Global Positioning System (GPS) Resources related to the Global Positioning System and GPS Training.

GPS Receivers are an excellent navigation tool. They help us to quickly find our position, avoid backtracking, and help to stop us from becoming lost. It is best to think of a GPS Receiver as another tool that should be added to the "Navigators Toolbelt" not as a replacement for a Map and Compass. All modern Wilderness Navigation Courses and GPS Courses should integrate together the use of GPS Receivers with the Sighting Compass and Topographical Maps. All three components are now basic safety gear for anyone planning to travel the wilderness safely.

GPS Resources

• A to Z GPS Resource Site and Directory [Very Extensive]
• BWI Romers & Routecards [for Download]
• Global Positioning System Overview [One of the best sources for detailed information]
• GPS Glossary [Part of the Garmin Web Site: an Excellent Resource]
• GPS: Is there an Application for Me? [Article by Bruce Zawalsky]
• GPS Resource Library
• GPS Tutorial [Trimble Tutorial and Information]
• GPS World Online [GPS Online Magazine]
• NAVSTAR Joint Program Office [Military GPS Homepage. It includes numerous links]
• Sam Wormley GPS Information Warehouse [An excellent source of information, especially on coordinate systems.]
• What is GPS? [Garmin's Introduction to GPS]

Open Streetmap Resources

• OpenStreetMap [A project aimed to create free geographic data such as street maps]
• OpenStreetMap Canada [Canadian Version of OpenStreetMap]
• OpenStreetMap Garmin Page [Overview of Garmin Handheld GPS Receivers]

Notable GPS Manufacturers

• Garmin
• Magellan
• Trimble

Recommended GPS Retailers

• Discover GPS [AB Canada]
• Map Town [AB Canada]

Notable GPS Training Schools

• BWI's GPS Navigation Training [AB Canada]
• Direct Bearing [ON Canada]
• Discovering GPS [ON Canada]
• Guidepost Services [ON Canada]
• On the Go GPS Training [NL Canada]