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== Time Plan ==
== Time Plan ==
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
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* 2013-02: 1 hour 16 min
 
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See:
 
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* {{link|Image:Members:2016-10-26 21 44 40u-scan.pdf}}
 
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* {{link|Image:Members:2016-10-26 21 49 28u-scan0014.pdf}}
 
{{lesson slides start}}
{{lesson slides start}}
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'''Introduction'''
 
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Introduce topic title
Introduce topic title
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Each instrument has different ways of failing.
Each instrument has different ways of failing.
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'''Pace Counter'''
'''Pace Counter'''
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* less accurate: know your speed and measure your time.
* less accurate: know your speed and measure your time.
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{{lesson slide|00:06|1 min}}
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'''Compass'''
'''Compass'''
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'''Magnetic North'''
'''Magnetic North'''
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The North Magnetic Pole isn't the same location as the north pole.
The North Magnetic Pole isn't the same location as the north pole.
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North Magnetic Pole is currently (2019) 8634 deg N 175.3 deg E
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North Magnetic Pole is currently (2012) 85.9 deg N 147.0 deg W
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northwest of of the tip of Ellsmere Island, now in Russia Arctic.
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northwest of of the tip of Ellsmere Island.
It moves. About 55 km closer to Russia each year.
It moves. About 55 km closer to Russia each year.
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'''Declination'''
'''Declination'''
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* interior north-south lines
* interior north-south lines
* adjustable declination
* adjustable declination
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* nice: magnifying lens
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* nice: magnefying lens
* sighting mirror
* sighting mirror
** sighting line
** sighting line
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* approx $70
* approx $70
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'''Altimeter'''
'''Altimeter'''
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* terrain has a lot of elevation details : big hills, mountains : Kananaskis, Waterton, BC
* terrain has a lot of elevation details : big hills, mountains : Kananaskis, Waterton, BC
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'''Satellite navigation systems'''
'''Satellite navigation systems'''
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Other systems will soon arrive from the Chinese and the Europeans.
Other systems will soon arrive from the Chinese and the Europeans.
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'''How a GPS works'''
'''How a GPS works'''
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** test GPS by turning it. Does the direction arrow change?
** test GPS by turning it. Does the direction arrow change?
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'''How a GPS fails'''
'''How a GPS fails'''
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* magnetic anomalies (far north)
* magnetic anomalies (far north)
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'''Alternatives/Aids to GPS'''
'''Alternatives/Aids to GPS'''
* location: dead recogning / distance-bearing / triangulation
* location: dead recogning / distance-bearing / triangulation
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'''When to use a GPS or other tools'''
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'''When is a GPS sufficient/help/not helpful'''
discuss examples, compare with other alternatives
discuss examples, compare with other alternatives
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determine location when at
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<table style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; border: 1px solid grey; padding: 0">
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<table border="1">
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<tr><th>Scenario</th><th>GPS</th><th>Compass<th><th>Altimeter</th></tr>
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<tr><th>determine location when at ...</th><th>GPS</th><th>Compass</th><th>Altimeter</th></tr>
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<tr><th>hill top</th><th>+</th></tr>
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<tr><td>hill top</td><td>+ </td><td>triangulate</td><td>helps</td></tr>
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<tr><td>valley bottom</td><td>depends on tightness</td><td>triangulate</td><td>-</td></tr>
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<tr><td>heavy trees</td><td>depends on type of trees, wetness</td><td>-</td><td>helps</td></tr>
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<tr><td>canyon</td><td>-</td><td>helps</td><td>helps</td></tr>
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<tr><td>south side of a lone hill</td><td>+</td><td>triangulate</td><td>helps</td></tr>
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<tr><td>north side of a lone hill</td><td>poorer -- no WAAS</td><td>triangulate</td><td>helps</td></tr>
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<tr><td>downtown city</td><td>multipath</td><td>poor: metal</td><td>-</td></tr>
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<tr><td>under power lines</td><td>+</td><td>-</td><td>helps</td></tr>
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<tr><td>heavy fog</td><td>+</td><td>-</td><td>helps</td></tr>
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<tr><td>blizzard</td><td>+</td><td>-</td><td>pressure change?</td></tr>
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<tr><th>determine direction/distance to ...</th><th>GPS</th><th>Compass</th><th>Altimeter</th></tr>
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<tr><td>known UTM</td><td>+</td><td>direction only</td><td>elevation change</td></tr>
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<tr><td>some place you can see</td><td>not helpful or only poor with magnetic sensor</td><td>direction only</td><td>-</td></tr>
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<tr><td>some place you've been</td><td>sufficient if you recorded UTM</td><td>-</td><td>elevation change</td></tr>
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<tr><td>a Lat/Long</td><td>sufficient</td><td>-</td><td>elevation change</td></tr>
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<tr><td>a street address</td><td>for street GPS</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr>
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<tr><th>other purposes ...</th><th>GPS</th><th>Compass</th><th>Altimeter</th></tr>
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<tr><td>route selection</td><td>poor unless street</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr>
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<tr><td>remembering a UTM</td><td>+</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr>
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<tr><td>convert between Lat/Log and UTM</td><td>+</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr>
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</table>
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determine location when at
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* hill top: +
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* valley bottom: depends on tightness
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* heavy trees: depends on type of trees, wetness
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* canyon: -
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* south side of a lone hill: +
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* north side of a lone hill: poorer -- no WAAS
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* downtown city: poor : multipath
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* under power lines: +
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* heavy fog: +
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* blizzard: +
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determine direction/distance to
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* known UTM: sufficient
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* some place you can see: not helpful or only poor with magnetic sensor
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* some place you've been: sufficient if you took a waypoint
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* a LatLong: sufficient
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* a street address: for street GPS
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route selection: poor unless street
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remembering a UTM: sufficient
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'''Significant configuration settings'''
'''Significant configuration settings'''
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** Pincher SAR maps generally NAD27
** Pincher SAR maps generally NAD27
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'''configure a particular model for local SAR usage'''
'''configure a particular model for local SAR usage'''
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'''Long/Short UTM'''
'''Long/Short UTM'''
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** converting to short form
** converting to short form
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'''Reading UTM on a GPS'''
'''Reading UTM on a GPS'''
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*** Garmin eTrex: on Satellite Page
*** Garmin eTrex: on Satellite Page
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'''GPS UTM exercise'''
'''GPS UTM exercise'''
''Exercise:''
''Exercise:''
* Record last known UTM in long form
* Record last known UTM in long form
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** ''some GPSes may be sensitive enough to get fix in the classroom''
 
