GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

Index369MrSID (Multi-Resolution Seamless ImageDatabase), 43MSAS (Multi-Functional SatelliteAugmentation System), 64MSN Maps and Directions Web site, 300muggle, 132. See also geocachingMultimap Web site, 300MultiMediaCard memory (MMC memory),66, 152Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database(MrSID), 43MWSnap software, 278, 280MyMaps feature (MapTech MapServer Website), 307–308MyTopo Web site, 313–314• N •NACO (National Aeronautical ChartingOffice), 26, 38, 40name, proposing for unnamed feature, 185nanosecond, 99National Elevation Dataset (NED), 42National Geodetic Survey, 191, 253National GeographicAdventure Paper, 339Back Roads Explorer software, 224–225TOPO! software, 18–19, 225–226, 274Web site, 224National Geophysical Data Center(NGDC), 24National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency(NGA), 40National Map Web site, 322National Marine Electronics Association(NMEA), 160, 333National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration. See NOAANational Park Digital Guide software, 218National Park Service land, geocachingon, 134National Wildfire Coordinating Group(NWCG), 70nautical chart, 25, 38, 176, 304NAV 1000 receiver, 1Navicache.com Web site, 140navigation simulator, receiver, 102Navigator software, 115Navionics marine chart, 176Navman PDA sleeve, 111NAVSTAR (Navigation Satellite Timing andRanging), 50, 52, 53, 55NAVTECH data supplier, 40, 290neatline, 22NED (National Elevation Dataset), 42neocacher, 132. See also geocachingNew Map dialog box (USAPhotoMaps), 236NGA (National Geospatial-IntelligenceAgency), 40NGDC (National Geophysical DataCenter), 24NiCad (nickel cadmium) battery, 92NiMH (nickel metal-hydride) battery, 68,92, 93, 94911 call from GPS-enabled cellphone, 109NMEA (National Marine ElectronicsAssociation), 160, 333NMEA-0183 and GPS Information Website, 333NOAA (National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration)Charting and Navigation Theme Website, 40marine chart resources, 25, 304National Geodetic Survey, 191, 253NGDC, 24Office of Coast Survey(chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov), 38northlatitude, 30map orientation with north on top, 22, 24,77, 340true versus magnetic, 24Northing UTM value, 33Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785, 34Notes and Study Materials for GIS and theGeographer’s Craft Web site, 27, 36NUDET (NUclear DETonation) sensor, 52NWCG (National Wildfire CoordinatingGroup), 70