Land Navigation Course
What will I learn?
Sharpen your land navigation skills with our in-depth course designed for Namibian environmental professionals. Get to grips with topographic maps, learn to recognise symbols, read contour lines, and identify landmarks specific to our landscape. Perfect your compass skills by following routes, taking bearings, and accounting for magnetic variation. Develop solid navigation plans with well-organised information and visual aids. Be ready to handle the unique environmental challenges we face by tackling obstacles and adapting your strategies. Improve your decision-making through terrain assessment and picking the best route.
Apoia's Unique Features
Develop skills
Enhance the growth of the practical skills listed below
Get to grips with topographic maps: Decode symbols, contours, and landmarks relevant to Namibia with accuracy.
Navigate with a compass like a pro: Follow routes, take bearings, and factor in magnetic variation.
Plan routes effectively: Assess the terrain, choose the best paths, and mark maps clearly.
Document navigation plans properly: Organise data, create visuals, and write clear explanations.
Adapt to challenges like a true Namibian: Handle obstacles, adapt strategies on the fly, and think about how the weather might affect things.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.
- Select which chapter to commence with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can include
You’ll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below
This is a free course focused on personal and professional growth. It does not equate to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate qualification, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.