SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/UTM

Subject
Identifying location using UTM on a map.

Authors
Brett Wuth

Scope
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

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives


 * Northing


 * Zones
 * Easting


 * sequence: Zone, Easting, Northing


 * 13 digit


 * 6 digit


 * visual estimate


 * using roamer


 * map datum

Aids

 * 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

Question bank
See

Frequently Asked Questions
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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