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GPS tracklog of House Mountain State Natural Area trails overlayed on a topographic map

Waypoints (locations) and tracks or "breadcrumb trails" are
types of data that can be recorded with a handheld gps unit.

 

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Introductory Global Positioning System Websites

Free GPS Software

Commercial GPS Software

GPS and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

GPS in Government

GPS in Education

GPS Reference Tools and Guides

GPS Blogs, News, and Reviews

Waypoints and Points of Interest (POIs)

GPS in Tennessee

Geocaching, Game, and Recreation Websites

GPS and Photography

GPS Accessories

Helpful Garmin Web Pages

GPS and Macintosh (Mac) Computers

GPS Related Books and Videos at the University of Tennessee Map Library

 


 

Introductory Global Positioning System Websites

The Global Positioning System  —  http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs06299.html
A fact sheet from the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Global Positioning System  —  http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html
A site by Peter H. Dana, The Geographer's Craft Project, Department of Geography, The University of Colorado at Boulder.

GPS Guide for Beginners  —  http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/GPSGuideforBeginners_Manual.pdf
A 23-page PDF file from Garmin.

GPS Primer  —  http://www.aero.org/education/primers/gps/
An introduction from the Aerospace Corporation.

GPS Tutorial (Trimble)  —  http://www.trimble.com/gps/index.shtml

GPSy: GPS Resource Library  —  http://www.gpsy.com/gpsinfo/

How GPS Receivers Work  —  http://www.howstuffworks.com/gps.htm
An introduction from howstuffworks.com.

A Practical Guide to GPS  —  http://www.dbartlett.com/
A guide from Don Bartlett.

Sam Worley's Global Positioning System (GPS) Resources  —  http://www.edu-observatory.org/gps/

What is GPS? (Garmin)  —  http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/

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Free GPS Software

Free Geography Tools: GPS Archive  —  http://freegeographytools.com/category/gps

Free GPS Software (The Gadget Link)  —  http://thegadgetlink.com/blog/an-up-to-date-list-of-free-gps-software/

Free GPS Software (GPS Software Hub)  —  http://www.gps-software-hub.com/search/label/free%20gps%20software

Free GPS Software (maps-gps-info.com)  —  http://www.maps-gps-info.com/fgpfw.html
A comprehensive list of free GPS software.

FreeGIS.org  —  http://www.freegis.org/database/?cat=7

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Commercial GPS Software

Anquet Maps  —  http://www.anquet.co.uk/
Digital maps for England, Scotland, and Wales.

cGPSmapper  —  http://cgpsmapper.com/index.htm

ChartTiff  —  http://www.charttiff.com/

DeLorme  —  https://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10045&minisite=10020

ExpertGPS — http://www.expertgps.com/

Fugawi  —  http://www.fugawi.com/web/index-us.htm

Garmin Map & Chart Products  —  http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/

Magellan Maps & Software  —  http://www.magellangps.com/products/software.asp

Maptech  —  http://www.maptech.com/land/terrainnavigator/index.cfm?infopg=buy

Mexico Maps: GPS Maps  —  http://www.mexicomaps.com/mexico_gps.lasso?-session=mmid:41062FF71b84334B01yMgVBBEE28

Microsoft Streets & Trips  —  http://www.microsoft.com/streets/default.mspx

National Geographic Mapping Software  —  http://www.natgeomaps.com/software.html

Navteq  —  http://www.navteq.com/

OziExplorer  —  http://www.oziexplorer.com/

SoftMap  —  http://www.softmaptech.com/introduction_en.html
GPS software for Canada.

