SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/UTM

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== Question bank ==
== Question bank ==

Revision as of 02:56, 6 January 2013

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Subject

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Identifying location using UTM on a map.


Authors

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Brett Wuth

Scope

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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"


Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:

  1. will be able to ...

Time Plan

Total Time: 30 minutes


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00:00

3 min

Introduce topic title

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Present Objectives

00:03


instructional points in normal font

aids, exercises, activities in italic

  • UTM - 30min
  • Northing
  • Zones
  • Easting
  • sequence: Zone, Easting, Northing
  • 13 digit
  • 6 digit
  • visual estimate
  • using roamer
  • map datum


Aids

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  • 82G/8 and 82H/5 for each pair of students
  • plenty of table space
  • overhead projector
  • screen
  • slides of topo maps
  • a compass for each pair of students
  • pencil for each student
  • map quality eraser for each pair
  • SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Sample UTM Points

Question bank

Q: What does "ZEN" stand for?

A:

  • Zone
  • Easting
  • Northing


Q: How far apart are UTM grid lines on a 1:50,000 map?

A: 1 km



Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: Where are the meridians for zones 11U and 12U?

A: Each UTM zone is 6 degrees wide.

  • The boundary between Zone 11 and Zone 12 is at 114 deg W, which is just west of Pincher Creek.
  • The West boundary of Zone 11 is at 120 deg W, which is halfway between Osooysis and Princeton.
  • The Central Meridian of Zone 11 is at 117 deg W, which is between Creston and Salmo.
  • The East boundary of Zone 12 is at 108 deg W, which is just west of Swift Current.
  • The Central Meridian of Zone 12 is at 111 deg W, which is between Bow Island and Medicine Hat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Transverse_Mercator_coordinate_system#UTM_zone


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