Hi you all there. I am working on a tracking systema but i have a little confusion about the Latitude , Longitude and altitude and also understanding the...
The data that comes out of a particular GPS receiver is usually from the NMEA string. Typically most will output a GGA string which contains a variety of...
hi, I am working on the estimation of deformation rate of the Himalaya using GPS and i just want to know that how to calculate the strain of a particular area...
You're going to need some serious GPS gear for this. At least a RTK system (kinematic). Following article may get you going in the right direction: ...
GPS expo 2006 clones and group site http://www.geocities.com/gpswendover/ (the official site) has now at least two copies that I found in google. One (the...
... net I have found only partial and outdated information regarding the use of topographic maps. http://info.aprs.net/wikka.php?wakka=SAR The bottom line is...
I saw Topo mentioned on here a couple of times. That reminded me of some new functionality of "gpsbabel" that was just added: Gpsbabel can now extract the...
In order to try to get people with similar interests collected together in one place, we now have the "SAR_APRS" yahoo group. We intend to keep the focus on...
hi I would like te learn if any one knows When scanning the search area from the air with aircraft are forestry areas or dense forestry areas scanned or...
Jim, It depends on who is doing the scanning. Our police dept has FLIR on their helicopter. a local sheriffs dept does not and uses eyes only. The Civil Air...
mountaindog
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Oct 31, 2006 2:10 pm
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Hey Emrah - this how we do it! The Ultimate SAR Dog equipped to do his own aerial recon! Don't need no stinkin' buzzards. See attached. ;o) On the serious...
... Man...I want your budget!! Here is a link to the Civil Air Patrol's Archer program. cheers, Don Don Ferguson, Ph.D. Mountaineer Area Rescue Group -...
... forestry areas or dense forestry areas scanned or dissmissed. ... tool or eyes ? ... I am an air for Silver Star Search and Rescue, Washington Air Search ...
They are definitely scanned. Crashed aircraft occupants would be in a lot of trouble in the Pacific Northwest if we dismissed forested areas. That being...
David Rudawitz
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Oct 31, 2006 7:38 pm
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Jeff, UAV operation is severely restricted in the US by the FAA. Last I checked, you needed to notify the FAA three months in advance of any planned UAV ...
Hi. Just posting an introduction. Have been a member for a few weeks but have had limited time to post. I am a Lt. with our local volunteer FD responsible...
... Have you considered GRASS? It's a full GIS package and is free for the download. I've played with it just a bit, on Linux, but there are Windows versions...
Sorry David, I have none of those details.Jeff _____ From: csar@yahoogroups.com [mailto:csar@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David C. Kovar Sent: Wednesday,...
Folks, I've been lurking for a bit, but seeing the number of tech-heads already here, I thought mebbe it's time to come out. I'm not a boots-on-the-ground...
... Thanks for the reply Curt, I appreciate the input. I have looked at GRASS and even had it on my computer at one time. I was overwhelmed by it at the...
... I see it _has_ been a while since you were a ham. ;-) The highest code speed you need to pass now is 5WPM. The 13WPM and 20WPM requirements are gone. I...
... That's a very long addiction. What's the recovery rate? You mention open-source but not the license. If it's GPL, you're welcome to borrow code from the...
... http://www.qgis.org/ is the official QGIS site. QGIS, despite having "GIS" in its name, is really more of a GIS data viewer rather than an actual...