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7 lis 2013 · This document provides an overview of key elements of map reading including: 1. The main components of a map including title, scale, legend, grid lines, and north arrows. 2. Grid systems and references for locating positions on a map. 3. How to determine distances and directions using map scales, bearings, and cardinal points. 4.
- Land Navigation With Map And Compass
This document provides an overview of how to use maps and...
- Land Navigation Presentation
AZIMUTH CONVERSION Example (Ground to Map): You measure the...
- Land Navigation With Map And Compass
30 paź 2014 · This document explains how to use a map scale to measure distances. It provides instructions on using a ruler or piece of paper to follow a route on a map and measure the distance in centimeters. The distance must then be converted to kilometers using the scale ratio shown on the map.
To determine the exact distance to the nearest 10 meters, place a tick mark (c) on the edge of the paper at the end of the extension scale. You know that from point (b) to point (c) is 6,000 meters. With the tick mark (c) placed on the edge of the paper at the end of the extension scale, slide the paper to the right.
25 lip 2014 · Determining Distance Use paper to mark the points between two points. Put paper beneath bar scales and read the ground distance in miles, meters, or yards. Maps drawn to scale, printed at bottom and top of the map. Scale 1:50,000 means 1 inch on the map equals 50,000 inches.
The distance between two points is determinate by measuring between points on the map and multiplying the map measurement by the denominator of the RF. 34 DIRECTIONS Direction- is defined as an imaginary straight line on map or ground and expressed as unit of angular measure.
Measure Distance on a Military Map. A graphic scale is a ruler printed on the map and is used to convert distances on the map to actual ground distances. The graphic scale is divided into two parts. To the right of the zero, the scale is marked in full units of measure and is called the primary scale.
7 cze 2014 · The document provides instruction on intermediate land navigation skills, including how to make sense of direction by setting a course with a compass, tracking your present location on a map, and determining travel distance by calculating it.
