GPS Accuracy Survey
I put together a survey about how people understand the accuracy of their GPS units, it’s just four questions and I’d appreciate your input.
Tag: GPS
The idiocy of using social media to call for help
Share designed by <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com/Mikhail1986">Michael Rowe</a> from the <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com">Noun Project</a>
Why posting to Social Media when you are lost is a very very stupid thing to do
GPS Track as log book
GPS Track of helicopter flight into the Pitt River area.
Some notes from a recent search near Pitt Lake and musings on using a GPS track as a logbook.
Cell phones and GPS
Some recent news reports contain conflicting information on Cell phones and GPS reliability for SAR use, I attempt to clarify
Beacons vs Transceivers again
It seems that people are still confused about the difference between an emergency locator *beacon* and an avalanche *transceiver*
The use of Smartphones in SAR
A discussion of various ways SAR members can use smartphones
Smart Phones and Battery Life
The biggest energy drain in a smart phone other than the cellular radio is the screen. Advice on how to best use this information, and preserve battery life
Why you shouldn’t use Smart Phones for Backcountry Navigation
Smart phones are problematic for backcountry navigation; they are fagile, have terrible battery life, and are less accurate than a wilderness GPS unit.
Beacons and Transceivers, what’s the difference
Beacon on
On May 4th I attended the Canadian Avalanche Association’s annual spring conference and continuing professional development seminar. This year’s topic was Avalanche Search and Rescue in Canada. There were some very informative presentations, but one piece of information stood out …
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 …