Off-Road & Hiking Navigation

Land navigation is not just using software or device.

Land navigation is a lot of information, skills, techniques and tools.
In order to use these techniques and tools Navigator needs to learn some background
geographical and surveyor's information.
Also a good Navigator needs to make a good plan and manage communication and
integration with the team specially in emergncy.
You will learn all you need in this interesting course .

course duration: 3 days indoors + 1 day outdoor (Practical)

Fri 17th NOV 6pm - 10 pm.
Sat 18th NOV 6pm - 10 pm.
WED 23th NOV 6pm - 10 pm.
Saturday 25TH NOV 9:00 am (project in Zahraa El Maadi and Wady Degla)
All sessions are theoretical and practical

Instructor: Ayman El Khouly

Cost per person EGP 700EP

Regestration by call or whatsapp

01005150371
01119808100

Place:@Astrotrips Our head office (3 Othman Ibn Affan, from gzeret al arab,
Mohandseen)
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Course contents and requirements (please read carefully )

Basic Navigation skills

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* Introduction.
* Basic geographical and surveyor information as initial
-background.
-what is the globe.
-what is the coordinate system.
-Four main directions.
-Magnetic declination.

*Converting from magnetic to true North and vice versa.

*Using compass (lensatic compass or sighting compass)
- compass types
-azimuth- heading - bearing - direction
-shooting a target
-compensate the magnetic declination
-find the North
-using a watch with the sun
*Coordinate system formats and how to convert between them
*Using paper maps
-background
-map projection
-how to select the map
-map reading
-map measuring
Advanced Navigation skills
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*Navigating using paper map and compass
-map orientation
-reading and using topographic data
-measuring slope (topographic profile)
-using the coordinate system with the map
-find and define any point on the map
-finding your place coordinates using compass (resection)
-finding any target coordinates using compass (intersection)
-draw your path on the map and how to make (dead reckoning)
-applying all previous points with Google Earth instead of paper maps

* Celestial Navigation (in a glance)

-finding north with polaris
-finding north with (L.U.R.D) Technique
-finding (Lat/Long) with the sun

*Navigation using GPS

-using oruxmaps mobile application
-using handheld GPS
-planning a route using map , Google Earth ,and Oruxmaps
-review a track using map , Google Earth ,and Oruxmaps
-exporting and importing route/track/point from Google Earth to mobile and handheld
GPS and vice versa

*planning and documenting the trip and replanning and archiving.

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level : from zero to advanced

requirements :
trainee need to have the following:
1- Any kind of compass of the following
- lensatic compass (see the photo)
- sighting compass (see the photo)
- orienteering compass (see the photo)
2- stationery (pencil, ruler , protractor, eraser )
3- Android mobile with oruxmaps application.
4- handheld GPS (if available)
5- laptop with Google Earth ( is a plus)