Using your Compass with a Map
Video Tutorials & Downlodable Materials
Using your Compass with a Map - Introduction
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Measuring Angles with your Compass
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Sighting A Bearing
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North References used in Land Navigation
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Teaching folks about the different North References, when to use them, and how to convert between them has been one of my more difficult problems. A lot of students come in with lots of confusion and sometimes even incorrect information on this topic. I've put a lot of thought into how to teach this, and tried many different techniques.
You can get an overview of how I teach the topic from the online tutorial. Last year one of our printing jobs had a bit of extra space running through the press. I turned this into a 4 page, half sheet handout on North References. I will send you one for free with your order if you wish. Or you can download the pdf file and take a look. If you want to use the handout for your class, you can order them for less than it would cost you to print them on your own printer.
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- Online Tutorial - North Reference
- Design your own declination reference sheet
- Lecture Slides - NorthReferenceIntro key ppt pdf
- Lecture Slides - ChoosingANorthReference key ppt pdf
North Reference Exercises
Working with Bearings on Your Map
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- Online Tutorial - Plotting a Bearing
- Lecture Slides - PlottingABearing key ppt pdf
- Exercise
- PlottingExerciseMap.pdf This file is just the map. The description of the problem and the answers are in the lecture slides.
- PlottingExerciseAnswers.pdf
- Old Lecture Slides - CompassBearings ppt
Traveling Along a Compass Bearing
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Locating Yourself on Your Map
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Location by Triangulation [old]
Topic now covered in the Plotting A Bearing section. I still use the exercise.
Location by Plotting Bearing from your GPS
This is a "location by resectioning" technique where the bearing comes from a GPS instead of a compass sighting. It's useful when you are working on a map that does not have a coordinate grid.
Locating Something You See in the Distance
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Locating the Smoke - Using Intersecting Bearings to Locate an Unknown Point
This is a short stand alone lecture and exercise on location by intersecting bearings. It works particularly well when your students are involved in wildland firefighting or forestry.