GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

Table of ContentsxiiiChapter 4: Grasping Important GPS Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Linking GPS, Maps, and Coordinate Systems ............................................69Understanding GPS and Datums .................................................................72Setting Waypoints .........................................................................................73Saving waypoints .................................................................................74Using the waypoint list .......................................................................75Following Routes ...........................................................................................77Making Tracks ...............................................................................................79Chapter 5: Selecting and Getting Started with a GPS Receiver . . . .83Selecting a GPS Receiver ..............................................................................84To map or not to map .........................................................................86Road warriors ......................................................................................87Matching GPS receiver features to your activities ..........................88Becoming Familiar with Your New GPS Receiver ......................................90Powering Your GPS Receiver .......................................................................91Battery basics ......................................................................................92Power to the people ............................................................................94Initializing Your GPS Receiver .....................................................................95Changing Receiver Settings .........................................................................98Using Your GPS Receiver ............................................................................100Coming home .....................................................................................101How far, how fast? .............................................................................101Finding your ancestors .....................................................................102Simulating navigation .......................................................................102Chapter 6: Using GPS with a PDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105Choosing between a GPS Receiver and a PDA .........................................105PDA advantages .................................................................................106PDA disadvantages ............................................................................106Interfacing Your PDA to a GPS Receiver ...................................................108Handheld GPS receivers ...................................................................108Mouse GPS receivers .........................................................................109GPS receiver cards ............................................................................110GPS receiver sleeves .........................................................................111Bluetooth GPS receivers ...................................................................112GPS-integrated PDAs .........................................................................113Reviewing PDA Mapping Software ............................................................113