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* safe pencils to use on maps
* safe pencils to use on maps
* safe eraser to use on maps
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'''coordinates systems'''
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A coordinate system is a way of specifying a location on map
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3 systems you're likely to use in SAR.
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* UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator
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* Geographic Coordinate System - Latitude/Longitute
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* Legal Land Description - Section, Township. Roads and Approaches
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'''UTM'''
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* SAR uses mostly
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* taught in SAR fundamentals
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* 3 parts: ZEN
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** Zone
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** Easting
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** Northing
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'''Zones'''
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* Each zone is a grid system that stretches from near the antarctic to the far north
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* different strips necessary because laying a square grid on a round world
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* Each zone is 6 degrees wide
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* Pincher Creek is right at the boundary between zone 11U (on west) and zone 12U (on east)
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* Each map shows it's zone
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'''Northing'''
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* how far north of the equator (in meters)
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* written on left and right edge of map
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* horizontal blue lines have same northing
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* every 1000m
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* only 2 of the digits are shown for most blue lines
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'''Easting'''
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* relative to the center of the Zone
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* center of Zone is 500,000m
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* bigger number the further east you go
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* smaller number as you fo west
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* written on the bottom and top edge of the map
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* vertical blue lines have same easting
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* sometimes starts over from 99 to 00 (with carry)
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{{lesson slide||}}
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'''Stating a UTM'''
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* order: Z - E - N
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* e.g. 12U 710000mE 5477000mN
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* ''find this location: middle of Beauvais Lake''
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{{lesson slide||}}
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'''Being more precise'''
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* estimate inside blue square
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* using roamer
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{{lesson slide||}}
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'''Short form UTM'''
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* used mainly over radio
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* 6 digits (3 easting, 3 northing, no zone)
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* assumes they know which map you're using
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* accurate to 100m
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{{lesson slide||}}
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'''Geographic Coordinate System'''
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* Latitude and Longitude
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* used by aircraft
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* Better when dealing with 100's of kilometers
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* used by untrained people (all they've heard of)
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{{lesson slide||}}
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'''Degrees'''
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* A circle has 360 degrees.
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* World is a sphere. Equator is a circle.
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* measure longitude West 180 degrees along the equator from the prime meridian (Greenwich England)
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* measure East 180 degrees
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* meet at about the International Date Line in the Pacific
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* Measure north or south along the longitude to get the latitude
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* 90 degrees Latitude North to the north pole
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* 90 degrees South to the south pole
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'''Minutes'''
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* Degrees are too big
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* Every degree of latitude is 60 nautical miles
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** = 69 miles
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** = 111 km
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* On the equator a degree of longitude is also 60 nautical miles
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* gets smaller the closer to the poles you get
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* Degrees are divided into 60 minutes
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* written as '
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* 1' of latitude is 1 nautical mile
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** = 1.15 miles
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** = 1.9 km
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* 1' of longitude varies depending on how close to the poles
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'''Seconds'''
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Getting even more accurate.
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* 60 seconds in a minute
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* written as "
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* 1" of latitude is 101 feet
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* = 31m
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'''Full Lat/Long'''
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* example: 49deg 23' 24" N, 114deg 20' 25" W
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'''Reading on a map'''
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* latitude goes from bottom to top along edges of map
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* each minute is marked by a black or white bar
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* seconds have to be estimated
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* longitude goes from right to left along top and bottom edge of map
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* size of minute is different
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* no lines join opposite sides of map
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* gray lines (township and section) are sometimes close
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* roll edge of map to create temporary straight line
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* read degrees and minutes, estimate seconds
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'''Exercise'''
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''find lat/long of several features''
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'''Convert by GPS'''
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* create waypoint in one coordinate sytem
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* display in another
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* need to match Map Datum used on map
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[edit] Subject

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This lesson plan reviews and touches on the coordinates systems that may be used in our area:

  • UTM
  • Geographic Coordinates (Lat/Long)
  • Legal Land Description

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Brett Wuth

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Total Time: 120 minutes


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00:00

3 min

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

00:03


Distribute maps, pencils, erasers

  • safe pencils to use on maps
  • safe eraser to use on maps



coordinates systems

A coordinate system is a way of specifying a location on map

3 systems you're likely to use in SAR.

  • UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator
  • Geographic Coordinate System - Latitude/Longitute
  • Legal Land Description - Section, Township. Roads and Approaches



UTM

  • SAR uses mostly
  • taught in SAR fundamentals
  • 3 parts: ZEN
    • Zone
    • Easting
    • Northing


Zones

  • Each zone is a grid system that stretches from near the antarctic to the far north
  • different strips necessary because laying a square grid on a round world
  • Each zone is 6 degrees wide
  • Pincher Creek is right at the boundary between zone 11U (on west) and zone 12U (on east)
  • Each map shows it's zone


Northing

  • how far north of the equator (in meters)
  • written on left and right edge of map
  • horizontal blue lines have same northing
  • every 1000m
  • only 2 of the digits are shown for most blue lines



Easting

  • relative to the center of the Zone
  • center of Zone is 500,000m
  • bigger number the further east you go
  • smaller number as you fo west
  • written on the bottom and top edge of the map
  • vertical blue lines have same easting
  • sometimes starts over from 99 to 00 (with carry)



Stating a UTM

  • order: Z - E - N
  • e.g. 12U 710000mE 5477000mN
  • find this location: middle of Beauvais Lake



Being more precise

  • estimate inside blue square
  • using roamer



Short form UTM

  • used mainly over radio
  • 6 digits (3 easting, 3 northing, no zone)
  • assumes they know which map you're using
  • accurate to 100m



Geographic Coordinate System

  • Latitude and Longitude
  • used by aircraft
  • Better when dealing with 100's of kilometers
  • used by untrained people (all they've heard of)



Degrees

  • A circle has 360 degrees.
  • World is a sphere. Equator is a circle.
  • measure longitude West 180 degrees along the equator from the prime meridian (Greenwich England)
  • measure East 180 degrees
  • meet at about the International Date Line in the Pacific
  • Measure north or south along the longitude to get the latitude
  • 90 degrees Latitude North to the north pole
  • 90 degrees South to the south pole



Minutes

  • Degrees are too big
  • Every degree of latitude is 60 nautical miles
    • = 69 miles
    • = 111 km
  • On the equator a degree of longitude is also 60 nautical miles
  • gets smaller the closer to the poles you get
  • Degrees are divided into 60 minutes
  • written as '
  • 1' of latitude is 1 nautical mile
    • = 1.15 miles
    • = 1.9 km
  • 1' of longitude varies depending on how close to the poles



Seconds

Getting even more accurate.

  • 60 seconds in a minute
  • written as "
  • 1" of latitude is 101 feet
  • = 31m



Full Lat/Long

  • example: 49deg 23' 24" N, 114deg 20' 25" W



Reading on a map

  • latitude goes from bottom to top along edges of map
  • each minute is marked by a black or white bar
  • seconds have to be estimated
  • longitude goes from right to left along top and bottom edge of map
  • size of minute is different
  • no lines join opposite sides of map
  • gray lines (township and section) are sometimes close
  • roll edge of map to create temporary straight line
  • read degrees and minutes, estimate seconds



Exercise

find lat/long of several features



Convert by GPS

  • create waypoint in one coordinate sytem
  • display in another
  • need to match Map Datum used on map



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