Yachtsman's GPS handbook: (Record no. 12327)
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fixed length control field | 01130cam a2200133 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 1853104701 (hbk.) |
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | JONES Colin |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Yachtsman's GPS handbook: |
Remainder of title | a guide to the Global Positioning System of satellite navigation |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Shrewsbury: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Waterline Books, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1995 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 139p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | The Global Positioning System (GPS) is designed to be the standard method of navigation for all means of transport throughout the world well into the 21st century. It is based on a constellation of satellites and offers positional accuracy to within 30 metres anywhere on the earth's surface. The cost of a receiver is now low enough to be within the range of the average yachtsman and other sportsmen. GPS also has a variety of other uses where accurate positioning is important, such as surveying and the monitoring of transport fleets. book covers the different types of receiver and various additional features. It is written with the aim of enabling those not entirely familiar with navigational procedure to understand the system's use. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
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Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 12/03/1998 | 2 | 623.893 JON | 0003169 | 29/12/2022 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |