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High Tech in the Bush

If you wish to simply wander in the bush, the GPS can help. Turn it on when you begin your trip, set it on "Track" and it will automatically plot your path.

When you want to retrace your steps, Set it on "Trackback" and it will show you the exact path back to where you started.

The newest models can plot and store your "Track" or "Route" on a topographic map on your home computer using a mapping program. Save it on your computer and you can upload it to your GPS again at any time to retrace your steps. Two popular mapping programs for GPS are Ozi-Explorer and Fugawi Global Navigator both available from GPS Central

A route plotted on a mapping program, ready for upload to a GPS

Newer GPS units have up to 1 GB of memory so that you could upload all the topogarphic maps of BC and take them with you in your GPS.

Older GPS units had to be moving to display compass directions. The latest GPS units can show compass directions while you are standing still. That may not sound like something important, but when you are confused about direction, it's best to remain in one spot rather than moving about.

With batteries, the two units together weigh 1 pound, 6.5 ounces
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Older GPS often quit working under tall tree cover, when you needed it the most. The newest GPS units have better antennas and are accurate under dense tree cover, inside vehicles or even in buildings.

If you wish to mark any spot on your journey, press the "Mark" button and the GPS will add a "Waypoint", and remember the location, elevation, date and whatever name you assign to that waypoint. The waypoint will show on the GPS map and you can download all your waypoints to a topographic map on your computer.

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