The Lo-Tech Navigator

The Lo-Tech Navigator
Author: Tony Crowley
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1574091913

The Lo-Tech Navigator explains the principles lie behind traditional navigation instruments and explores unusual and long forgotten navigation techniques.

The Lo-tech Navigator

The Lo-tech Navigator
Author: Tony Crowley
Publisher: Seafarer Books
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780954275037

Today, with the rapid advances in science and technology, increasing numbers of sailors and boat owners venture across the world's oceans relying almost entirely on electronic aids and global positioning systems.

The Natural Navigator

The Natural Navigator
Author: Tristan Gooley
Publisher: The Experiment
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1615190465

Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.

The Natural Navigator, Tenth Anniversary Edition

The Natural Navigator, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Author: Tristan Gooley
Publisher: The Experiment
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1615197141

“A truly vital book for any outdoor adventurer.”—Cabin Life Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. A windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong could point the way home, and they still do—if you know how to look. With The Natural Navigator, his first book, Tristan Gooley invited us to notice the directional clues hidden all around: in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, growing plants, and habits of wildlife. A decade after publication, this modern classic still reminds us that we can find south by joining the horns of the crescent moon—and find adventure in our own backyards.

The Barefoot Navigator

The Barefoot Navigator
Author: Jack Lagan
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2013-08-04
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1472903269

The Barefoot Navigator is an unusual and fascinating exploration of the skills of navigation employed by the ancients and transferrable to the present day. The first half of the book investigates the navigation capabilities of seafarers long before modern navigation instruments or charts became available. For example, how did the Polynesians manage to populate an area of ocean larger than North America simply by analysing clouds, currents, wind direction, sun, stars and the flight patterns of ocean birds? And how did the Vikings routinely travel between Iceland, Greenland and Scandinavia - huge tracts of treacherous water? The second part of the book analyses how the techniques of the ancients can be employed by 21st century seafarers to supplement today's navigational hardware - especially in survival situations. This is a unique analysis of practical technology-free navigation, whose techniques can easily be employed by modern navigators to supplement their personal navigation skills in order to just 'know' where they are. It will fascinate navigators and landlubbers alike.

A Mariner's Miscellany

A Mariner's Miscellany
Author: Peter H. Spectre
Publisher: Seafarer Books
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2005
Genre: Boats and boating
ISBN: 9780954706210

The period from the late eighteenth century to the first part of the nineteenth century was characterised by change: rapid industrial change, the agricultural revolution, political, economic and social reform. Yet there was also continuity, which led to tensions between improvement and resistance, modernity and tradition, rich and poor. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform provides a foundation for the study of the political, economic and social developments of the period. Topics covered include: Pitt and Liverpool, the French wars, the age of Peel, economy and industrialisation, poverty and Chartism. Revolution, Radicalism and Reform is part of the Cambridge Perspectives in History series. The book matches the requirements of the OCR examination specifications. It is suitable for all Advanced Subsidiary (AS) students, as well as students and undergraduates needing an introduction to the period. The book also contains a document study section on the condition of England at that time.

Innovation with Information Technologies in Healthcare

Innovation with Information Technologies in Healthcare
Author: Lyle Berkowitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1447143272

This book provides an extensive review of what innovation means in healthcare, with real-life examples and guidance on how to successfully innovate with IT in healthcare.

Position, Navigation, and Timing Technologies in the 21st Century

Position, Navigation, and Timing Technologies in the 21st Century
Author: Y. Jade Morton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1170
Release: 2021-01-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1119458412

