Navigation Course
Gain mastery over maps, compass, and GPS to craft safe and efficient field routes. Tailored for geography and geology professionals, this course equips you to plan study areas effectively, mitigate risks, gather dependable data, and deliver precise, decision-ready route maps and documentation.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Acquire hands-on skills to plan and execute safe, efficient routes across diverse terrains. Master contour and DEM analysis, select appropriate base maps, handle compass bearings, declination, and pacing with confidence, and blend GPS with mobile apps. Additionally, develop expertise in risk mapping, contingency planning, and creating professional route maps and narratives for fieldwork.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Professional field navigation: design safe, efficient routes across varied terrains.
- Advanced map and compass skills: convert bearings, adjust for declination, maintain accurate course.
- GPS and app integration: set up devices, optimise battery life, quickly confirm positions.
- Terrain and risk analysis: interpret contours, divide routes into segments, identify hazards precisely.
- Field documentation: create detailed route maps, narratives, and GPS track files.
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