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Nav Man - Make Sure You Have A Backup Satnav
By Lyle Brotherton on 30/11/2011 11:28:22
For those using a high-end mapping satnav it makes sense to carry a reliable basic satnav as backup
web site at www.micronavigation.com where you can find out more about him and check out some sample pages from the book.Backup Satnav (GPS)Tucked at the bottom of my rucksack is my old military Silva Type 54 compass, always there as a backup should my
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Nav Man - Why You Shouldn't Rely On GPS Alone
By Lyle Brotherton on 11/11/2011 14:20:24
One more less obvious reason why you should always carry a map and compass and know how to use them.
web site at www.micronavigation.com where you can find out more about him and check out some sample pages from the book.Satnav (GPS) StoppageFrom November 28 to December 9 between 09:00-16:00 hrs, the Ministry of Defence will jam GNSS satellite signals
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Mud Maps iPhone Mapping App Launches
By Jon on 17/04/2012 11:17:05
Australian GPS mapping app uses Ordnance Survey mapping in an easy to use format.
, an easy to use interface.Vector And RasterWhat makes it different? Mud Maps say that the app supports both sat-nav type vector maps, allowing point to point road navigation - a feature on some stand-alone GPS units - but also raster maps like OS ones
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Memory Map Launches Hybrid Navigation Unit
By Jon on 26/03/2007 14:36:03
First use it on the hill then stick in your car and it's a Sat Nav and camera warning device.
New from Memory Map - it was officially launched at the OSOutdoors Show - is a new off-road / on-road personal navigationdevice, The Road Angel Adventurer 7000.The idea is that while you're driving, the unit is a state of theart sat-nav and safety
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Memory-Map Launches GPS Unit
By Jon on 12/10/2009 12:33:25
There's a new player coming in the OS mapping-compatible GPS market.
market,they previously cooperated with satnav company Road Angel to produce acar-based unit adapted for outdoor use and running Memory-Map software.The new Adventurer 2800 comes with selected British National Park OSmaps in 1:50,000scale loaded on a micro
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Magellan Launches Four New GPS Units
By Jon on 12/05/2011 13:12:45
Top GPS brand Magellan is back in the outdoor market with four new Explorist GPS units out now.
, microphone and speaker allowing you to geotag photos, video and voice notes as you go.The 610 and 710 also have a 3-axis electronic compass and a barometric altimeter incorporated in the unit. In addition, the 710 model can be used as an on-road sat-nav
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Garmin Announces New Montana GPS Unit
By Jon on 18/05/2011 16:15:56
Bigger, glove-friendly screen, more memory and more power options for new Garmin GPS.
-in 3-axis compass, which still gives a heading even when standing still or held at an angle and the top end 650 and 650t models also feature a 5-megapixl autofocus camera.It also incorporates turn-by-turn on-road satnav capabilities with spoken
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Nav Man - Motorway Exit Syndrome
By Lyle Brotherton on 29/09/2011 12:32:40
Weekly navigation tip from expert Lyle Brotherton - this week, you stayed on the track but are still lost?
Satnav and digital mapping into their operating procedures and whilst compiling an incident record map – positions marked on the map of where all their callouts have been to – there was an area of woodland, in a valley of the mountains, where people
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Dovedale Toilet Summit Looms
By Jon on 11/10/2011 11:51:31
Public meeting scheduled to help decide fate of doomed Peak District toilets.
.Thorpe is about four miles north-west of Ashbourne. The village hall is on Digmire Lane in the village centre near the church, postcode DE6 2AW for satnavs. There is a ramp for wheelchairs. Parking is on the roadside so please car-share if possible. If you
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Ask Instructor Gurl...
By Kate Worthington on 05/09/2008 15:36:45
New series! Got an outdoors question? Get the answer from an outdoors professional.
north to a sodden campsite inmiddle of nowhere - but tonight you'd rather be in the pub. Trouble is, you really don't have a clue where you are - what was thatpostcode for the satnav again - and you have no idea where yourdrinking buddy is...What do you
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