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On Coordinates; part 2

By Michael Coyle Posted on 09/02/2011 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with backcountry, gear, GPS, map, SAR, technology
On Coordinates; part 2
GPS Track of helicopter flight into the Pitt River area.

In my previous post on coordinates, I stated that the best coordinate representation to use if you need to use geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) was decimal degrees (or DD). It’s preferable to use UTM, which is pretty much a …

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On Coordinates

By Michael Coyle Posted on 02/02/2011 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with backcountry, gear, GPS, map, SAR, smart phone, technology
On Coordinates
SAR Member using a map

An article about recording and transmitting geographic coordinates accurately.

YourLo.ca/tion successes

By Michael Coyle Posted on 07/10/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with cell phone, GPS, technology, YourLo.ca/tion
YourLo.ca/tion successes

YourLo.ca/tion successes; an appeal for feedback on how YourLo.ca/tion is working, and general feedback

Missing versus Lost

By Michael Coyle Posted on 16/05/2014 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with lost, missing
Missing versus Lost

What’s the difference between being lost and being missing?

TrueNorth public beta

By Michael Coyle Posted on 01/05/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with beta, GIS, GPS, SAR, technology, TrueNorth
TrueNorth public beta
Mount Mamquam area

TrueNorth is in public beta – using a GIS is like writing a resume with Photoshop, come get your mapping word processor.

Smart Phone and GPS

By Michael Coyle Posted on 15/01/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with GPS, rescue, smart phone, tech
Smart Phone and GPS

Clarifications and reiterating smart phone GPS capabilities, PLBs, and how to automate the process of determining someone’s location.

Knee Knacker course map leaves out grid lines

By Michael Coyle Posted on 11/07/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with GPS, grid, map
Knee Knacker course map leaves out grid lines

The new map created by the District of North Van for the Knee Knacker race has some serious flaws that limit its usefulness for navigation.

BC TRIM Maps are just PDF

By Michael Coyle Posted on 20/06/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with data, map, smart phone
BC TRIM Maps are just PDF
Detail of map 092G036. You can't see the labels on the grid lines, so useless for navigation.

There’s a lot of misinformation about the newly downloadable BC TRIM maps in PDF formats. They are not “apps” and they are not a replacement for paper maps.

Calling for help early saves lives

By Michael Coyle Posted on 20/05/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with GPS, helicopter, rescue, smart phone
Calling for help early saves lives

We used some high tech yesterday to locate the subjects of a search, but the real credit goes to calling for help early!

Mapping SAR Teams

By Michael Coyle Posted on 13/03/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with map, project, SAR
Mapping SAR Teams

I prototyped a map for the BC Search and Rescue association and I’m expanding the project to include any Search and Rescue Team.

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