GPS For Dummies, 2/e

Joel McNamara

  • 出版商: Hungry Minds
  • 出版日期: 2008-10-01
  • 定價: $875
  • 售價: 1.1$99
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 416
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0470156236
  • ISBN-13: 9780470156230
  • 立即出貨(限量) (庫存=4)

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商品描述

Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you’ve dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help you make the most of it.

If you have a GPS unit or plan to buy one, GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you compare GPS technologies, units, and uses. You’ll find out how to create and use digital maps and learn about waypoints, tracks, coordinate systems, and other key point to using GPS technology.

Get more from your GPS device by learning to use Web-hosted mapping services and even how to turn your cell phone or PDA into a GPS receiver. You’ll also discover:

  • Up-to-date information on the capabilities of popular handheld and automotive Global Positioning Systems
  • How to read a map and how to get more from the free maps available online
  • The capabilities and limitations of GPS technology, and how satellites and radio systems make GPS work
  • How to interface your GPS receiver with your computer and what digital mapping software can offer
  • Why a cell phone with GPS capability isn’t the same as a GPS unit
  • What can affect your GPS reading and how accurate it will be
  • How to use Street Atlas USA, TopoFusion, Google Earth, and other tools
  • Fun things to do with GPS, such as exploring topographical maps, aerial imagery, and the sport of geocaching

Most GPS receivers do much more than their owners realize. With GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition in hand, you’ll venture forth with confidence!

商品描述(中文翻譯)

需要導航嗎?你常迷路嗎?那麼GPS就是你夢寐以求的技術,而《GPS For Dummies》就是你需要的幫助,讓你充分利用它。

如果你已經有一個GPS設備或計劃購買一個,第二版的《GPS For Dummies》將幫助你比較GPS技術、設備和用途。你將了解如何創建和使用數字地圖,並了解航點、軌跡、坐標系統和其他使用GPS技術的關鍵要點。

通過學習使用基於Web的地圖服務,甚至將手機或PDA變成GPS接收器,你可以更好地利用你的GPS設備。你還將發現:

- 關於流行的手持和汽車全球定位系統的功能的最新信息
- 如何閱讀地圖以及如何從網上免費地圖中獲得更多信息
- GPS技術的能力和限制,以及衛星和無線電系統如何使GPS工作
- 如何將你的GPS接收器與電腦連接,以及數字地圖軟件可以提供什麼
- 為什麼具有GPS功能的手機不同於GPS設備
- 什麼因素會影響你的GPS讀數以及它的準確性
- 如何使用Street Atlas USA、TopoFusion、Google Earth和其他工具
- 有趣的GPS活動,例如探索地形圖、航拍圖像和地理尋寶運動

大多數GPS接收器的功能遠不止其擁有者所知。有了《GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition》,你將充滿信心地踏出去!