Yes, you can try putting zero in front of the easting if your software wants to see seven digits.

All modern smart phones have a dedicated GPS chip. You can prove this to yourself by putting your phone in airplane mode and turning on your GPS app. It finds your position perfectly. No cell towers are needed for this. When you are in town, the software uses a combination of the GPS, cell Towers, and Wi-Fi to determine your position but cell towers and Wi-Fi are not required.

Thanks for the kind words, I’m glad you found this useful. I put a lot of time into this video so glad it helps. 👍

Thank you for the kind words, I’m glad you liked it. 👍

Thanks for the kind words, I’m glad you like them.

Thank you for the kind words. I try to be respectful of the time of my viewers. If I can say something in two or three minutes, there’s no reason to make it 10 or 12. Unfortunately, that is not how a lot of KZbin creators operate these days, but that is an entirely separate topic. Glad you found it helpful!

Terry, what you just described, is probably the single greatest source of confusion when it comes to declination and applying it to using a map and compass. That is why I highly recommend a Compass with adjustable declination. All bearings get measured to true North, and there is zero confusing arithmetic.

@@johngo6283 Thank your for your reply. All 4 of my compasses have adjustable declination, my best compass is a Suunto MC-2G (a $70 compass). Here's where you lost me: " All bearings get measured to true North, and there is zero confusing arithmetic." Can you expand on that thought, or point me towards a resource?

@@terrystephenson984 Well, then, you definitely have a good quality Compass, so that’s a great start. Here’s an example that I will try to keep it simple. Imagine you have a map in front of you. You know your current position. The objective of where you want to go is due north of where you are, or 0°. If you have a compass that has declination adjusted for your local area, for San Diego, 13°, as you mentioned, you put the map away, and turn your compass dial until 0° or north is at the “Read bearing here” mark. Now, hold the compass flat in front of you, and rotate your body and the compass slowly in a circle, until you have “red in the shed.” You are now facing exactly 0° due north. Walk until you find your destination. If you did not have a declination adjusted, compass, after you did this, you would be facing 13 degrees to the right, or east of north. If you were trying to find a small objective over a fairly large distance, say a mile or two, you would be quite a large distance away from your objective. This is where the subtracting 13° confusion comes into play if you have a less expensive Compass. Basically, the declamation adjustment on a compass moves the shed to the right, or left from true north. That way when you put red in the shed, you’re compensating for declamation, and can read true North bearings without doing any math. Hope that made sense.

Andrew, thanks for your kind words, I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s confusing when you first get started with no guidance, but hopefully you get the hang of it after doing it a couple of times. If you have any further questions, let me know and I’ll try to help.

No, you're not missing anything. You pretty much nailed it. It is proprietary, it only works on Windows, and it is a bit of a bother to learn. If you want to put on fairly low-key orienteering competitions, the manual punch method (or simply having "A, B C or D" at the controls and competitors write down on a card the correct letter at the correct control), you describe can work just fine. However, the SportIdent system is, for its various shortcomings, the standard used at higher level comps in Europe and North America, and for the people who want to learn to use it this video may be helpful. It's certainly not the best solution for everyone.

@@johngo6283 thank you for the candor. It is most appreciated.

Well thank you for the kind words, I’m glad you found it helpful. I put a lot of time into organizing this presentation, so it’s nice you appreciate it. 👍

Henry, glad you like it. Yes, this video shows a earlier version of the software. I made a follow up one in 2017 , and that one matches more closely what the app looks like today. Here's a link to that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZm9nYSrq71gi8U