Blog Entry – Page 15 – Oplopanax Horridus

Canadian Military considering charging for Disaster Relief services

By Michael Coyle Posted on 10/01/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts 1 Comment Tagged with cost recovery, current events, military, rescue

Canadian Military considers charging for disaster relief; is cost recovery every a good idea for emergency response?

By Michael Coyle Posted on 07/01/2013 Posted in Blog Entry 6 Comments Tagged with blame, opinion, rescue, risk, victim

Comments on an excellent letter to the Vancouver Sun regarding the nature of risk, adventure, and the right of the individual to take risks

By Michael Coyle Posted on 20/12/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with blame, cost recovery, ethics, rescue, risk

Some opinions and info about discussion on SAR cost recovery

By Michael Coyle Posted on 10/12/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with communications, emergency, gear, how-to, review, smart phone, technology

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

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with backcountry, communications, gear, GPS, opinion, rant, safety, smart phone, social media, technology

People are still under the impression a Smart Phone can replace a GPS in the wilderness, and they’re still wrong.

By Michael Coyle Posted on 26/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with accident, HETS, olympics, photo, rescue, snow, video, weather

Harvey’s Cloud, a weather phenomenon I encountered at Whistler during the 2010 Olympics

By Michael Coyle Posted on 22/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with communications, GPS, how-to, mapping, OpenStreetMap, SAR, smart phone, technology

This year I gave a presentation titled “Best Practices in Managing Geospatial Data for SAR Teams”