Simplify your map

June 2013

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Simplify your navigation by planning catching features and decision points into your route
By breaking the route into manageable chunks you can simplify navigation, writes Tim Farrant Contours, compass bearings and grid references can all make navigation seem a little bit complicated. But it doesn’t need to be – by using a technique known as simplification you can make navigation an easy task. The key behind simplification is […]
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