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ROUTE PLANNING AND EXECUTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
An all day immersive session on researching and planning rides using many of the old and new tools.
This is much more than how to use a GPS.
Some of the topics to be covered:
Set up and configuration of a Garmin GPS
Downloading .GPX files from websites to your PC, phone or GPS
Garmin’s Drive App.
Using downloaded tracks and routes on your GPS
Generating rides quickly using Google Maps
Converting a Google Map to a .GPX file
Basecamp
Riding tracks and on the fly routing
Back Country and off road navigation
Emergencies
In-Reach, Spot and other communication and emergency signalling devices.
This course is tailored to the GPS user with an emphasis on the current line from Garmin. Users are encouraged to bring their devices for some hands on exercises. Laptops are also encouraged. To get the most from the section on Basecamp it is necessary for you to have basecamp properly loaded on your laptop. hands on technical support will not be available.