Tele Atlas  —  http://www.teleatlas.com/index.htm

TopoFusion  —  http://www.topofusion.com/

Touratech  —  http://www.toporider.com/qvn/eng/eng-bas.html?x

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GPS and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

DNR Garmin (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)  —

Free Geography Tools: GIS Archive  —  http://freegeographytools.com/category/gis

FreeGIS.org  —  http://www.freegis.org/database/?cat=7

GISdevelopment.net: Global Positioning System —  http://gisdevelopment.net/tutorials/tuman004.htm

GIS Lounge: GPS Resources  —  http://gislounge.com/gps-resources/

GPS to GIS (USGS Education)  —  http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/gps2gis.html

GPS to GIS (USGS Powerpoint Presentation, 28MB)  —  http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/gps_to_gis_4h.ppt

GPS to GIS: Procedural Handbook & Reference Guide Version 7.0 (Mark D. Roper, U.S. Forest Service)  —  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/gps/gps2gis/gps_gis_v7-0.pdf
A 78-page PDF file.

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GPS in Government

Federal Aviation Administration: Navigation Services  —  http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/

GPS.gov  —  http://www.gps.gov/

NASA: Global Positioning System (GPS) Program  —  http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/Programs/gps.html

NASA: GPS Applications Exchange  —  http://gpshome.ssc.nasa.gov/

NASA: GPS Time Series  —  http://sideshow.jpl.nasa.gov/mbh/series.html

National Geodetic Survey  —  http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: GPS Division Home Page  —  http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/sathtml/index.html

National Park Service: GPS Support Facility Website  —  http://www.nps.gov/gis/gps/

National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Committee  —  http://pnt.gov/

Natural Resources Conservation Service: Global Positioning System (GPS)  —  http://www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov/products/gps/index.html

Schriever Air Force Base: Global Positioning System  —  http://www.schriever.af.mil/gps/

U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center: GPS General Information  —  http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/gps/default.htm

U.S. Department of State: Global Positioning System (GPS)  —  http://www.state.gov/g/oes/rls/fs/2006/71631.htm

U.S. Geological Survey: Global Positioning System (GPS) Home Page  —  http://biology.usgs.gov/gps/home.html

U.S. Geological Survey: The National Map Corps  —  http://nationalmap.gov/TheNationalMapCorps/
Volunteer to help the USGS update The National Map by verifying location data with a GPS unit.

U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO): GPS Operations  —  http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/gps.html

U.S.D.A. Forest Service: Global Positioning System Home Page  —  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/gps/

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GPS in Education

GPS Research: Universities (University of New South Wales)  —  http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/snap/gps/gps_links.htm#research

Groundspeak Forums: GPS in Education  —  http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showforum=12

Learning with GPS (The Science Spot)  —  http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classgpslsn.html

U.S. Geological Survey: Education  —  http://education.usgs.gov/

U.S. Geological Survey: GPS, Map, and Compass  —  http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/gps.html

 

Institutions that lend GPS units

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GPS Reference Tools and Guides

Antipodes Map  —  http://www.antipodemap.com/

Cool Map Tools (maps-gps-info.com)  —  http://www.maps-gps-info.com/cool-map-tools.html

Coordinate Systems Overview  —  http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/coordsys/coordsys_f.html

Different Degree Formats: Resolutions and Conversions  —  http://home.online.no/~sigurdhu/Deg_formats.htm

Differential GPS (DGPS) Coverage Plots  —  http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/dgps/coverage/Default.htm

DMAP: UTM Grid Zones of the World  —  http://www.dmap.co.uk/utmworld.htm

Earthcomber  —  http://www.earthcomber.com/splash/index.html

Free Geography Tools: GPS Archive  —  http://freegeographytools.com/category/gps

Garmin: GPS Glossary  —  http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/glossary.html

Geocoder.us: a free U.S. address geocoder  —  http://geocoder.us/

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)  —  http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic

GPS Album  —  http://www.gpsalbum.com/en/

GPS Data Search Tool (GPS Tracklog)  —  http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/gps_tracklog/2006/10/gps_data_search.html

GPS Visualizer: Convert GPS files to plain text or GPX  —  http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert

GPS Visualizer: Draw a Google Map from a GPS file  —  http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map?form=google

GPS World: GPS Reference  —  http://www.gpsworld.com/gpsworld/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=7860

GPXchange.com: Share and Store GPS Waypoints and Tracks in GPX Format  —  http://www.gpxchange.com/

Latitude/Longitude Position Finder  —  http://www.juggling.org/bin/un.cgi/map-find

