GPS Training Podcast – number 24

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Welcome to this month’s GPS Training podcast, it’s our 24th episode.

1. On this months Podcast we have Oli, from Castio, Tom, from Garmin, Ian from GPS Training also myself, Jon, from GPS Training

So, without further ado let’s get on with today’s podcast …

It’s our 24th podcast.

In today’s podcast look at the following things –

· 1 min 55 sec – We have Oli, from Casio who has flown up from Southampton to be on the GPS training podcast. We talk over the Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F30 GPS watch

· 14 min – we discuss about going overseas with your outdoor GPS unit, but with a Garmin or a SatMap GPS unit

· 32 min 20 sec – We have Tom on from Garmin, but this time we are not talking about Garmin GPS units but the shift in the magnetic North, this is a subject that has been in the news lots over the past few months

· 38 min 30 sec – And then we have Ian’s FAQ’s, both Garmin and SatMap and for the first time ever we have a FAQ for those of you wearing a Garmin GPS watch

1. The first thing we have this month’s podcast is a chat with Oli, from Casio about the Casio ProTrek smart watch

This is the third generation of the Casio ProTrek, the Outdoor multi activity GPS watch from Casio.

We had the F10, F20 and now the F30.

1. ProTrek – history – 1994 – first triple sensor watch (compass, barometer and Altimeter) from Casio
2. G shock – proven brand – 1983
3. F10 launched three years ago – 2016

• Dual layer screen – explain what this is
• Military standard build – 50m water resistance
• BUT no GPS
• Wear OS by Google

1. F20 – launched – 2017

• Built on what the F10 had but added –
• GPS added and now ability to work alongside ViewRanger
• What is ViewRanger and the benefits of this + track without mobile
• Maps can be downloaded offline (i.e. onto watch)
• And with the Wear OS by Google operating system you have access to the whole Google Play library

Golfers
Fishing
Runners
Cyclists – Strava

1. F30 – Launched – 2019

• Smaller
• OLD screen not LED
• Full Round Screen
• Improved battery life – extend mode
• Bands thinner and more comfortable

Key thing is the use of the ViewRanger app to download, view OS maps and download and follow shared routes.

If you want to know more about the Casio ProTrek GPS Watch please go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on – GPS Store on the top menu – then – on the left-hand side you will see – GPS Watches

2 – The next thing we look at on this months Podcast is going overseas with your outdoor GPS unit

1. Compatible paper maps and setting the varies grid options (position format) that are available.
2. Calibrate your compass.
3. Different map options that are available for different countries and regions.

If you want to find out more about overseas mapping for Garmin users please go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on – GPS Store and the left hand side under mapping you will see Open Street Maps – Garmin GPS

3 – Shift of magnetic North

What is magnetic North?

1. Difference between magnetic north (where the compass points) and grid north (the vertical blue grid lines shown on OS maps).
2. The difference between magnetic north and grid north is often referred to as grid magnetic angle and it not only varies from place to place, but changes with time too, and needs to be taken into account when navigating with a map and compass.
3. Back in 2014 there was a significant event in the changing direction of magnetic north relative to grid north on OS maps. For the first time in Great Britain since the 1660s, magnetic north moved from being to the west of grid north to the east.
4. The change started in the South West corner of Britain, currently affects the areas to the west of the line on our map, and will slowly progress across the whole country over the next 12 to 13 years.

Shift of magnetic field –

The latest World Magnetic Model was designed to last until 2020, but magnetic north’s rapid and unexpected surge toward Siberia was so great, that researchers had to amend the model early.

News of the magnetic north’s meanderings isn’t exactly new. Researchers figured out in the 1800s that magnetic north tended to drift. Then, in the mid-1990s, it began moving faster, from just over 9 miles (15 kilometres) a year to about 34 miles (55 km) annually.

How will this affect us as –

1. Compass users
2. GPS users – electronic compass built into GPS unit

Core message

The North Pole’s erratic movements are largely the result of Earth’s liquid-iron outer core, known as the core field. (Other factors play a role, too, including magnetic minerals in the crust and upper mantle, as well as electric currents created by the flow of seawater, but these influences are small compared to those from the core field, according to the 2015 report on the World Magnetic Model.)

4 – Ian’s FAQ’s

Welcome Ian back to the Podcast to talk over some of his FAQ’s, the frequently asked questions he has been asked on his courses over the past month.

Don’t forget we have lots of tips and solutions to your questions in the GPS Training online resource – go to – gpstraining – click on – online resource – on the top menu bar – and then log in – select your unit and you will see the top tips for that unit down at the bottom of the menu of units.

5 – And Finally

• Many thanks for listening and let us know anything you would like to be covered in the Podcast please do let us know and if you know of anybody interesting that you would like to hear interviewed in future podcasts please do let us know.
• Give us a call especially if you are thinking of a new GPS unit
• Please do look a look at both our physical GPS courses and also our webinars, just go to GPSTaining.co.uk and click on – GPS Training courses
• Please do tell your friends about the podcast and GPS Training and encourage them to subscribe to it on whichever Podcast app they are using.
• AND don’t forget to give us 5 star rating on iTunes and Overcast users (Android), it is appreciated. If you can also snazzy review on whatever platform you listen to us on it would be appreciated.
• Many thanks for Tom and Ian for joining me on this podcast and I hope you get plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy your walking.