Navigation Course
Master map, compass, and GPS to design safe, efficient field routes. This Navigation Course helps geography and geology professionals plan study areas, manage risk, collect reliable data, and produce clear, decision-ready route maps.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Navigation Course gives you practical skills to plan and follow safe, efficient routes in varied terrain. Learn to analyze contours and DEMs, choose the right base maps, work confidently with compass bearings, declination, and pacing, and integrate GPS and mobile apps. You also practice risk mapping, contingency planning, and producing clear, professional route maps and narratives for fieldwork.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Professional field navigation: plan safe, efficient routes in varied terrain.
- Advanced map and compass: convert bearings, apply declination, stay on course.
- GPS and app integration: configure devices, manage battery, verify position fast.
- Terrain and risk analysis: read contours, segment routes, flag hazards clearly.
- Field-ready documentation: produce route maps, narratives, and GPS files.
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