Latitude Longitude Conversion: Directions Magazine  —  http://www.directionsmag.com/latlong.php

Magnalox - View and create GPS logs and annotated tracks  —  http://www.magnalox.net/

MapTools  —  http://www.maptools.com/

Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center: GPS Navigation  —  http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators1B_7_Nav.html#NAV-GPS

MyGeoPosition.com - Free address geocoding / geo-metatags / geotags / kml files  —  http://www.mygeoposition.com/

NASA J-Track Satellite Tracking  —  http://science.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/Spacecraft.html

NavtechGPS GPS Glossary  —  http://www.navtechgps.com/extra/11_glossary.asp

NGS Geodetic Toolkit  —  http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/TOOLS/

NOAA's Geophysical Data Center: Magnetic Declination Estimator  —  http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/geomag/jsp/Declination.jsp

Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid  —  http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07701.html

University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology GIS Conversion Tools  —  http://www.beg.utexas.edu/GIS/tools/index.html

U.S. Naviguide Co. - Geocoding and reverse geocoding  —  http://www.usnaviguide.com/

UTM & DMS Coordinate Converter  —  http://www.siu.edu/~outdoors/coords/coords.html

WAAS Test Team (Federal Aviation Administration)  —  http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov/

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GPS Blogs, News, and Reviews

About.com: GPS  —  http://gps.about.com/

Adventures in Geocaching  —  http://adventuresingeocaching.blogspot.com/

All Points Blog (Directions Magazine)  —  http://apb.directionsmag.com/

alt.satellite.gps.garmin Google Group  —  http://groups.google.com/group/alt.satellite.gps.garmin/topics

Amazon.com: GPS Discussion Forum  —  http://www.amazon.com/tag/gps/forum

CachingCentral  —  http://www.cachingcentral.com/

Consumer Reports Forums: Global Positioning Systems  —  http://discussions.consumerreports.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?listmode=-1&nav=discussions&webtag=cr-gps

ConsumerSearch: Auto GPS Reviews  —  http://www.consumersearch.com/www/automotive/auto-gps/index.html

ConsumerSearch: Handheld GPS Reviews  —  http://www.consumersearch.com/www/electronics/gps/index.html

Crave: Posts in GPS  —  http://crave.cnet.com/8300-1_105-1-0.html?categoryId=2041

Delorme Forums  —  http://forum.delorme.com/

Engadget  —  http://gps.engadget.com/

Epinions.com: GPS Devices  —  http://www.epinions.com/gps_devices

Garmin Blog  —  http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/

Geocaching Online  —  http://www.geocachingonline.com/

GeoCarta: A Mapping & Navigation Blog  —  http://geocarta.blogspot.com/

GIS Lounge: GPS Resources  —  http://gislounge.com/gps-resources/

Gizmodo: GPS  —  http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gps

Google Earth Blog: GPS Archives  —  http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/gps/

Google Maps Mania  —  http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/index.html

Google Sightseeing  —  http://googlesightseeing.com/

GPS: All Things About GPS and Geocaching  —  http://zutnick.blogspot.com/

GPS Applications Exchange (NASA)  —  http://gpshome.ssc.nasa.gov/

GPS Business News  —  http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/

GPS Channel  —  http://www.geocomm.com/channel/gps/

GPS Discussion  —  http://www.gpsdiscussion.com/

GPS Enthusiasts WebRing  —  http://e.webring.com/t/GPS-Enthusiasts-WebRing

GPS Gadgets  —  http://www.gpsgadgets.net/

GPS Gazette  —  http://www.gpsgazette.com/

GPS Hack a Day  —  http://gps.hackaday.com/category/gps-hacks/

GPSinformation.net  —  http://gpsinformation.net/

GPS Lodge  —  http://www.gpslodge.com/

GPS Magazine  —  http://www.gpsmagazine.com/

GPS Magazine Forums  —  http://www.gpsmagazine.com/forum/

GPS Maniac  —  http://blog.gpsmaniac.com/

GPS-mapping: GPS Mapping Newsgroup  —  http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gps-mapping/

