SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Triangulation

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Contents 1 Subject 2 Authors 3 Scope 4 Prerequisites 5 Objectives 6 Time Plan 7 Aids 8 Question bank 9 Frequently Asked Questions 10 Feedback 11 License 12 Reference Material 13 Notes

[edit] Subject

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[edit] Authors

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Brett Wuth

[edit] Scope

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SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

[edit] Prerequisites

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• Students know how to find UTMs and the bearings between them on a topo map
• Students can recognize hills, water courses, and cutlines on a topo map

[edit] Objectives

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1. will be able to ...

[edit] Time Plan

Total Time: 45 minutes

• 2013-02: 44 min

Time	Material
00:00 3 min	Introduce topic title Introduce Instructor Present Objectives
00:03	Notion of a bearing from a linear feature: You are on the left bank of the Castle River. You spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you? Examples are listed in Samples in aids section. discuss left vs right bank
10 min	Notion of a bearing from a straight line feature: You are on the cutline from UTM ... to UTM ... . You spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you? Examples are listed in Samples in aids section.
23 min	Notion of two bearings: You see the top of the hill at UTM ... at a bearing of ... degrees True North. You also spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you? Examples are listed in Samples in aids section.
	discuss which examples were easier, more accurate. Best points to triangulate are 90 degrees apart. Best points are nearby draw intersections of error arcs. or use cord to illustrate sweeping out error position from various angles

[edit] Aids

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• 82G/8 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
• /Samples

[edit] Question bank

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See Question bank

[edit] Frequently Asked Questions

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[edit] Feedback

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[edit] License

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Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

[edit] Reference Material

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[edit] Notes

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