Jack Fu <SeaDogJack_at_cablespeed.com> wrote: > Thank you for this most useful posting, which lays out clearly > the GPS information I've been seeking. I have one question. By > a "constellation" of waypoints on the chart do you mean having > enough waypoints so that together they make a recognizable > pattern, which is easy to correlate with the same pattern on your > GPS's map page? Yes, exactly. Of course making a recognizable pattern is only one criterion for waypoint placement. They should be located so as to provide other useful information as well, such as camp sites, critical points for crossings, paths around hazards, etc. Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 08 2001 - 06:44:50 PDT
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