diff --git a/handbook/survey/gps.htm b/handbook/survey/gps.htm index 37a01b8d6..e66242d1f 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/gps.htm +++ b/handbook/survey/gps.htm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ and GPS devices don't generally tell you how inaccurate the altitude is.

Once you have chosen your point, mark it in some way (could be a spit hole or a cairn, for example - we aren't supposed to use paint any more) and place -the GPS on the point. Don't build a cairn, they don't last for decades and we have survey stations that old. Give the GPS device a +the GPS on the point. Don't build a cairn, they don't last for decades and we have survey stations that provide permanent locations. Give the GPS device a couple of minutes to get a fairly good fix (the first figure reported may be quite a way out, but after a couple of minutes things should settle). Then mark the point as a waypoint. If you're feeling really keen, you can set it up for