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GPS for Dummies, 2Nd Edition Index Adobe Photoshop (graphics program), 290 Numerics Advanced searches (Street Atlas USA), 245 2-D maps, 266–267 Aerial Express (aerial photograph 3-D Buildings layer (Google Earth), 279 company), 47 3-D button (TopoFusion), 260 aerial photographs 3-D maps changing resolution of, 332 creating, 344 geotagging, 150, 152 Terrain Navigator, 266–267 quality and resolution, 324 TopoFusion, 260–261 Street Atlas USA, 238 3-D version (OziExplorer), 287 TerraServer-USA, 329, 332–333 3-D view (Google Earth), 276–277 TopoFusion, 263 3DEM (standalone software), 18 aeronautical charts 7.5 minute topographic maps, 24, 350 described, 27–28 911 emergency call, 132 Maptech MapServer, 334 symbols for, 42 types of, 28 • A • A-GPS (assisted GPS) cellphones, 132–133 A-GPS chips, 132–133, 146 accessories AirPhotoUSA (aerial photograph altimeter, 70 company), 47 electronic compass, 69 AIS (Automatic Identifi cation System), 150 image viewers, 70, 119 alarms (GPS receivers), 63 MP3 players, 70 almanac data, 56 satellite radio receivers, 70 altimeter, 70 selecting, 90 ancestors, fi nding, 109 software, 69 Anderson, Howard (author), 291 accuracy of GPS receivers. See also errors antennas automotive GPS receivers, 124 automotive GPS receivers, 125 cost and, 90 external, 67 enhancing, 65–66 internal, 66 future improvements, 70–71 patch, 66–67, 104 overview, 58–59 quadrifi lar helix (quad helix), 67, 104 Accutracking (cellphone-based tracking COPYRIGHTEDreradiating, MATERIAL 67 services), 147 art, creating with tracks, 110 activities, matching GPS receivers with, assisted GPS (A-GPS) cellphones, 132–133 93–95 astronomy program (Google Sky), 277 address athletes’ handheld GPS receivers, 92–93 book (automotive GPS receiver), 117 atlas, 26 fi nding (Street Atlas USA), 243–245 atlas software, road, 18–19 geocoding, 230, 314 atomic clock, 54 searches (street map Web sites), 316, 321 Autodesk (software company), 20 searches (TerraServer-USA), 330 362 GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition automatic cropping, 306 comparisons, 97–99 Automatic Identifi cation System (AIS), 150 conserving, 83 automotive GPS receivers. See also GPS cost of, 99 receivers for GPS data loggers, 151 accuracy of, 124 GPS receiver cards using up, 141 address book, 117 GPS receivers setting for, 107 broadcasting over the radio, 116 life gauge, 100 connecting to computer, 119 NiMH (nickel metal-hydride), 98–100 cost of, 124 for PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), 137 entertainment features, 118–119 saver mode, 101 handheld GPS receiver used as, 89 selecting a receiver and, 90 homework assignment, 129–130 spares, carrying, 90, 100 in-dash, 122–123 for waterproof GPS receiver, 359 mounting options, 125–127 Web sites, 99 POIs (Points of Interest), 116–117 Battleship Grid System, 30 portable, 121–122 baud rate, 195–196, 203 preferences, 118 Bell, John (Cockpit GPS), 95 on the road, 127–128 Benchmark hunting (Web site), 178 routing directions, 114–116 bitmap (.bmp) fi le format with satellite radio receivers, 70 described, 310 screens, 117–118 memory needed for, 290 selecting, 123–125 saving scanned map as, 289 street maps, 114 saving Web page map as, 303 subscription services, 119–120 blog sites theft prevention, 130 boating, 356 trip log, 117 Free Geography Tool, 344 updating maps and fi rmware, 128–129 Google Earth, 271 USB ports and memory cards, 119 Google Maps Mania, 324 using, 125–130 GPS, 342 voice recognition feature, 120 MapQuest, 323 wireless connectively, 119 Pano, 344 AutoRoute (street mapping program), 82 BlueChart g2 (nautical charts), 214 autorouting (PDA mapping software), 142 BlueChart (nautical charts), 214 AutoStitch (stitching software), 290 Bluetooth (wireless technology) aviation. See also aeronautical charts cellphone and GPS, 133 fl ight simulator (Google Earth), 275 connection, 62 GPS receiver information, 95 described, 119 future uses for, 71 GPS receivers, 191 • B • interfacing PDA (Personal Digital Back Roads Explorer (topographic Assistant) with GPS receiver, 141–142 mapping software), 185, 268 boating. See also nautical charts backpacking essentials, 160 blog sites, 356 barometric pressure, 70 boating-specifi c wikipedias, 357 basemap, 64 cruising routes, creating your own, 357 battery charger, 99 Fishing Hot Spots Pro (mapping batteries software), 219 alternatives to, 90 GPS coordinates reported as degrees and battery drain, 99 decimal minutes, 351 Index 363 GPS receiver water safety concerns, campgrounds, 243 358–359 Canada hydrography (surface water creating maps of, 334–337 measurements), 43 Toporama topographic maps, 334 Inland Lakes (maps of fi shing areas), 214 car navigation system. See automotive GPS Mad Mariner (subscription-based Web receivers site), 355 carrying case marine chart plotters, 355–356 for GPS receiver, 107, 142 marine charts, 26–27 for PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), 137 marine electronics forums, 357 cartography, 12 marine GPS and chart plotter CDs and DVDs manufacturers, 355–356 computer drives, 185–186 marine radios, 153–154 copying map data from CD/DVD to hard navigation software, 35, 352–355 drive, 184 radioing the Coast Guard, 356 emulator software, 184 tide and current software, free, 360 with GPS receiver map software and data, vessel trackers, 149–150 209 Borders and Labels layer (Google Earth), writing (burning), 185 279 cellphone Boston Whalers forum (Continuous Wave), assisted GPS (A-GPS) and, 132–133 357 Bluetooth cellphone and GPS, 133 Braketron (manufacturer), 127 cellphone-based GPS trackers, 146–147 BrickHouse Security (GPS tracker dedicated GPS unit versus, 135 supplier), 146 as GPS receiver, 131–132 Broadcom (company), 62 Internet-enabled, 133 Brown, Allan (Web Cartography), 312 location-based services (LBS) for, BSB charts, 352 134–135 built-in maps, 63–64 non-GPS navigation, 133 bundled maps, 18–20 Census Bureau, U.S., 41–43 business and service searches (street map Centering (Street Atlas USA), 241 Web site), 316 cGPSmapper (free maps), 213 Buxley’s Geocaching Waypoint (Web site), channels (GPS receiver), 57 177 Character Map program, 309–311 Childs, John (Digital Terrain Modeling Journal), 344 • C • chip technology advances, 62 cables, interface, 139, 190–192 chipset cache. See geocaching described, 62 C/A-code (Coarse Acquisition), 55, 58 of expensive receivers, 90 calibrating a map. See also coordinates; cigarette lighter adapters, 100, 192 smart map citation (map), 28 checking your work, 297 Citi Navigator (mapping software), 214 choosing calibration points, 292–293 Clipboard, 302, 304 creating a smart map, 290–291 Coarse Acquisition (C/A-code), 55, 58 with OziExplorer software, 291–292 Coast Guard setting calibration points, 294–296 contacting by radio, 356 California Bureau of Land Management, 36 DGPS signals, 66 campground locations (Street Atlas USA), DSC distress calls monitored by, 154 243 Cockpit GPS (Bell), 95 364 GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition collar (white space), 28, 290 contour interval, 24 color contour lines, 24 display screen, 62, 91 Control Panel feature (Street Atlas USA), editing digital maps and, 307–308 239 overhead photographs, 329 coordinate systems printing maps in, 346 GPS receivers using, 75 for scanning maps, 289 letter-and-number, 31 COM ports, 194–196, 203, 205 Maidenhead Locator System, 37 coming home (practice exercise), 108 overview, 30–31 commercial DGPS (differential GPS) specialized, 37, 75 services, 66 Web sites, 38 commercial map data, 16 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), 106 commercial maps. See also GPS coordinates. See also gazetteers; latitude manufacturer software and longitude; UTM (Universal navigation software, 354–355 Transverse Mercator); waypoints topographic map Web sites, 337–338 converting, 75, 223–235 commercial transportation GPS receiver described, 28 models, 57 GeoTrans program, 234–235 communication ports (computer), 188 latitude and longitude, 31–34, 75 Communicator (utility program), 215 obtaining, 75, 225 compass online conversion utilities, 235 electronic, 69 outside the USA, locating, 233 handheld, magnetic, 69 Township and Range, 35–38 learning to use, 74 UPS receiver settings, 106 waypoint, 81 copyright information, 305 Compass Rose, 28, 241 Corel Paint Shop Pro (graphics program), computer hardware. See also interfacing 290 GPS receiver with computer Corrections button (Street Atlas USA), 244 CD and DVD drives, 185–186 creating digital maps. See also editing communication ports, 188 digital maps graphics card, 186 calibrating the map, 290–296 hard drives, 184–185 checking your work, 297 Internet connection, 188 My Maps feature (Google Maps), 324 monitors, 186 saving as bitmap (.bmp), 289 need for, 15 scanning a paper map, 289–290 printer, 186–187 stitching and saving, 290 processor requirements, 182–183 XMap Pro software for, 222–223 second internal or external hard drive, cropping a digital map, 306–307 185 CSOC (Consolidated Space Operations storage capacity needs, 183–185 Center), 55 Consolidated Space Operations Center current location (waypoint), 78 (CSOC), 55 customized maps consumer mapping software, 14–15 creating with OziExplorer, 285 consumer model GPS receivers, 57 Street Atlas USA, 238 contact paper, 348 street map Web sites lacking, 319 Continuous Wave (Boston Whalers forum), street navigation software features, 320 357 TerraServer-USA, 333–334 Index 365 differential GPS (DGPS), 66 • D • Digital Elevation Model (DEM), 44–45 The Dalles, Oregon Digital Globe (satellite imagery provider), 48 planimetric map, 25 Digital Grove (Web site), 344 topographic map, 24–25 Digital Line Graph (DLG) data, 43–44 Dash Express (car navigation system), 71 digital
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