Class from 8:00am until about 5:40pm. The class meets in Cilker 116.

We will be outside on campus for several hours. Wear clothing appropriate for the day's weather and "off sidewalk" travel.

Topics

• More on coordinates
• First GPS Field Exercise
• Maps without coordinate grids
• Topographic Maps
• Second GPS Exercise

Handouts

• First GPS Exercise - FirstGPSEx.pdf
• GPS Setup and Use - eTrex_10-20_Setup_Use.pdf
• Topographic Map Symbols - TopoSymbols.pdf
• Contour Line / Topography Exercise - TopographyExercise.pdf
• Navigate to Know Points - WaypointEx.pdf

Slides

Weekend 1 - Saturday

More Resources

• The UTM / MGRS Tutorials at MapTools.com
• The USNG Tutorials at MapTools.com
• Some of the history behind UTM and MGRS
• Thoughts on selecting a coordinate system to use
• Longitude: The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time.
  • The Book from Amazon
  • The movie on YouTube...