GPS Navigation  —  http://www.gps-practice-and-fun.com/index.html

GPS News (Topix)  —  http://www.topix.com/tech/gps

GPS News and Review  —  http://www.gpsnews.org/

GPS Notes (Hacking GPS)   —  http://www.hacking-gps.com/gps-notes/

GPS Nuts  —  http://gpsnuts.com/

GPSOkie's Photography and Geocaching Blog  —  http://gpsokie.blogspot.com/index.html

GPS Passion  —  http://www.gpspassion.com/fr/default.asp?_SetCurrentVersion=EN

GPS Review  —  http://www.gpsreview.net/

GPS Search  —  http://gpssearch.blogspot.com/index.html

GPS Software Hub  —  http://www.gps-software-hub.com/

GPS Software Hub Forum  —  http://gpssoftwarehub.proboards105.com/

GPS Technology Reviews  —  http://www.gpstekreviews.com/

GPS Tracking Device Blog  —  http://www.gpstrackingdevice.net/blog/

GPS Tracklog  —  http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/gps_tracklog/
Weekly column, "Waypoints," provides a wealth of interesting gps information.

GPS Underground Forums  —  http://www.gpsunderground.com/forums/

GPS World  —  http://www.gpsworld.com/gpsworld/

GPS/GIS Tricks and Tips  —  http://gpstricksandtips.blogspot.com/

GPSy Blog  —  http://gpsy.com/blog/

Groundspeak Forums  —  http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/

Joe and Jack's GPS Information  —  http://www.gpsinformation.org/allory/new.htm

KeenPeople.com  —  http://www.keenpeople.com/index.php

Make Magazine: GPS Archives  —  http://blog.makezine.com/archive/gps/

Map_Authors: GPS Maps Newsgroup  —  http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/map_authors/

Map Making Forums  —  http://makeyourownmaps.com/mapping_software_discussion_forums.htm

The Map Room  —  http://www.mcwetboy.net/maproom/

Mapping Hacks  —  http://mappinghacks.com/

Maps and GPS Info  —  http://www.maps-gps-info.com/

Miss Direction (Bonnie Cha)  —  http://reviews.cnet.com/8300-13557_7-31.html

Navigadget  —  http://www.navigadget.com/

Ogle Earth  —  http://www.ogleearth.com/

Pocket GPS World  —  http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/

Using Google Earth  —  http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/index.html

World of GPS  —  http://gps--world.blogspot.com/

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Waypoints and Points of Interest (POIs)

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)  —  http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic

GPSpoints.net  —  http://gpspoints.net/

GPS Waypoint: searchable online repository of GPS data  —  http://gpswaypoint.org/home.php

GPS Waypoint Registry  —  http://www.waypoint.org/

POI Factory  —  http://www.poi-factory.com/

POIfriend.com  —  http://www.poifriend.com/

Points of Interest (POIs) Resources (GPS Tracklog)  —  http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/gps_tracklog/2006/03/custom_pois.html

SwopNet GPS Waypoint DataBank  —  http://www.swopnet.com/waypoints/

Waypoint Base  —  http://www.waypoints.de/

Waypoints By State (wayhoo.com)  — http://wayhoo.com/index/a/b/

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GPS in Tennessee

Geocaching in Tennessee (geocaching.com)  —  http://www.geocaching.com/local/default.aspx?state_id=43&submit2=GO

Tennessee (Trimble Outdoors)  —  http://backpacker.trimbleoutdoors.com/dyn/search/results.aspx?q=%22Tennessee%22

Tennessee Caches (Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint)  —  http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/tennessee.shtml

Tennessee Geocaching  —  http://www.tngeocaching.com/

Tennessee Geocaching Organizations  —

Tennessee Landforms (Tom Dunigan)  —  http://www.cs.utk.edu/%7Edunigan/landforms/

Tennessee Topographic Map Guide  —  http://www.lib.utk.edu/cic/tntopo.html

Tennessee Waypoints (waypoint.org)  —  http://www.waypoint.org/gps4-tn.htm

Waypoints in Tennessee (wayhoo.com)  —  http://wayhoo.com/index/a/b/state/TN/stext/Tennessee/

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Geocaching, Game, and Recreation Websites

ACME Mapper  —  http://mapper.acme.com/

Backpacker Magazine: GPS Hikes  —  http://backpacker.trimbleoutdoors.com/backpacker/home.aspx

Benchmark Hunting  —  http://www.geocaching.com/mark/
Everything you need to know to find those shiny metal disks with the elevation on them.

Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint  —  http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/

Cache In Trash Out  —  http://www.cacheintrashout.org/

Cacheopedia  —  http://cacheopedia.com/wiki/Cacheopedia

Caching Now  —  http://www.cachingnow.com/

County Highpointers Association  —  http://www.cohp.org/

Degree Confluence Project  —  http://www.confluence.org/
Uses gps technology to visit and photograph every place on earth where integer degrees of longitude and latitude intersect over land.

Earthcache  —  http://www.earthcache.org/

EveryTrail  —  http://www.everytrail.com/

Geocacher University  —  http://www.geocacher-u.com/

Geocaching: The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site  —  http://www.geocaching.com/

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)  —  http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic

GPS Drawing  —  http://www.gpsdrawing.com/info.htm

GPS for Mountain Bikes (singletracks.com)  —  http://www.singletracks.com/mountain-bike/gps.php

GPSgames.org  —  http://gpsgames.org/

GPSies.com  —  http://www.gpsies.com/home.do;jsessionid=F16B54A06CCE969C42CB96C8F4DADC36#4_37.09024_-95.712891

GPSmagazine Guide to Geocaching  —  http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2007/07/gpsmagazine_guide_to_geocachin.php?page=all

Introduction to Geocaching  —  http://www8.garmin.com/specs/geocaching.pdf
A 7-page PDF file from Garmin.

Local Hikes  —  http://www.localhikes.com/

Map My Fitness  —  http://www.mapmyfitness.com/

MTBGuru  —  http://www.mtbguru.com/

National Geodetic Survey  —  http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/

National Geographic Maps mapXchange  —  http://www.trailsillustrated.com/topo/search.cfm

Navicache  —  http://www.navicache.com/

Sanoodi  —  http://sanoodi.com/

TerraCaching  —  http://www.terracaching.com/

Today's Cacher  —  http://www.todayscacher.com/

TrailLink  —  http://www.traillink.com/

TrailRegistry  —  http://trailregistry.com/trailregistry/index.jsp

Travel By GPS  —  http://www.travelbygps.com/

Trip Search (Trimble Outdoors)  —  http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/TripSearch.aspx

Waymarking  —  http://www.waymarking.com/

Wikiloc  —  http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/home.do

WikiWalki  —  http://wikiwalki.com/

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GPS and Photography

CNET News: Geotagging links photos to locales  —  http://www.news.com/Geotagging-links-photos-to-locales/2100-1041_3-6205734.html

Flickr: Places  —  http://www.flickr.com/places/

Free Geography Tools: Geotagging Archive  —  http://freegeographytools.com/category/geotagging

GeoSetter  —  http://www.geosetter.de/en/index.html

GEOsnapper  —  http://www.geosnapper.com/

GeoTagging Flickr —  http://www.flickr.com/groups/geotagging/

GPS Photo Linker  —  http://oregonstate.edu/~earlyj/gpsphotolinker/

GPSTagr  —  http://gpstagr.jianing.net/

Jelbert GeoTagger  —  http://www.geotagger.co.uk/geotagger_website/index.html

JOBO PhotoGPS  —  http://www.jobo.com/jobo_press/flyer/gb/flyer/jobo_photo_gps.pdf

Locr  —  http://www.locr.com/

News of the Future: GPS Tagging of Photos  —  http://www.newsofthefuture.net/index.php?/archives/21-GPS-Tagging-of-Photos-Evaluation-of-Flickr,-Picasa-and-Panoramio.html

Panoramio: Photos of the World  —  http://www.panoramio.com/

Picasa: How do I Geotag my photos?  —  http://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=43896

