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What GPS Receiver Do I Need?
A flowchart style powerpoint presentation that can help you decide what type of GPS receiver you should be looking for to complete your mission. (250 kb.)
Datums:(Part 1)(Part 2)
Everything you always wanted to know about datums
Difference between NAD 83 and WGS 84 (G1150) at 2002.0
Are You Really Mapping Submeter?
by Joel Cusick, NPS Alaska Regional Support Office
GPS Tool Kits - 2005
GPS Information from the Alaska Regional Support Office
Document to keep track of Trimble CE
Garmin Training - 2005
8-hr GPS for "Ologists" GPS training materials from the Alaska Regional Office GIS Team
GPS for ICS Training Materials
Training materials that have been developed for the interagency GPS for ICS (Incident Command System) course
What is EPE (Estimated Positional Error)?
GPS for GIS
Create quality GIS data with GPS technology.
NMEA output from GPS receivers for use with ArcPAD
Download a PDF formatted latitude/longitude ruler
Print the ruler out on mylar for use.
Glossary of common GPS terms
Trimble GeoXT Quick Start Guide
from Carl Beyerhelm Mogollon Rim District, Coconino National Forest
Various Downloadable PowerPoints and Instruction Documents