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== Maps ==
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* see {{subpage|Maps}}
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== Declination ==
== Declination ==
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Use this link to find out what the current declination is in the Pincher Creek area:
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{{quote-page|Navigation/Declinations}}
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http://geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/apps/mdcal-r-eng.php?lat_deg=49&lat_min=30&lat_dir=1&lon_deg=114&lon_min=0&lon_dir=-1
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If you're wanting to update the declination or get it for somewhere else, use:
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http://magnetic-declination.com/
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or
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http://geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/calc/mdcal-eng.php
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{{quotepage|Navigation/Declinations}}
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== Coordinate conversion ==
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* UTM <-> lat/long
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** map datum: WGS84/NAD27
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If you're wanting the declination for somewhere else, use:
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** http://www.synnatschke.de/geo-tools/coordinate-converter.php
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http://geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/calc/mdcal-eng.php
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** tested out by about 8m compared with eTrex GPS
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** fails to parse DM.MM
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* DMS.S <-> DM.MM <-> D.DDD
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** http://www.pgc.umn.edu/tools/conversion
== Training ==
== Training ==
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* [[SAR Fundamentals/Compass practical and pacing]]
* [[SAR Fundamentals/Compass practical and pacing]]
* [[SAR Fundamentals/GPS practical]]
* [[SAR Fundamentals/GPS practical]]
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* [[Legal Land Description]]
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* {{subpage|Question bank}}
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* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-20 01 01 17u-scan.pdf}}
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** {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-20 01 02 41u-scan.pdf}}
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* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-20 01 04 10u-scan.pdf}}
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** {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-20 01 05 33u-scan.pdf}}
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* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-20 01 07 15u-scan.pdf}}
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* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-20 01 08 56u-scan.pdf}}
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* {{subpage|Coordinate systems lesson}}

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Contents

[edit] Maps

[edit] Declination

Navigation/Declinations:
  • Pincher Creek, February 2020: 13 deg 38' E
  • Lethbridge, February 2020: 13 deg 12' E
  • Banff, February 2020: 14 deg 36' E


If you're wanting to update the declination or get it for somewhere else, use: http://magnetic-declination.com/ or http://geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/calc/mdcal-eng.php

[edit] Coordinate conversion

[edit] Training

The following lesson plans are available:

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