SAR Fundamentals/Navigation UTM distance

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Revision as of 01:43, 6 January 2013

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Subject

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Introduction to navigation using maps for identifying location using UTM and measuring distance.

Authors

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Brett Wuth

Scope

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SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

Prerequisites

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Objectives

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  1. will be able to ...

Time Plan

Total Time: 4 hours 30 minutes

4.5 hr

  • 2008-01-03 13:00-17:30
  • 2011-03: 13:00-16:30, 09:13-10:24 4.6h
  • too long - student were exhausted in 2011


See UTM lesson plan Navigation#Training.

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Question bank

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Q: What does "ZEN" stand for?

A:

  • Zone
  • Easting
  • Northing


Q: What are the 2 smaller divisions of a degree? What are the symbols for them?

A:

  • degrees: small circle
  • minutes: '
  • seconds: "


Q: How can you tell which way is uphill on a topo map?

A: Elevation numbers are written along lines such that up is above the number.


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

A: 1 km


Q: Name 3 types of map.

A:

  • road map
  • hand drawn - memory map (things in relations to each other)
  • relief maps
  • topographical maps
  • photo map
  • plan


Q: The difference between true north and magnetic north is known as?

A: Declination.

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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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