Instructor's Corner

If you teach map reading, compass use, UTM and MGRS coordinates, GPS, or wilderness navigation, the Instructor's Corner is for you. It collects the teaching side of everything MapTools has learned in decades of building coordinate tools and teaching navigation classes:

• Core topic guides — our canonical treatments of UTM, lat/lon, MGRS, map scale, datums, compass bearings, and more, with instructor notes you won't find on the public site.
• Exercises — field and classroom exercises, ready to use in your classes.
• Handouts and presentation materials — printable handouts and slide decks to build your course around.
• Teaching aids — large-format demo maps, practice maps, and classroom tools, and how to use them effectively.
• What's new — a running feed of new and updated instructor content.

Access is free. Verify your email, agree to the Instructor's Corner Terms of Use (short version: use our materials in your own classes with attribution, but don't resell or repackage them), and you're in. Full-resolution slide downloads and classroom exercises are reserved for instructors — you can apply for that at the same time, or any time after.

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