Requirement
7. What GPS is, and how it is changing surveying
Required
Tell what GPS is, then discuss its importance and how it is changing the field. Requirement 2(b) has you actually use it, which makes this much easier afterwards.
Notes and warnings
Note. Much easier after requirement 2(b), where you actually take GPS measurements and compare them against instrument readings. The badge does not connect them and nothing obliges the order, but having seen where the two disagree makes "how GPS is changing surveying" a discussion rather than a recitation.
Where this step comes from
- Surveying Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 7