Covers the latest developments in PNT technologies, including integrated satellite navigation, sensor systems, and civil applications Featuring sixty-four chapters that are divided into six parts, this two-volume work provides comprehensive coverage of the state-of-the-art in satellite-based position, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies and civilian applications. It also examines alternative navigation technologies based on other signals-of-opportunity and sensors and offers a comprehensive treatment on integrated PNT systems for consumer and commercial applications. Volume 1 of Position, Navigation, and Timing Technologies in the 21st Century: Integrated Satellite Navigation, Sensor Systems, and Civil Applications contains three parts and focuses on the satellite navigation systems, technologies, and engineering and scientific applications. It starts with a historical perspective of GPS development and other related PNT development. Current global and regional navigation satellite systems (GNSS and RNSS), their inter-operability, signal quality monitoring, satellite orbit and time synchronization, and ground- and satellite-based augmentation systems are examined. Recent progresses in satellite navigation receiver technologies and challenges for operations in multipath-rich urban environment, in handling spoofing and interference, and in ensuring PNT integrity are addressed. A section on satellite navigation for engineering and scientific applications finishes off the volume. Volume 2 of Position, Navigation, and Timing Technologies in the 21st Century: Integrated Satellite Navigation, Sensor Systems, and Civil Applications consists of three parts and addresses PNT using alternative signals and sensors and integrated PNT technologies for consumer and commercial applications. It looks at PNT using various radio signals-of-opportunity, atomic clock, optical, laser, magnetic field, celestial, MEMS and inertial sensors, as well as the concept of navigation from Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites. GNSS-INS integration, neuroscience of navigation, and animal navigation are also covered. The volume finishes off with a collection of work on contemporary PNT applications such as survey and mobile mapping, precision agriculture, wearable systems, automated driving, train control, commercial unmanned aircraft systems, aviation, and navigation in the unique Arctic environment. In addition, this text: Serves as a complete reference and handbook for professionals and students interested in the broad range of PNT subjects Includes chapters that focus on the latest developments in GNSS and other navigation sensors, techniques, and applications Illustrates interconnecting relationships between various types of technologies in order to assure more protected, tough, and accurate PNT Position, Navigation, and Timing Technologies in the 21st Century: Integrated Satellite Navigation, Sensor Systems, and Civil Applications will appeal to all industry professionals, researchers, and academics involved with the science, engineering, and applications of position, navigation, and timing technologies. pnt21book.com

The Weekend Navigator, 2nd Edition

The Weekend Navigator, 2nd Edition
Author: Robert Sweet
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 659
Release: 2011-08-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071759964

Read what the the U.S. Power Squadron and the U.S. Coast Guard trust as the definitive authority on electronic navigation, now updated with the latest electronic technologies and methods The Weekend Navigator teaches you how to navigate using today's tools and methods, including the latest technologies such as smart phones. While electronic navigation is here to stay, author Bob Sweet recognizes that they are still based on traditional charts and piloting skills, and he combines the two to pass along to you a solid understanding of all the principles of marine navigation. In addition to its continued ground-breaking instruction for the now-digital process of navigation on board power- and sailboats, Sweet helps you understand recent options for chartplotters, less expensive handheld GPS units, smart phones, and the navigation possibilities presented by phone apps. New to this edition is a section entitled "Ooops," which provides an insightful collection of boating accident tales resulting from common GPS and chartplotters no-nos. Using The Weekend Navigator, you can get on the water right away and learn to navigate in an afternoon with GPS; master chart-and-compass piloting while, not before, he or she departs; plot courses and fix positions on paper or electronic charts; and more.

Revolutionizing Workshops

Revolutionizing Workshops
Author: Max Jalowski
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 365833312X

Dr. Max Jalowski designs strategies for revolutionizing workshops by introducing persuasive technology.His results show that investigating the behavior of participants in design workshops offers various application potentials for persuasive technology. He presents scenarios how established persuasive technologies can be used in participatory design and how new technologies can be designed. Furthermore, he presents four artifacts for the application in workshopswhich contribute to the generation of design knowledge. Finally,he derives design principles to support future applications and research. About the authorDr. Max Jalowski is a postdoctoral researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Information Systems, Chair of Information Systems – Innovation and Value Creation (Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein). His research focuses ondesigningtechnologies, persuasive technology, user behavior in creativeprocesses and digital innovation.