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back bearing
Used to see if you have deviated from the intended path. Face starting point. Check that south end of needle is centred on mark.
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utm
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system; a grid-based method of mapping locations on the surface of the Earth (Wikipedia)
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kml
The KML file specifies a set of features (place marks, images, polygons, 3D models, textual descriptions, etc.) for display in Google Earth, Maps and Mobile, or any other 3D Earth browser (geobrowser) implementing the KML encoding. Each place always has a longitude and a latitude. KML files are very often distributed in KMZ files, which are zipped [..]
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aiming off
Used to find an objective on a feature which is straight eg river, mountain ridge, road. Deliberately aim to strike the feature 10 ° to right or left of feature and then turn along feature to reach objective (also called Stefansson method or intentional error)
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attack point
A feature, which is near but much easier to find than your objective.
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bearing or course
A bearing is the angle between a line connecting two points and a north-south line.
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breadcrumb trail
A track is a compilation of samples or “breadcrumbs” taken over a period of time.
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calibration
The process of inputting the grid references of known points, usually the four corners of a map.
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catching feature
Prominent features which are beyond your objective but can act as safety net. A bearing on prominent feature at 90 ° to direction of travel can be used.
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