GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

Index363Environmental Systems Research Institute(ESRI), 20EPA (Environmental ProtectionAgency), 185EPE (Estimated Position Error), 98, 128ephemeriserror, 57satellite, ephemeris data sent by, 54, 57satellite tracking, ephemeris data usedin, 53equator, 29error. See also accuracyatmosphere condition affecting signalreception, caused by, 57, 58EPE, 98, 128ephemeris error, 57multipath error, 57receiver timing error, 57satellite coverage, caused by poor, 57ESRI (Environmental Systems ResearchInstitute), 20Estimated Position Error (EPE), 98, 128eTrex receiver, 353European Community SpecificationStandard 529 IPX7, 90European Euro Geostationary NavigationOverlay Service (EGNOS), 64European Union GPS satellite system, 67EVE software, 282ExpertGPS software, 241–243• F •FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), 26,38, 40, 63Family Radio Service (FRS), 68FastDraw hand strap, 348Federal Information Processing Standard(FIPS), 185file formatbitmap, 12, 41, 249, 278, 286choosing appropriate, 286–287compression, 41, 43, 185, 287converting to another, 81file size considerations, 225, 231, 286Garmin data format hack, 61, 177GeoTIFF, 12, 43GIF, 41, 287GPX, 81JPG, 12, 287MrSID, 43OziExplorer support, 246PNG, 287proprietary, 18, 61, 177, 221software requirement, 16, 18TIFF, 12, 41, 43vector, 40–41, 170, 225, 273File menuOziExplorer, 254, 258USAPhotoMaps, 233, 236, 237File➪Preferences➪Colors(USAPhotoMaps), 236File➪Preferences➪General (MapTechTerrain Navigator), 216file size considerations, 225, 231, 286Find button (MapTech TerrainNavigator), 212FIPS (Federal Information ProcessingStandard), 185firmware, updating, 166–167, 174First To Find (FTF), 132. See alsogeocachingfishing calendar receiver feature, 89Fishing Hot Spots software, 178flow control, 158font, 283, 284–286Forerunner receiver, 68, 351–352Fortuna receiver card, 111FreedomMaps product line, 176FreeGIS Web site, 14Froogle Web site, 161FRS (Family Radio Service), 68FTF (First To Find), 132. See alsogeocachingf2323 files, 261FUGAWI software, 116, 252Fuji Mountain (Oregon) topographic map,212–213, 215–216, 218–219