Re: gps software for walking ... So my requirement, to find my rocks in a featureless moor, should now read ...grid references, if only because the will me using OS Explorer maps.... |!any good reputable walking/hiking GPS will do. ... (uk.rec.walking)
Re: gps systems ...poking the hedge hopefully until I found something. ...maps are considerably over scale, using a GPS to get to a "point" on a map isn't quite as "pin point" as most people think. ... If you look up "aiming off" in a map/compass navigation book you'll find similarly easy ways to a GPS for finding a point along a boundary. ... (uk.rec.walking)
Re: fastest but pratical way to measure time ... actually multiple targets and not always a clear LOS(although its mostly LOS ... Essentially I am implemented a GPS like system on a much smaller scale....time differences only I suppose it really just has to do with the "clock" ... (sci.electronics.basics)
Re: EGNOS (was Galileo) ...Nick wrote: ... > Floatything wrote: ... >> for public use with greater accuracy than GPS.... Most of the digital charts I use for passage-making are to a scale where 1 ... (uk.rec.sailing)
Re: Euro GPS system ...Sam Wormley wrote: ... But in fairness, it is only in recent couple of years that GPS has been ... deployed on such a large scale.... (sci.geo.satellite-nav)