Ultimate Navigation Manual. by Lyle Brotherton
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins UK
- 出版时间 2011年6月
- ISBN 9780007424603
- 定价 179.60
内容简介
Allthetechniquesyouneedtobecomeanexpertnavigator.TheUltimateNavigationManualisauniqueguidetofindingyourwayonland--fromthebasicprinciplesrightuptotheadvancedtechnologyofGPS.Designedtoalloweventheabsolutebeginnertofindtheirwayanywhereintheworld,italsodevelopsauniqueconfidenceinnavigation--withorwithouttechnicalaids.WithaprefacebySirRanulphFiennes,contentswillalsoinclude:Environmentalclues--UsingthenaturalenvironmenttonavigateMaps--AnintroductiontothedifferenttypesofmapsTheCompassandNorth--Howcompasseswork,howtousethemandhowtochoosetherightoneMapandCompassNavigation--twenty-fiveeasy-to-learnskillsaredescribedRelocationProcedures--Whattodowhenlost,dealingwithwell-knownrelocationproceduresandsomeground-breakingnewonesStellarNavigation--SimplemethodsthatareeasytolearnGNSS(GPS)Navigation--WhyGlobalSatelliteNavigationSystemsarethemostsignificantadvanceinnavigationsincetheinventionofthemagneticcompass;detailsallofthesystemsnowavailable,includingtheAmericanGPSSpecialistenvironmentsandequipment--Whichtechniquesarebest,whereandhowtousetheminenvironmentssuchastheArctic,coastalareas,desertregions,junglesorforests,mountainsandurbanareasWrittenbyoneoftheworld'sleadingsearchandrescueconsultantsandhighlyillustratedwithspeciallycommissionedphotographsdesignedtoemphasisenavigationproblems--thisistheultimateguidetonotlosingyourway.
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