Navigating to Success:4-H & GPS

Brady MitchellUtah 4-H GPS Programs4900 Old Main HillLogan, UT 84322-4900

435.797.2838bradym@ext.usu.eduhttp://utah4-h.org

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Utilization of

GPS Technology

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Earth

•Circumference– 24,000 Miles

•Rotation– 1,000

Miles/Hour

– 1 Day Cycle

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Moon

• ¼ Size of the Earth

• Distance from Earth– 10x Earth’s

Circumference

– 240,000 Miles

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GPS Satellites• Distance from

Earth– ½x Earth’s

Circumference– 12,000 Miles

• 2 Orbits in 24 Hours– Travel 7,000

Miles/Hour

• Powered by Solar Energy

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NASA Space Shuttle

•Orbital Distance from Earth

–100 Miles

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Satellite Rotation

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Signal Transmission

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WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)

• Correctional Technology – Increased

Accuracy– Improved

Integrity

GPS Land Navigation by Michael Ferguson

• 25 Ground Reference Stations

• Satellite Numbers 33 and Up

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www.garmin.com

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Garmin’s eTrex Legend

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Click Stick

Page Button

On/Off Button

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Zoom In/Out

Buttons

Find Button

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Main Page Menu

Button

Options Menu

ButtonTitle Bar

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11.01.2003 Presentation created by Tina Tubbs – Utah State 4-H GPS

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11.01.2003 Presentation created by Tina Tubbs – Utah State 4-H GPS

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11.01.2003 Presentation created by Tina Tubbs – Utah State 4-H GPS

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11.01.2003 Presentation created by Tina Tubbs – Utah State 4-H GPS

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Setup Features• Time

– Time Zones– Time Format

• Units– Position Format

(Coordinate System)– Misc. Unit

Formatting

• Display– Contrast &

Backlighting

• System– WAAS Enabling– Language– Memory Usage

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Area Calculation1. Main Menu

2. Accessories

3. Area Calculation

4. Select “Start” and Walk Area Perimeter

5. Select “Stop” After Walking Area Perimeter

• Resetting Area Calculation– Options Menu

Button– Reset

• Use Click Stick to Change Area Calculation Measures– Acres– Feet– Miles– Etc.

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Marking a Location

1. Main Menu2. Mark Icon3. Change Symbol

a. Select with Click Stickb. Find Desired Symbol

4. Name Locationa. Select with Click Stickb. Use Drop-Down Alphabet

Menuc. Click OK

5. Change Locationa. Select with Click Stickb. Use Drop-Down Number Menuc. Click OK

6. Select Desired Optiona. OK – Save b. GoTo – Navigate c. Map – Maps Location

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Finding a Waypoint

1. Main Menu

2. Find

3. Waypoints

OR

1. Find Button

2. Waypoints

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GPS in 4-H Programs

Wildlife MappingEnvironmental Education

Earth Science

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GPS in 4-H Programs

Tree & Plant Identification

Science & TechnologyATV Safety

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GPS in 4-H ProgramsHigh Adventure

Fishing & CanoeingScience & Technology

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GPS in 4-H Programs

Trip PlanningRecreation

Leader TrainingSearch & Rescue

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GPS in 4-H Programs

AgricultureShooting Sports &

EducationCitizenship &

Community Serviceand MANY, MANY

MORE!!!

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GeoCaching• Scavenger Hunt• Zip Code• Adventure• Educational• Recreation• Families and

Friends• Exciting and Fun!

www.geocaching.com

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State 4-H GPS Contests

•Mapping Areas

•Geo Caching•Distance• Impromptu

Questions•General

Knowledge

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