GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

Chapter 11: Finding Places and Coordinates187To perform a basic GNS search for a feature, follow these steps:1. Go to the GNS Web site at http://earth-info.nima.mil/gns/html.2. Click the Access GNS link.3. Click the GNS Search link in the GNS Main Menu at the left of the page.The GNS search page is shown in Figure 11-4.You can enter search criteria by scrolling down the page.4. In the Name text box, enter the name of the feature you’re looking for.A drop-down list box to the right of the text box lets you narrow yoursearch with these options:• Starts With• Is an Exact Match• Contains• Ends With5. If you know the country the feature is located in, select the countryfrom the list.6. Click the Search Database button.Figure 11-4:The GNSsearchpage.