SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/UTM

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Contents 1 Subject 2 Authors 3 Scope 4 Objectives 5 Time Plan 6 Aids 7 Question bank 8 Frequently Asked Questions 9 Feedback 10 License 11 Reference Material 12 Notes

Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

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

Time	Material
00:00 3 min	Introduce topic title Introduce Instructor Present Objectives
00:03	What is UTM?
	Why use UTM?
	Zones
	Northing
	Easting
	sequence: Zone, Easting, Northing
	13 digit
	6 digit
	visual estimate
	using roamer
	map datum

Aids

What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.

• 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
• Sample Points
• Ralph Eckman 2013-01 (starting at #104)
• 2013-02 SAR Fundamentals navigation Jorgensen hand-out
• Image:Members:Nav UTM Cj2013.pdf
  • 
• 2011 Jorgensen UTM Referencing Presentation (download/print: .pdf; edit: .odp)
• Training/Ideas/UTM

Question bank

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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

Feedback

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License

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Reference Material

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Notes

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