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Most popular posts 2015

By Michael Coyle Posted on 27/12/2015 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with #TrailHeadSelfie, GPS, meta, PLB, safety, snowshoe
Most popular posts 2015

The most popular posts on my blog for the year 2015 are, with one exception, posts that I wrote in previous years. I don’t know what that says about my blogging this year – perhaps I am getting worse or …

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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

Social Media Action Plan for SAR

By Michael Coyle Posted on 24/08/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with GPS, ICS, InReach, SEND, smartphone, SMS, social media, SPOT, Strava, technology
Social Media Action Plan for SAR
Social media tracking

Presenting the Social Media Action Plan for Search and Rescue with guidance on how to use SM to assist SAR to locate missing persons.

Locating lost people using Social Media

By Michael Coyle Posted on 11/08/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with communications, GPS, smart phone, SMS, SMSAR, social media, technology, YourLo.ca/tion
Locating lost people using Social Media

Assisting SAR teams to locate missing people using Social Media

How far did I go?

By Michael Coyle Posted on 14/07/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with calculus, fractals, GPS, tech, technology
How far did I go?

How far did I go? How GPS measurement distorts perception of distance in the backcountry

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.

Measuring GPS Precision

By Michael Coyle Posted on 13/03/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with GPS, smart phone, tech, technology
Measuring GPS Precision

Following up on a series of posts on how to measure the error in a GPS, I’ve written a simple too that will let you calculate the precision of any GPS unit.

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.

YourLo.ca/tion used in recent rescue

By Michael Coyle Posted on 22/05/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with GPS, smartphone, SMS, technology, YourLo.ca/tion
YourLo.ca/tion used in recent rescue

The prototype YourLo.ca/tion service was used in a recent rescue; updates on the service and an appeal for donations to keep it running.

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