Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...

In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family on the road in a 1991 Airstream Motorhome, we were early adapters to the GPS ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — No matter if it's fishing, hiking or hunting, many opt to use use a cell phone to navigate, but that approach can be a double-edged sword. Dave Bieri, district ...

Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good old ...

Sitting in an open field at Discovery Park during an REI navigation course last month, Kate Sigafoos looked at the map in her lap, glanced at her compass, then shared an epiphany: “You know, this ...

In The Forest, it can be easy to get lost in the dangerous wilderness and labyrinth-like cave systems, but if you have the Map and Compass you will have an easier time keeping track of where you have ...

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On August 26-27, the Fort Bliss, Texas Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) conducted map reading training in a classroom environment that concluded with a hands-on practical night and day land ...

The Buffalo Orienteering Club will kick off its season at Emery Park in South Wales on Saturday with a class for beginners on how to use a map and compass. The one-hour event, which is geared for all ...

Navigation apps like Google Maps only work as intended if the device you're using does one basic thing well: locate you, the user, accurately. If a navigation app can't find you, it can lead to all ...

Google Maps isn’t everybody’s cup of tea on iPhone and Android, and Sygic GPS Navigation is an application specifically aimed at users looking for an alternative. As such, Sygic’s software has evolved ...