May 30, 2007 Citizen Science Training Manuals Lesson 3: How to Use a GPS The Training Workshop Title...

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May 30, 2007 Citizen Science Training Manuals Lesson 3: How to Use a GPS The Training Workshop Title 2007 Annual Meeting Location, CO Your Name – Your Title Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory Colorado State University

Transcript of May 30, 2007 Citizen Science Training Manuals Lesson 3: How to Use a GPS The Training Workshop Title...

May 30, 2007

Citizen Science Training ManualsLesson 3: How to Use a GPS

The Training Workshop Title2007 Annual MeetingLocation, CO

Your Name – Your TitleNatural Resource Ecology LaboratoryColorado State University

Choosing the Right GPS

FeaturesEase of Use

Battery Life

Cost

Increasing Cost

Basic Buttons

Power

Page

Up

Down

Enter

Find

Up

Down

Enter

Page

Power

Up

Down

Find

Page

Power

Thumb Stick

LCD Display

LCD Display

Screens

Satellite

Map

Navigation

Trip Computer

Main Menu

Page Page Page Page

Page

Satellite Screen

“Ready to Navigate”must appear to begin use

Accuracyshould not be >10 m

Ways to Improve Signalmove around

move to an open area

Map Screen

Map Scale

North Pointer

Waypoints

Trail Menu Options

Data Fields

Page Selection

Navigation Screen

Guide to Destination

Gives heading and bearing

Not a magnetic compass!

Trip Computer Screen

Trip Odometer

Moving Time

Stopped

Odometer

Speed

Maximum Speed

Moving Average

Overall Average

Main Menu Screen

Advanced Featurescreate waypoints

view waypoints

create a route

save track logs

view track logs

access setup features

Marking A Waypoint

Highlight MARK

Press ENTER

Edit waypoint name and symbol if desired

Highlight “OK”

Press ENTER

Navigating to a Waypoint

Two MethodsMatch GPS Coordinates

GPS Waypoint Navigation

Match GPS Coordinates

Obtain UTM coordinates of target

Note your present UTM coordinates

Compute difference in eastings

Compute difference in northings

Walk distance and direction required to eliminate differences between your coordinates and those of target

Match GPS Coordinates

Example: YOU TARGET

Easting 4633450 4633600 150 m

Northing 4246300 4624050 377750 m

N

Navigation

Highlight WAYPOINT

Press ENTER

Highlight name

Press ENTER

Highlight GOTO

Press ENTER

Find

Using GPS to Navigate

360o

225o

315o

135o

45o

270o 90o

180o

Using GPS to Navigate

Speed

100 m/h

PLOT 101

25 m5:13 to go

360o

225o

315o

135o

45o

270o

90o180o

E

NW

S

August 9, 2007

For more information contact:Your Name

Contact Information

Congratulations! You have completed Lesson 3!