RoboGEO: Georeference Photos  —  http://www.robogeo.com/home/

SmugMaps (SmugMug)  —  http://maps.smugmug.com/

Trippermap: get a flash world map of your flickr photos  —  http://www.flickrmap.com/

Wikipedia: Geocoded Photograph  —  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoded_photo

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GPS Accessories

Amazon.com: GPS & Navigation  —  http://www.amazon.com/GPS-Navigation/b/ref=sd_allcat_gps?ie=UTF8&node=172526

Aquapac  —  http://www.aquapac.net/usstore/erol.html

Bennett Marine Video  —  http://www.bennettmarine.com/gps.html

Forestry Suppliers: Mapping Aids  —  http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/drilldown_pages/view_category.asp?cat=812

Garmin "Astro" Dog Tracking System  —  https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=209&pID=8576

Gilsson Technologies  —  http://www.gilsson.com/

GPS Outfitters: GPS Video Titles  —  http://www.gpsoutfitters.com/DVD-VHS.html

Map Tools  —  http://www.maptools.com/products/

Miners, Inc.: Mapping Accessories  —  http://www.minerox.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=19

PetSafe GPS Locator: GPS dog collar  —  http://www.petsafegpslocator.com/

RAM GPS Mounts  —  http://www.ram-mount.com/ramgps.htm

RoamEO: GPS dog collar  —  http://www.roameoforpets.com/index.htm

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Helpful Garmin Web Pages

Garmin Blog  —  http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/

GPS Academy  —  http://www8.garmin.com/gpsacademy/

Map & Chart Products  —  http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/

MapSource Software Tutorial: Selecting and Saving Map Sets  —  http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapsourceTutorial.html
A brief tutorial about downloading MapSource maps to a Garmin GPS unit.

MapSource Software User's Manual  —  http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/MapSource_MapSourceUsersGuide.pdf
A 32-page PDF file.

POI Loader —  http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/

Product Support  —  http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/

Third-Party MapSource Developers  —  http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mpc/

Using a Garmin GPS With Paper Maps For Land Navigation  —  http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf
A 42-page PDF file.

What is WAAS?  —  http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html

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GPS and Macintosh (Mac) Computers

Garmin and the Mac  —  http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/

GPS and Mac  —  http://rickramsey.net/GPSandMac.htm

GPS Connect  —  http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/gpsconnect/

GPS for the Mac (Macworld)  —  http://www.macworld.com/article/59282/2007/08/sept07mobilemac.html

GPSy  —  http://www.gpsy.com/

MacGPS Pro  —  http://www.macgpspro.com/

RouteBuddy  —  http://www.routebuddy.com/

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GPS Related Books and Videos at the University of Tennessee Map Library

2004, U.S. Army map reading and land navigation handbook Corp Author(s): United States.; Dept. of the Army: Guilford, Conn., Lyon's Press, 1 v., (various pagings).
Map Library / Stacks: UA990.U48 2004

Broida, R., 2004, How to do everything with your GPS: New York, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, xiv, 294 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: G109.5.B76 2004

Brown, M.C., 2006, Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth, ExtremeTech;, Wiley Pub.
Map Library / Stacks: G70.212 .B765 2006

Cooke, D., 2005, Fun with GPS (1st ed.), ESRI Press.
Map Library / Stacks: G109.5 .C645 2005

Davis, D.E., 2003, GIS for everyone : exploring your neighborhood and your world with a geographic information system (3rd ed.): Redlands, Calif., ESRI Press, viii, 152 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: G70.212.D383 2003

Egbert, R.I., and King, J.E., 2003, The GPS handbook: Short Hills, NJ, Burford Books, 190 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: GV191.623 .E43 2003

Erle, S., Gibson, R., and Walsh, J., 2005, Mapping hacks : tips & tools for electronic cartography (1st ed.), O'Reilly Media.
Map Library / Stacks: GA139.E75 2005

Featherstone, S., 2004, Outdoor guide to using your GPS: Chanhassen, MN, Creative Pub. International, 191 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: GV191.623 .F43 2004

