October 05, 2005

GIS Monitor review of GPS Mapping: Make Your Own Maps

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A special thank you goes out to GIS Monitor for their review of my book, GPS Mapping: Make Your Own Maps. I also want to thank the exciting new website, SlashGISRS, for picking up on this as well.

For more information on the book, go to the companion website. And if you want to order it, you can get it there, or through Amazon.

Oct 5, 2005 6:00:00 AM

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