Are GoPro Cameras correlated with accidents?
A friend emailed me recently to ask if there was a co-relation between rescues and subjects wearing GoPro cameras, which got me thinking…
Tag: technology
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.
SARScene 2012 Presentation
This year I gave a presentation titled “Best Practices in Managing Geospatial Data for SAR Teams”
Canadian Avalanche Air Bag study
A recently released series of reports on the effectiveness of Avalanche Air Bags in Canada gives us the first evidence that they are effective.
Measuring Smartphone GPS accuracy
Measuring the accuracy of a Smartphone GPS, showing that it is signifcantly less accurate than a wilderness GPS
Your GPS is lying to you
Your GPS is lying or, at the very least, you’re probably misinterpreting what it’s saying
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.