SAR Fundamentals/GPS practical

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* Have students break up into small groups
* Have students break up into small groups
* Assign each group a radio and call sign
* Assign each group a radio and call sign
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* have each group randomly choose lette
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* Do a radio test
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* Have each group of 2-3 students choose 5 random UTMs from A through L of the attached Exercise Sheet (Some students do up to 8 during the available time)
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* Establish a return to class time
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* Using the answer sheet, the instructor chooses a nearby Target Letter for row ii. All the students fill it in.
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* Each group randomly chooses letters for rows iii to vi. They write them in and the instructor records them on his sheet.
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* go outside the classroom and record the Zone, Easting, Northing and Accuracy
* Review how to compare Eastings and Northings to compare relative distance and direction
* Review how to compare Eastings and Northings to compare relative distance and direction
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* Walk to the UTM and and fill in the description of the location from 1-12 (answers on 2nd page)
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* as a class, walk to the UTM for the Target Letter of row ii.
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* Compare accuracy of exercise sheet with current accuracy. How do the 2 errors combine.
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* locate and go to the nearest feature.
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* record the Feature Number, Zone, Easting, Northing and Accuracy for the feature.
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* Compare accuracy of exercise sheet with current accuracy. How do the 2 errors combine?
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* break up into assigned groups and proceed to the remaining 5 Target Letters they have chosen, find the nearest feature and record the Zone, Easting, Northing and Accuracy for the feature.
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* Some groups will complete early, have them do additional targets
[[:Image:Gps-exercise.odt|GPS Exercise Sheet (odt)]]
[[:Image:Gps-exercise.odt|GPS Exercise Sheet (odt)]]
([[:Image:Gps-exercise.pdf|pdf]])
([[:Image:Gps-exercise.pdf|pdf]])

Revision as of 20:20, 10 March 2011

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
1.25 hr : 20:15-21:00

more material. See ~/sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/19-navigation-GPS

Exercise

  • Review how to set up GPS
    • Map Datum: NAD27 vs WGS84
    • Grid system: UTM (Canada)
  • Review how to read UTM (Zone, Easting, Northing)
  • Review how to determine accuracy (e.g. 11m)
    • waiting makes more accurate
  • Determine UTM outside of building
    • compare accuracy
  • Have students break up into small groups
  • Assign each group a radio and call sign
  • Do a radio test
  • Establish a return to class time
  • Using the answer sheet, the instructor chooses a nearby Target Letter for row ii. All the students fill it in.
  • Each group randomly chooses letters for rows iii to vi. They write them in and the instructor records them on his sheet.
  • go outside the classroom and record the Zone, Easting, Northing and Accuracy
  • Review how to compare Eastings and Northings to compare relative distance and direction
  • as a class, walk to the UTM for the Target Letter of row ii.
  • locate and go to the nearest feature.
  • record the Feature Number, Zone, Easting, Northing and Accuracy for the feature.
  • Compare accuracy of exercise sheet with current accuracy. How do the 2 errors combine?
  • break up into assigned groups and proceed to the remaining 5 Target Letters they have chosen, find the nearest feature and record the Zone, Easting, Northing and Accuracy for the feature.
  • Some groups will complete early, have them do additional targets

GPS Exercise Sheet (odt) (pdf)

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