Distracted Driving and SAR
Hand held and remote mic strapped to body
Distrated driving legislation in BC includes hand held radios – what you need to know
Tag: communications
The future of public safety communications
Last week I was in Ashcroft testing what will become the future of public safety communications networking; initial impressions of this emerging tech.
Locating lost people using Social Media
Assisting SAR teams to locate missing people using Social Media
Uses for UAVs in SAR
Some proposed uses for UAVs in SAR based on a year of consulting experts, feel free to contribute to this conversation.
Regarding communications networks in BC
Well hello there.
From time to time I’ve offered interested parties the opportinuty to write guest posts on this blog. Today’s post is by Merrick Grieder, a member of Comox Valley SAR, Deputy Coordinator with the Comox Valley Emergency Program and Emergency Radio Communications …
Live tweeting police scanners
Live tweeting Boston police scanners interfered with the investigation. Compared with an incident last summer. Scanning SAR frequencies has similar effect.
Vancouver Island Comms Workshop
Coquitlam SAR member Jordan and I attended the VI Region Communications Workshop in Parksville yesterday, with 45 representatives from 10 VI SAR Teams, amateur radio clubs, and EMBC. I presented my talk from SARScene 2012 (for those who attended, this …
GPS Dilution of Error Notice
A known GPS dilution of accuracy event will occur tomorrow (January 16) from 14:15 to 14:45 local time.
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.