Where is North?

[Zogman]

Spent 24 summers at the NW Angle LOW. Always had my GPS map headed up where I was headed with the cursor near the bottom of screen so I am seeing more of where I am going.
I fished with a person who has north set so it is always at the top. Was that ever hard for me to adjust to.
My question for you. How do you have your map set???

 

[NodakBob]

As a former draftsman/cartographer…north is always straight up on the page or screen

 

[Zogman]

As a former draftsman/cartographer…north is always straight up on the page or screen

As a retired land surveyor of 45 years I always know where North is. I just like my track going up on my screen.

 

[SLE]

From and Civil Engineering standpoint the standard protcol is north is always up or to the top of the screen, however when developing plan sheets north was to be orientated to the top of the sheet or to the right. With current Autodesk Civil 3D software, north now aligns in what ever direction is most convenient for the sheet and project alignment. I find it much harder to follow. My graphs are on the boat and GPS on the sled are both set with north at the top of the screen.

I do think those that don't have a background in survey, engineering, or mapping probably find it easier to follow a GPS where screen orientation rotates around the vessel. This way when you make a turn to the right or left the track on the screen is true to the direction your turning. If you lock north to always be the top of the screen, when you drive south you have to remember that the direction your turning will be opposite of that direction on the screen.

 

[Vollmer]

North up for me.

 

[Allen]

North = top of screen

 

[LBrandt]

After a six pack lean a little to the left and you will be about right. LB

 

[BrokenBackJack]

North on Top.

 

[espringers]

boat, car, handheld, etc... doesn't matter.... north is always up for me.

 

[shorthairsrus]

Nort to ak for me

 

[leier12]

On the Missouri out of Bismarck i always set course up to make following the line easier. Otherwise when on the big lake i usually change it to North up

 

[Zogman]

In my defense I am looking ahead and see islands and zig zag thru a lot of islands.

 

[guywhofishes]

Wikipedia says he lives in McLean, VA

 

[Traxion]

Course or track up for me always. Way easier to follow a contour or path when it’s generally the same as your path of travel. Never could adjust to following a line going across the screen rather than up. But each to their own!

 

[riverview]

north is up and i also mark east and west in marker on the sides of gps or fish finder so i dont get confused.

 

[tikkalover]

North is where all this stupid smoke is coming from

 

[Zogman]

This is my playground and why I like the track up!

 

[Auggie]

On the counsel I have heading up. At the bow where I fish, north is up.

 

[jer79]

i prefer heading up, i think it just makes sense. seems like too much thinking is involved otherwise

 

[buckhunter24_7]

Heading up on my screen