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- | This is a committee that has not yet been formally charted by the [[Board]]. | + | This is a committee that has not yet been formalized |
- | It is currently discussing what it will look like.
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- | == Members ==
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- | * {{member|Brett Wuth}} (Chair)
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- | <blockquote>{{Committee member suggestions|technology|Brett Wuth}}</blockquote>
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- | * {{member|Matt Lynch}}
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- | <blockquote>{{Committee member suggestions|technology|Matt Lynch}}</blockquote>
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- | * {{member|Pat Neumann}}
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- | <blockquote>{{Committee member suggestions|technology|Pat Neumann}}</blockquote>
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- | ([[Members:Membership Database/Technology|Database listing]])
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- | == Mandate ==
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- | * chartered at 2016-03-01 board meeting
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- | == Meetings ==
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- | * 2017: {{mtg|2017|02|21}}, {{mtg|2017|03|21}}, {{mtg|2017|05|16}}
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- | * 2016: {{mtg|2016|04|22}}
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- | == Communications ==
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- | The Technology Committee has a dedicated mailing list:
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- | [[EMail Lists#pcsar-technology|pcsar-technology]].
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- | == Discussion ==
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- | The committee members have agreed to take on a technical role in PCSAR.
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- | We don't want to create extra work for us, so we're proposing that we only
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- | rarely meet as committee, instead we use technology for our advantage.
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- | Email, SMS and the wiki. Or other means if you can recommend them.
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- | As PCSAR is increasing its use of technology, it needs people like us to
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- | recommend a path forward and to support that technology when others
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- | can't.
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- | One of our strategies should be to set up technology in such a
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- | way that non-technical members can use it without requiring much of our
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- | time. This should be especially true during searches, when we're all
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- | likely to be tied up elsewhere. We can achieve this through our choice
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- | of technology, our design of how its used, simplification procedures,
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- | and good documentation.
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- | Areas which we think will fall partially under our area of
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- | responsibility:
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- | The server, including
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- | * The [[wiki]] and [[web server]]
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- | * The membership database stored online
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- | * Mailing lists
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- | D4H (the OFC's on-line record system)
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- | RapidNotify (the call-out system)
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- | Custom mapping
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- | Phone.com (our multifeatured virtual phone system)
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- | Our two regular phone lines (403-627-5804 and 403-627-2262)
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- | inReach (satellite texting and locating service and device)
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- | And possibly, when we look at the merits of future changes, to
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- | * the Sat Phones
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- | * the radios
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- | Most of these are areas where Brett has traditionally been doing work.
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- | The intention isn't to dump these things on other people, but rather to make sure
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- | they're part of the decision making of where we are going with these
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- | and others have the knowledge and access to step in if he's not available.
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- | == Issues ==
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- | * See {{subpage|Suggestions}}
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- | '''Immediate
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- | * moving pcsar server to commercial host
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- | ** not necessarily Canadian host
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- | ** consider whipcord.com in Lethbridge
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- | ** upgrade the distribution
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- | ** better DNS
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- | * hand-off access to server (root)
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- | * computer in MCP
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- | ** dedicated
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- | * email archive accessible to members
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- | ** gmail account
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- | ** use plus addressing for category: equipment, preplan
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- | ** consider having an email address that automatically posts messages to the wiki
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- | '''Medium Term
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- | * plan inventory tool
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- | ** select tool:
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- | ** trial run: firehall cabinet
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- | * examine whether cheaper phone configurations, sat phones, inReach, and land lines
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- | * data connectivity at MCP
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- | * email services
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- | ** president@pcsar.ca
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- | ** email portal webmail
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- | ** consider google for business
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- | * inReach
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- | ** how to integrate member's inReach devices into search
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- | *** ask inReach if they could have a way to volunteer their inReach to be accessible by PCSAR
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- | ** plan increase in number of team inReach devices
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- | ** automating inReach rate changes
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- | * GPS data integration
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- | ** download data from members GPS's or PCSAR's GPS's
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- | ** load GPS with waypoints, route, base map, or segment area (geofence)
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- | '''Medium Term extending into Long Term
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- | * examine cost of sat phones and alternatives
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- | * custom mapping
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- | ** standard search segments
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- | ** can we use front end tools that don't require much training
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- | '''Long Term
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- | * Develop plan for provincial digital radio system
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- | Priorities are set by:
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- | # what offloads work from people that are busy
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- | # what creates most impact
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- | # what saves money
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- | == Financial ==
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- | * {{subpage|Budget}}
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