[badgerstatevolunteers] Land nav primer

  • From: xcopdaddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: badgerstatevolunteers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:06:12 -0500

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To review here is more or less my land nav notes.

Map details

1 Sheet name-top center or left corner or even both

2 sheet#-reference to other maps, overlays, plans etc.   Bottom
left corner

3 Series home- next to sheet name Bold Print Upper right

4 bar scales-size key on center bottom convert map distance to grid
distance

5 contour interval note- right corner, gives elevation gradient.

6 elevation guide- bottom right mini elevation of terrain

7 delineation diagram- indicates true north, magnetic north, and
map north and difference between them

8 grid reference box- bottom right center bottom, instructions for
conversions

9 legend- translation of map symbols

10 map colors- black= building or man made structure,  red/brown-
natural contour features, blue-water, green- significant vegetation
able to provide cover or concealment

11 Major terrain features- Hill, valley, ridge, saddle, depression

12 minor features- cliff draw spur


13 supplementary features- fill, cut

There is bout half of the 8 hour course
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