A one (1) day course that teaches basic map reading skills using a standard USGS 1:24,000 scale map. Topics covered include:
- Reading and understanding maps’ marginal information
- The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) and geographic coordinate systems
- Setting up the map
- Plotting and determining coordinates
- Determining azimuths and distances
- Converting azimuths
- Identifying terrain features
- GPS 101 skills using the Garmin Rino 650 series
