Opinions on SAR Cost Recovery
Some opinions and info about discussion on SAR cost recovery
Year: 2012
The SpareOne Emergency Cell Phone
The SpareOne: a simple, voice-only 2G phone powered by 1 “AA” battery, but DOES NOT WORK on the Telus (3G) network. Otherwise perfect for emergencies
Stop with the Smart Phones already
People are still under the impression a Smart Phone can replace a GPS in the wilderness, and they’re still wrong.
Harvey’s cloud
Harvey’s Cloud, a weather phenomenon I encountered at Whistler during the 2010 Olympics
SARScene 2012 Presentation
This year I gave a presentation titled “Best Practices in Managing Geospatial Data for SAR Teams”
Remains of Missing Hiker found near Terrace BC
The remains of missing hiker Warren Sill were found by the continued effort and perseverance of Terrace SAR
WorkSafeBC Report into death of SAR Volunteer
The WorkSafeBC report into a SAR Volunteer’s death is boiled down into headlines before the upcoming inquest.
Canadian Avalanche Air Bag study
A recently released series of reports on the effectiveness of Avalanche Air Bags in Canada gives us the first evidence that they are effective.
Measuring Smartphone GPS accuracy
Measuring the accuracy of a Smartphone GPS, showing that it is signifcantly less accurate than a wilderness GPS