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How to use GPS for hiking navigation

A GPS - or global positioning system - is a handy tool for hillwalkers. We examine how to use GPS for hiking navigation ...
If you’re a bee, your life (and the lives of 50,000 sisters in the hive) depends on navigation. Particularly, on your ability ...
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Can I use Google Maps for hiking?

With the number of mountain rescue incidents caused by people relying on Google Maps rising, we explain why using it for ...
PACKING FOR A hiking trip sounds simple enough. But packing properly is more challenging than it seems. Beyond the obvious— ...
My Maps is a hugely powerful custom maps creation tool that Google has forgotten about. Here's how I use it to level up Google Maps.
Who was behind the creation of the world map, the only one most of us seem to know? Through research, I discovered the ...
Navigating a busy street, a new city, or even your own home requires more than just memory of landmarks. Deep inside your brain, specialized networks act like a compass, constantly recalibrating so ...
Conifer may not be present in Hollow Knight: Silksong, but a new cartographer has taken his place. Shakra is a proud warrior and map-maker who is ready to fight — with both pen and sword. Like in ...
When I was laid off from my dream job, these storytelling practices helped me figure out an even better future.
Your old playbook was about optimizing the known. Your new one must be about navigating the emergent possibilities of ...
Alma reports on childhood anxiety, outlining symptoms, the need for therapy, and effective treatment options like CBT and ...
Yes. According to North Carolina’s hands-free law, drivers are not permitted to use their phones for texting or email, but “the use of factory-installed or aftermarket global positioning systems” ...