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Using the Digital Compass While Mountain Climbing or
Hiking
This section provides three practical applications for using the watch’s built-in
digital compass.
• Setting a map and finding your current location
Having an idea of your current location is important when mountain
climbing or hiking. To do this, you need to “set the map”, which means to
align the map so the directions indicated on it are aligned with the actual
directions of your location. Basically what you are doing is aligning north on
the map with north as indicated by the watch.
• Finding the bearing to an objective
• Determining the direction angle to an objective on a map and heading in
that direction