* Give last known UTM in short form
* Give last known UTM in short form
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* Go outside, record current UTM in long and short form, note accuracy.
* assist students that don't have Pincher SAR GPS
* assist students that don't have Pincher SAR GPS
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'''Manual determination of Distance and Direction'''
'''Manual determination of Distance and Direction'''
* use map
* use map
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* map/calculation: 129 degrees 661m
* map/calculation: 129 degrees 661m
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'''Choosing a GPS'''
'''Choosing a GPS'''
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* Prices: low $200
* Prices: low $200
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'''Summary'''
'''Summary'''
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* 1 Brett Wuth's Garmin eTrex GPS
* 1 Brett Wuth's Garmin eTrex GPS
* 5 copies topo map of locale (82 H/5)
* 5 copies topo map of locale (82 H/5)
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* [[PCSAR Doc-69 GPS Set Up and Maintenance]]
 
* copy for each student of local street map
* copy for each student of local street map
* copy for each student of PCSAR Doc-69 [[PCSAR DOC-69 GPS Set Up and Maintenance|GPS - Set-Up and Maintenance]]
* copy for each student of PCSAR Doc-69 [[PCSAR DOC-69 GPS Set Up and Maintenance|GPS - Set-Up and Maintenance]]
* [[Image:GPS-lesson-plan.odt|GPS lesson plan (odt)]] ([[:Image:GPS-lesson-plan.pdf|pdf]])
* [[Image:GPS-lesson-plan.odt|GPS lesson plan (odt)]] ([[:Image:GPS-lesson-plan.pdf|pdf]])
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Alternate resources, deeper understanding:
 
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* {{link|Image:Members:2013-02-20 00 52 44u-scan.pdf}}
 
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* [[GPS/Skills]]
 
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* Jamming: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46178940 ({{link|Image:Members:2018-11-12 BBC Russia suspected of jamming GPS signal in Finland.pdf|cached}})
 
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* [[Training/Ideas/Instruments theory]]
 
== Question bank ==
== Question bank ==
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{{prompt|If you need to cite sources, do so here.}}
{{prompt|If you need to cite sources, do so here.}}
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http://www.rescuedynamics.ca/articles/MagDecFAQ.htm
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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'''COMPASS''' - Chinese
'''COMPASS''' - Chinese
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_navigation_system
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_navigation_system
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== To Do ==
 
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* Get example of altimeter
 
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* Create a checklist sheet for shopping
 

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