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Outdoor Safety

PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
Outdoor work and recreation are never without risk. Challenges can be unexpected, and the required knowledge and experience are larger realms than we could possibly cover here.

Fortunately, there are many great books available at the library, bookstore, or recreational supply store. Clubs and classes can help you gain experience more safely. Start simple, safe and well-prepared.

Your safety is your responsibility. You should never depend on a single device or reference your safety. Of course, this includes our maps, which are not for use as a navigational aid.

We believe you'll be impressed with the accuracy and level of detail in the maps we produce, but maps are never perfect nor error-free. Errors are surprisingly common on USGS and other base maps. GPS data can include many types of errors, some amounting to hundreds of miles! Our gpsMaps simply distill these maps and data into a useful form, including any map or GPS errors.

Please do not use any of our products or services where damage to or loss of life or property is possible. We can refund the price of your map, but only you can plan and carry out a safe journey.

The information here is free! It is presumed to be correct, but may be someone-else's tall tales, or be otherwise incorrect. Please verify your information before spending your time or money, or taking risks, as we will not be held responsible for the accuracy of information presented here.


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Guarantee & Service Agreement

All of our work is guaranteed. You can get a full refund at any time by returning all materials unused. Beyond such a friendly guarantee, a legal disclaimer is unfortunately a fact of life these days. We decided to put ours in plain sight.

Use of any of our products or services implies your agreement to these terms:

USE OF ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE CAN NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU, YOUR GPS RECEIVER, LOST DATA, OR YOUR USE OF ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OKONO, WILD ROSE, OR THE PROVIDER OF THESE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BE LIABLE TO THE USER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE AND LOSS OF PROFITS, OR DAMAGE TO LIFE OR PROPERTY, OR LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY, EVEN IF OKONO, WILD ROSE, OR THE PROVIDER OF THESE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Liability for use of any of our products or services is limited to the purchase price of the products or services.

Our maps are for non-critical use only. We are not Profssional Surveyors. Representation of our products or services in such a way as to imply undue accuracy, or fitness for legal or survey use is entirely prohibited.

Use of any of our products or services in such a way that damage to or loss of life or property is possible is entirely prohibited.

If you do not agree to these conditions, or if these limitations to liability are illegal in your jurisdiction, you must not use our products or services, returning all materials unused for a full refund.

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Map and GPS Hints

The next section is our GPS Hints, including an overview of the Global Positioning System, and GPS receiver hints that aren't in the user's manual. This section will help you collect good GPS data, and tells you how to use that data to make gpsMaps.

Our Maps Hints section defines common mapping terms, concepts, and has lots of suggestions to help you use maps with your GPS receiver. We describe the excellent maps available from the U.S. Geological Survey.



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