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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv View Post
Now I'm wondering. I've successfully navigated heavily wooded, mountainous areas using topo maps many times. I could always tell where I was by looking at the map and keeping track of topographic features along the way. I wonder if that could be done with a GPS where there are no roads in the area for 10 or 20 miles around.
With an advanced GPS yes. They can load elevation data.
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