SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Topography

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Introduction to using maps for navigation - elevation and land forms.

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Brett Wuth

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This lesson is an introduction to Navigation for SAR Fundamentals students. It is part of a larger 8 hour series of lessons.

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

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Total Time: 45 minutes


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  • elevation - 90min



  • contour lines


  • contour interval


  • counting up or down
  • orientation of contour number
  • depressions


  • elevation of several point
  • spot elevations
  • benchmarks


  • find highest, lowest spot on map


  • steepness of slope.
  • find steepest, flattest place on map


  • visualizing land forms



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Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Brett Wuth. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

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