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Sign Up For the Go Farther with Maps and GPS Webinar

Master essential navigation skills and turn into an interactive backcountry explorer.

by: The Backpacker Editors

Turn yourself into a modern-day explorer--and never worry about getting lost again--with our all-new interactive navigation tutorials. In this basic class, you'll learn the essentials of map reading, GPS, and compass, plus how to use today's best mapping software to plan, post, and share trips. See below for more details--and to secure one of the limited spots available.

In our four-week online tutorial, we'll use photos, videos, and map displays to show you how to plot a bearing, create a Google Earth flyover, save GPS waypoints, geotag photos, and much more. By the end of the course, you'll be able to navigate confidently in trailless terrain and profit from a whole new range of online mapping tools. For anyone who wants to explore off-trail wilderness or lead a group in the backcountry, this is an essential body of knowledge--and it's taught by real backpackers with decades of navigation experience. Our map editors regularly advise GPS makers on technology upgrades--you won't find instructors with more real-world experience anywhere for this price!

GO FARTHER WITH MAPS AND GPS: NAVIGATION 101

4-WEEK ONLINE WEBINAR: PRICE $300

DATES: April 5, 12, 19 and 26. 

TIME: All sessions will begin at 2:00 p.m. EST.

In this online class, you'll learn the essentials of navigation in four live sessions (Note: sessions will be recorded so if you miss one, you'll be able to catch up and won't miss the content) taught by our map editors. Our GPS curriculum is device-and brand-agnostic; we've taught hikers with Garmins, Magellans, Delormes, iPhones, and other types of GPS units. And you don't need a GPS to take the class; we'll have plenty of teaching on maps, compass, web tools, and non-GPS navigation. The only requirement is that you have a computer and a high-speed Internet connection.

April 5
Essentials: From Paper Maps to Compass to GPS
Learn bearings, declination, and other topographic map essentials.
 
April 12
Trip Planning: At Home and On the Ground
Harness online and offline software to plan trips. Create custom paper maps for your next adventure.

April 19
In the Field: Know your GPS
Mapping in the backcountry. Knowing your map datum. How GPS works and how to troubleshoot.
   
April 26
Trip Editing: Record, Edit, and Share Your Adventures 
Get deep into your trips once you’re off trail, create flyovers in Google Earth and organize photos and video. Then share them with friends and family.

DEADLINE FOR SIGNUPS: April 4

*****SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Please Read Before Purchasing*****
The Backpacker Go Farther with Maps and GPS webinar will be hosted through GoToMeeting web and telephone conferencing. You will need a computer, high-speed internet connection, and telephone to dial in. For more information, please check the GoToMeeting website. You may need to download Java or additional software to access the webinar.

Four-Week Online GPS Webinar 2011:
PRICE $300.00

Refund Policy: Refunds will be offered until April 4. No refunds will be offered after the start of the webinar.

Have a question? Contact Map Editor and Go Farther with GPS host Andrew Matranga at amatranga@backpacker.com.


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