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Snowdon restoration project gets £1.8m boost
By OUTDOORSmagic on 14/06/2002 14:36:40
Upland Footpath Partnership secure more funding for Phase II
The Objective One programme is dishing out £1.8m for the restoration of upland footpaths in Snowdonia according to icnorthwales. The money adds to funds raised by the region's Upland Footpath Partnership for Phase II of its restoration project
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Calling Innovative Outdoor Designers
By OUTDOORSmagic on 01/04/2010 11:34:27
Enter the 2010 Innov_Ex Innovation Design Prize and kick-start your project says Sam Fountain of Shewee
There's stilll time to enter the 2010 Innov_Ex Innovation Design Prize, says Mary Rose of Innovations for Extremes, outdoor industry's academic think tank. Check out the video above where Sam Fountain who founded Shewee explains why budding
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Cuppa tea, Darling?
By OUTDOORSmagic on 21/11/2002 09:51:03
"Don't turn the south-west into a drive-through tea shop", say campaigners.
In a few weeks, Transport Secretary Alistair Darling will be considering plans for a massive rural road-building project. Developers want to widen the A303/A30 through the area, even though the study's consultants said this would be too
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How to Choose Your GPS
By OUTDOORSmagic on 01/08/2008 15:57:39
Advice on what to look for when purchasing your GPS device
credentials earned on some proper hills and trails.Garmin is a world leader in GPS and has an excellent range of products suited to British hill walkers. Not only that, we love the way it's approachable and supportive of projects like this one or Geocaching
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GPS Facts
By OUTDOORSmagic on 02/08/2008 14:30:00
Some GPS trivia to impress your friends with
Here is some GPS trivia for you to impress / alienate your friends with:1. GPS started life as GPSS, or Global Positioning Satellite System, with the US military as a means of improving long range missile accuracy. 2. Because of its primary
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What the Buttons Do
By OUTDOORSmagic on 02/08/2008 16:05:39
How to operate GPS devices using common command features
credentials earned on some proper hills and trails.Garmin is a world leader in GPS and has an excellent range of products suited to British hill walkers. Not only that, we love the way it's approachable and supportive of projects like this one or Geocaching
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Marks
By OUTDOORSmagic on 09/08/2008 01:15:11
A guide to the 2 main uses of the 'Marks' function
or single leg route (a GoTo) or as a part of a route.The waypoint is automatically given a consecutive number by the GPS - eg. WPT 001, WPT002, etc. As these labels can be confusing, rename them to make them easier to be found.A GPS can only store names as a
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The Basics of Navigation
By OUTDOORSmagic on 09/08/2008 01:44:58
Everything you need to know from the background of navigation to the national grid system
. Within each of these lettered sectors grid lines are allocated individual numbers ranging from 00 to 99. By combining the area letters and the grid line numbers any position can be accurately plotted and used for navigation.Longitude and latitudeOn a
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GPS Basics
By OUTDOORSmagic on 22/08/2008 11:01:16
What is GPS and how does it work?
in navigational systems for everything from walkers to pilots. The Colorado 300How GPS worksSatellites orbit the Earth at a height of around 11,000 miles and send a stream of radio signals out identifying their exact position. By knowing how far away you are from
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GPS Compatible Routes and Route Sharing
By OUTDOORSmagic on 02/08/2008 19:40:15
How to swap data with other users
Maps And Routes System (MARS) offers free downloadable routes in a choice of GPS formats and the a preview of the route on a 1:50,000 OS map powered by Anquet. Once downloaded, these routes can be transferred directly to a GPS receiver without needing
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