GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

Contents at a GlanceIntroduction .................................................................1Part I: All About Digital Maps ......................................9Chapter 1: Getting Started with Digital Maps ..............................................................11Chapter 2: Dissecting Maps ............................................................................................21Part II: All About GPS ................................................47Chapter 3: GPS Fundamentals ........................................................................................49Chapter 4: Grasping Important GPS Concepts ............................................................69Chapter 5: Selecting and Getting Started with a GPS Receiver .................................83Chapter 6: Using GPS with a PDA ................................................................................105Chapter 7: Geocaching ..................................................................................................117Part III: Digital Mapping on Your Computer ...............143Chapter 8: Digital Mapping Hardware Considerations .............................................145Chapter 9: Interfacing a GPS Receiver to a Computer ..............................................153Chapter 10: Using GPS Manufacturer Mapping Software .........................................169Chapter 11: Finding Places and Coordinates .............................................................181Chapter 12: On the Road with DeLorme Street Atlas USA .......................................193Chapter 13: On the Ground with Maptech Terrain Navigator .................................209Chapter 14: From the Air with USAPhotoMaps .........................................................227Chapter 15: Creating and Using Digital Maps with OziExplorer ..............................245Chapter 16: Going Three Dimensional with 3DEM ....................................................259Part IV: Using Web-hosted Mapping Services .............275Chapter 17: Saving and Editing Street Maps ..............................................................277Chapter 18: Navigating Web Road Maps ....................................................................289Chapter 19: Exploring Web Topographic Maps .........................................................301Chapter 20: Overhead Image Web Sites ......................................................................315Part V: The Part of Tens ...........................................331Chapter 21: Ten Great GPS and Map Web Sites .........................................................333Chapter 22: Ten Map Printing Tips .............................................................................337Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Athletes ...............................................................................343Index .......................................................................357