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What Should I Bring?
Please bring a lunch with you and we will take a break during the class
for lunch. Also bring snacks and drinks for during the day.
This class will be indoors for the first half of the class, and then
will be outdoors - rain or shine. Please dress appropriately - consider
the following:
• Jacket
• Rain jacket & pants
• Outdoor running shoes or hiking shoes
• Wide brimmed hat
• Sunscreen
• Bug repellent or bug jacket
• Water bottle
Upcoming Courses
Contact me to set up a course!
Partnerships
Settlers
Guesthouse Bed and Breakfast is offering a package deal to include GPS instruction and 2 nights accomodation at this wonderful
bed and breakfast facility, located near Nipissing, Ontario. For more
information go to Settlers Guesthouse B&B's website.
Advanced Course - National Green Check GPS Certification
Through hands-on experience, training scenarios and testing using known standards, this course will provide the student with the ability to apply basic GPS, map and compass skills. The National Green Check GPS Certification Program will certify participants through a competency-based evaluation. Successful participants will be registered in an international database, valid for three years. Many organizations – emergency services, health units, educational institutions, First Nations, municipalities and companies recommend and have endorsed the Green Check Program.
By obtaining the National Green Check GPS Certification you will have demonstrated you have met the standards for competent use of the Global Positioning System by the Canadian Ecology Centre. The certification course will provide students with the following:
- An introduction to GPS
- An examination of the relationship between the map, the compass and the GPS and why one cannot be used successfully without the other
- A detailed examination of maps, including types of maps, margin information and the use of UTM and Latitude/Longitude
- Adding, deleting, and retrieving a waypoint, use of the GOTO function and how to create and follow a route.
This course is perfect for:
- Outdoor enthusiasts
- Boaters
- Hunters, Anglers and Trappers
- Law Enforcement Personnel
- Military Personnel
- Search and Rescue
- Surveyors
- Paramedics
- Utility Workers
- Wilderness Tour Operators
- Any one looking to get the most out of their GPS unit
The class will be 8 hours long, and I will come to a location near you to do this workshop.
COST:
$160 per person
Includes instructional manual and DVD, "What Do Those Numbers Mean
Anyway?", and National Green Check GPS Certification (Certification
valid for three years).
GPS units will be supplied for your use during the course.
Contact me to inquire about large group rates.