Gibson, R., and Erle, S., 2006, Google maps hacks (1st ed.): Sebastopol, CA, O'Reilly, xxv, 337 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: ZA4234.G64G52 2006

Hinch, S.W., 2004, Outdoor navigation with GPS: Santa Rosa, Calif., Annadel Press, 192 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: G109.5 .H55 2004

Hodgson, M., 2000, Compass & map navigator : the complete guide to staying found (New revised edition ed.), Globe Pequot Press.
Map Library / Stacks: GA151.H57 2000

Hofmann-Wellenhof, B.L.H.C.J., 2001, Global Positioning System : theory and practice (5th, rev. ed.): New York, Springer-Verlag, xxii, 382 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: TL798.N3 H64 2001

Jacobson, C., 1999, Basic essentials. Map & compass (Rev. 2nd ed.): Basic essentials series;: Old Saybrook, Conn., Globe Pequot Press, x, 67 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: GV199.4.J33 1999

Kals, W.S., Soles, C., and Corp Author: Sierra, C., 2005, Land navigation handbook : the Sierra Club guide to map, compass & GPS, A Sierra Club outdoor adventure guide; (2nd / completely updated, with new text by Clyde Soles. ed.), Sierra Club Books.
Map Library / Stacks: GV200.4 .K34 2005

Kaplan, E.D.H.C., 2006, Understanding GPS : principles and applications (2nd ed.): Artech House mobile communications series;: Boston, Artech House, xvii, 703 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: G109.5 .K36 2006

Kashuba, M., 2005, Walking with your ancestors : a genealogist's guide to using maps and geography (1st ed.), Family Tree Books.
Map Library / Stacks: CS49 .K37 2005

Kingsley-Hughes, K., 2005, Hacking GPS, Wiley Pub.
Map Library / Stacks: TK9956.K496 2005

Kjellstrom, B., 1994, Be expert with map & compass : the complete orienteering handbook (New rev. and updated , 1st Collier Books ed.), Collier Books Toronto Maxwell Macmillan Canada New York Maxwell Macmillan International.
Map Library / Stacks: GV200.4.K53 1994

Letham, L., 2003, GPS made easy : using Global Positioning Systems in the outdoors (4th , WAAS rev. ed.): Seattle, WA, Mountaineers Books, 208 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: GV191.623 .L48 2003

Marsh, J.R.J.H.A.P.D.C.A.B.M.V., and River City Sound, P., 2005, Using the Garmin GPS 76 & GPSmap 76, Title on container:; Garmin GPS 76/GPSmap 76; GPSmap 76: Venica, Calif., Bennett Marine Video.
Map Library / Computer file: G109.5.U75 2005

Martin, A., 1994, County high points: Tucson, Ariz., Old Adit Press, 128 p. p.
Map Library / Reference: GB525.M37 1994

McNamara, J., 2004, GPS for dummies, --For dummies;, Wiley Pub.
Map Library / Stacks: G109.5.M39 2004

Owings, R., 2005, GPS mapping : make your own maps: Fort Bragg, Calif., Ten Mile Press, viii, 374 p., plates p.
Map Library / Stacks: GA139.O95 2005

Ryberg, D.R.B.K.G.B.D.C.A.G.P.S.O.I., 1998, Using GPS with maps, Using Global Positioning System with maps: Shawnee Mission, KS, GPS Outfitters Inc.
Map Library / Videocassette: GA151.U55 1998

Sherman, E.B., 2004, Geocaching : hike and seek with your GPS: A Technology in Action Press book;: Berkeley, CA Apress, New York NY, xvii, 205 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: GV1202 .G46 S54 2004

Steede-Terry, K., 2000, Integrating GIS and the Global Positioning System: Redlands, Calif., ESRI Press, v, 95 p. p.
Map Library / Stacks: G109.5 .S74 2000

Taylor, G.B.G., 2006, Intelligent positioning : GIS-GPS unification, John Wiley.
Map Library / Stacks: G109.5 .T35 2006

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