Re: [Philmont]: GPS units

On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 06:41:21PM -0400, tom fitzpatrick wrote:
> I have made up a template
> that fits over the grid lines on the Philmont maps - I've determined that I
> can get within 100-200 yards of any location within Philmont.

go look at selden's philmont page. there is a nice letter there about UTM
and using it with a GPS and sectional maps. you won't need a template
to get that level of accuracy using UTM on your sectionals.

> Has anyone on the list mapped out all the Philmont map locations as
> waypoints in a Garmin format?

again, check selden's philmont page. there's a list, not in garmin
format, but it's easy enough to download it and import it into MapSource.

> I'm still a believer in teaching map and compass skills and this would be
> the primary method of orienteering when we visit next time.

I plan on using it only as a tracking tool and toy. map and compass will
be our ouly method of navigation (unless navigation becomes a safety issue).
How good would it look if I kept checking the GPS when I expected the scouts
to use map & compass?

-- 
Rob
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