backup.Nonetheless,every offshore boater begins and ends his journey in a coastal situation w
GPS and Electronic Navigation
GPS Receiver Functions
Other GPS Functions
Chapter 5 GPS Receiver Selection and Cost Considerations
The Handheld
The Chartplotter
Selecting a GPS Receiver
Part 2 Advanced GPS Techniques
Chapter 6 Using Your GPS Receiver to Navigate with Charts and Local Observations
Relating GPS to the Real World
GPS Navigation Techniques
Chapter 7 Chartplotting
Integrated Chartplotters
Chartplotter Pages
Selecting a Chartplotter
Chartplotters Used with GPS Sensors
Chartplotting Using a GPS Receiver Connected to a Computer
Raster Versus Vector Charts
The Future in Charts
Chapter 8 Connecting Your GPS Receiver to a Computer
What Is Required?
Chapter 9 Navigating with GPS Receivers, Computers, and Other Equipment on Your Boat
Using GPS with a Computer while Afloat
Chapter 10 Improving Performance and the Future of GPS
GPS Receiver Accuracy
DGPS and Sources of GPS Receiver Error
WAAS
Is GPS More Accurate than Charts?
The Future of GPS
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