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CfA Space Geodesy Homepage

Project ATLAS Homepage

An Introduction to Project ATLAS

The Global Positioning System (GPS)

Using GPS in the Classroom

Experiment 1: The Global Mapping Experiment

Mapping Your Community

Experiment 2: The Community Mapping Experiment

ATLAS Wrap-up and Suggested Activities

ATLAS Worksheets

Garmin GPS12 User Guide

The following guide can be used for the Garmin GPS12 and GPS12XL receivers, both of which are used in Project ATLAS. The graphic was obtained from the GPS12 operator's manual available on the web page of the GLOBE Program.

A more in-depth user manual accompanies each receiver.

GPS12 Guide 

Space Geodesy Group
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