1. Digital maps are a great addition to travel, especially in navigating through a city, but they work best with prior knowledge of maps, or in conjunction with printed maps.
2. NORTH ON TOP: Just like you need to know where the North, South, East, West is to use a printed map, to co-ordinate with a GPS device, you need to instruct the GPS to display a map with the same "North up."
Print maps (should) be orientated to North (at the top of the pages), so you need to set your GPS to "track North" or "North Up" so it shows the same direction as the printed map. If you don't adjust the settings, the default GPS shows "track up" which means it can swing in any direction, based on the angle of your car travel, so it could be heading in any of 360 degrees! Google Maps show "North up" by default.
NOTE: Thai homemade maps might not have North on top, so you first must figure out where North is on these maps, and mark it with an arrow, to use them with GPS or this book.
3. ZOOM OUT TO MATCH: Normally, GPS and map smartphone apps, remain so zoomed in (like 1 cm = 100m), that you have to zoom out till you can recognize roads and shapes on the paper maps (like 1 cm = 1000m).
4. LOCATE DESTINATION AND DISTANCE: The next step once you have matched the roads and shapes on the GPS to your paper map, is to find WHERE you are going, and mark that in the GPS, by zooming in again, to the city, town, point of interest, and hitting the "GO" button.
5. ZOOM OUT AND DOUBLE CHECK: Just to be sure you have marked the right place, zoom out again and ensure the route lines match the expected route on the paper map. If they do, you will get there just fine. If not, re-do.
6. POINT TO POINT INSTEAD: Where you cannot locate your end destination in the GPS, aim for a point near that destination, and reset your GPS/map app when you get closer. Remember, the printed map is the best way to understand the "lay of the land." Once you understand, the general directions and distances, then using a GPS will be easier and more accurate!
[ PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS ]
1. This is the default GPS, very zoomed in. Zoom out to match with a paper map scale.
2. Now located where you want to go (in this case Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thanon Ho Rattanachai (Road)), 87km away.
3. On Google Maps, there were 3 route options. Based on local knowledge, we picked the expressway routing, because despite tolls, would be the fastest and easiest path to take. Click "START" to follow directions on the GPS/app.
4. Measure your progress on the printed map too, so you understand you will come off the expressway, turn East, then North to make your destination.
1. Digital maps are a great addition to travel, especially in navigating through a city, but they work best with prior knowledge of maps, or in conjunction with printed maps. 2. NORTH ON TOP: Just like you need to know where the North, South, East, West is to use a printed map, to co-ordinate with a GPS device, you need to instruct the GPS to display a map with the same "North up." Print maps (should) be orientated to North (at the top of the pages), so you need to set your GPS to "track North" or "North Up" so it shows the same direction as the printed map. If you don't adjust the settings, the default GPS shows "track up" which means it can swing in any direction, based on the angle of your car travel, so it could be heading in any of 360 degrees! Google Maps show "North up" by default. NOTE: Thai homemade maps might not have North on top, so you first must figure out where North is on these maps, and mark it with an arrow, to use them with GPS or this book. 3. ZOOM OUT TO MATCH: Normally, GPS and map smartphone apps, remain so zoomed in (like 1 cm = 100m), that you have to zoom out till you can recognize roads and shapes on the paper maps (like 1 cm = 1000m). 4. LOCATE DESTINATION AND DISTANCE: The next step once you have matched the roads and shapes on the GPS to your paper map, is to find WHERE you are going, and mark that in the GPS, by zooming in again, to the city, town, point of interest, and hitting the "GO" button. 5. ZOOM OUT AND DOUBLE CHECK: Just to be sure you have marked the right place, zoom out again and ensure the route lines match the expected route on the paper map. If they do, you will get there just fine. If not, re-do. 6. POINT TO POINT INSTEAD: Where you cannot locate your end destination in the GPS, aim for a point near that destination, and reset your GPS/map app when you get closer. Remember, the printed map is the best way to understand the "lay of the land." Once you understand, the general directions and distances, then using a GPS will be easier and more accurate! [ PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS ] 1. This is the default GPS, very zoomed in. Zoom out to match with a paper map scale. 2. Now located where you want to go (in this case Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thanon Ho Rattanachai (Road)), 87km away. 3. On Google Maps, there were 3 route options. Based on local knowledge, we picked the expressway routing, because despite tolls, would be the fastest and easiest path to take. Click "START" to follow directions on the GPS/app. 4. Measure your progress on the printed map too, so you understand you will come off the expressway, turn East, then North to make your destination.
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