Gps for Mariners

The manual you wish had come with your GPS receiver"GPS for Mariners" summarizes essential global positioning system concepts, explains the buttons, screens, and menus of your GPS receiver, and answers all your questions. Filled with helpful illustrations and hands-on examples, this complete and practical guide shows you how to: Become an informed GPS buyer and user Connect GPS to your computer, autopilot, and radar Navigate with GPS using waypoints and routes Use an electronic chartplotter or navigation software to plan and monitor your course Utilize the many functions in your GPS to safely and enjoyably reach your destination whether under sail or power Enhance your receiver's performance with WAAS, DGPS, and proper antenna placement Master advanced techniques "A must-buy for both experienced and novice boaters who want to get the most from their GPS navigation systems."--Kenneth J. Cirillo, vice president, C-Map/USA "Great book! "GPS for Mariners" shows boaters how to use GPS with charts and even how to use digital charts for planning and navigating with your GPS."--Edward D. Markham, president, Maptech Inc. "A must-read for anyone planning to navigate with GPS."--Robert P. David, past president, National Boating Federation, former national education officer, U.S. Power Squadrons

Robert J. Sweet is a former radar and communications system engineer and executive manager of a corporate business unit that helped develop GPS for the U.S. Air Force. Now a business advisor to high-tech companies, he is also a navigation instructor and an avid boater with more than thirty years' experience on the water.

Acknowledgments

How to Navigate This Book

Part 1. Using Your GPS Receiver

Chapter 1. History and Perspective

Chapter 2. How GPS Works

The Native Language of Navigation

Chapter 3. Your GPS Receiver

Using Your GPS Receiver

Start-Up: Simulation and Initialization

Buttons, Screens, and Menus

Data Entry and Options Selection

Chapter 4. Using GPS to Navigate

GPS and Electronic Navigation

GPS Receiver Functions

Other GPS Functions

Chapter 5. GPS Receiver Selection and Cost Considerations

The Handheld

The Chartplotter

Selecting a GPS Receiver

Part 2. Advanced GPS Techniques

Advanced Simulation Techniques

Chapter 6. Using your GPS Receiver to Navigate with Charts and Local Observations

Relating GPS to the Real World

GPS Navigation Techniques

Chapter 7. Chartplotting

Integrated Chartplotters

Chartplotter Pages

Selecting a Chartplotter

Chartplotters Used with GPS Sensors

Chartplotting Using a GPS Receiver Connected to a Computer

Raster Versus Vector Charts

The Future in Charts

Chapter 8. Connecting your GPS Receiver to a Computer

What Is Required?

Chapter 9. Navigating with GPS Receivers, Computers, and Other Equipment on Your Boat

Using GPS with a Computer while Afloat

Chapter 10. Improving Performance and the Future of GPS

GPS Receiver Accuracy

DGPS and Sources of GPS Receiver Error

WAAS

Is GPS More Accurate than Charts?

The Future of GPS

Appendix

1. Starting in the Simulator Mode

2. Button Configurations for Popular GPS Handhelds

3. Sample Exercise Using Waypoints and Routes

Glossary

Resources

Index

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